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Jawja
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Help with gap settings.......

Post by Jawja » Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:26 pm

What is the procedure for setting the gap on the valves and what are the settings, ex. and intake ? allso what do the spark plugs gap at? `67 CA77. Thanks.........

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Re: Help with gap settings.......

Post by ve5jdr » Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:06 pm

I have a 1965 owners manual for a C78 305 setting both <br />valves .oo4 Spark gap .027

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Re: Help with gap settings.......

Post by Lee » Wed Dec 29, 2004 12:19 am

Jawja wrote:<br />What is the procedure for setting the gap on the valves and what are the settings, ex. and intake ? allso what do the spark plugs gap at? `67 CA77. Thanks.........<br />
<br /><br />As a Honda mechanic in the 60's I recomend setting the spark plug gap for all Hondas with points, as recomended by our Honda rep back then, to 0.018&quot;<br /><br />Here's a story to show the difference in setting the plugs to 0.018&quot; versus &quot;by the book&quot;. A guy had is relatively new CB-450 tuned at a Honda shop, however the only way he could start it was to push it around 10 mph. It would not start with the electric starter or the kick starter. I gaped the plugs at 0.018&quot;, then tapped the starter button and it cranked up immediately. I've run all size Hondas with this gap and have had no loss of power or problems.

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