The Superhawk from hell...

Jlovvorn · Post by **Jlovvorn** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:26 am

slide screws were in one turn as the bike won't idle at all unless the slide screws are turned in a little. Is that normal?

They bottomed in the sense they were all the way down except the tiny amount from the side slide screws being in one turn.

Slides are right and left.

mike in idaho · Post by **mike in idaho** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:17 am

This is long shot but I remember an old service bulletin about about poor idle quality issues, on the 305 Superhawks, being related to poor grounding of the condensor brackets. Old Hondas don't have a dedicated ground wire in the harness to tie everything together like the newer ones(they use the frame for a ground), add some age-related things like corrosion and grime buildup in the joints and you can have problems. I like to add a ground wire circuit, ring terminals on the tail light bolts, rectifier stud, negative battery terminal, ignition parts and the headlight ground wires spliced into one common wire. It may not suit the resto police to have extra wires in the harness but my lights are bright, the battery charges and the bike runs good.

Jlovvorn · Post by **Jlovvorn** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:43 am

There is free play in my points cam.

Can rotate it back and forth a little, maybe from 12pm to 1pm, before the spring gives resistance.

I think this is bad.

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:43 am

The springs are bad and the problem is ya need to remove the engine to get to the cam advance and replace them. ................lm

Jlovvorn wrote:There is free play in my points cam.

Can rotate it back and forth a little, maybe from 12pm to 1pm, before the spring gives resistance.

I think this is bad.

Jlovvorn · Post by **Jlovvorn** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:00 am

Thanks for the call Ed.

I went out and messured, and I have about 2.5 to 3 mm of play in the cam.

Can someone look at this video and confirm its too sloppy before I throw in the towel?

It will be some time before I can actually pull the engine, and even then I have my doubts about trying it.

I want to be 100% before I take this plunge.

Thanks!

http://www.sendspace.com/file/k77h4a

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LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:17 am

That's excessive play. ..............................lm

Jlovvorn wrote:Thanks for the call Ed.

I went out and messured, and I have about 2.5 to 3 mm of play in the cam.

Can someone look at this video and confirm its too sloppy before I throw in the towel?

It will be some time before I can actually pull the engine, and even then I have my doubts about trying it.

I want to be 100% before I take this plunge.

Thanks!

http://www.sendspace.com/file/k77h4a

Ignore all the buttons and "click here" ads and click only where it says "Click here to start download from sendspace" in the middle lower part of the page.

Jlovvorn · Post by **Jlovvorn** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:22 am

No!!!!!

Ok. So be it.