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76 CB750A Hondamatic questions

chuck hahn

chuck hahn

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Anyone out there ever owned one and has carb and tranny experience???
 
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I am on SOHC and have posted there as well without any responses. The thing I wanted to ask is this. In Neutral, theres no noise or anything...nice smooth engine as good as gold. Put it in either Low or Drive and it gets that renowned clatter that I hear its famous for. The question is should i see about replacing the two bearings that are in the oarts fiche for the torque converter or any other ideas??
 
chuck hahn said:
I am on SOHC and have posted there as well without any responses. The thing I wanted to ask is this. In Neutral, theres no noise or anything...nice smooth engine as good as gold. Put it in either Low or Drive and it gets that renowned clatter that I hear its famous for. The question is should i see about replacing the two bearings that are in the oarts fiche for the torque converter or any other ideas??
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mine did the same thing and made the same sounds in gear.
local honda dealer told me not to worry...many many moons ago.
 
My brain simply has a hard time accepting that Honda said...well that grenading sound is ok for the bike and noone will really mind if it sounds that way. Just doesnt add up to me..theres got to be something worn or out of specs here.
 
I should also note that once she off and running theres absoulutely no noise..just at a light while holding the brake and its idling she sounds like shes gonna grenade any minute.
 
sounds right going off of memory.
in gear sitting still....knock knock knock.
in neutral quiet.
going down the road quiet.
 
Yup your memory is crystal clear on that...its the god awefullest selling point anyone would accept at a test ride back in the day...least if i got on one and it did that i would probably never buy a Honda. And if the dealer gave me that reply I would demand they refund me the purchase price and take a taxi back home.
 
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Yes thats the clatter....god awefullest sound. Like a few big nuts and bolts being slammed off the walls of a coffee can.
 
My dealer kept a spare converter sitting in the parts for 20 years, never once got a call for it. I had one for awhile, a 77, built a trike around it. As I recall, they use a different carb bank than the regular 750s did, and don't bolt up the same. They were really EPA lean from the factory. If you don't get a decent set of carbs with it, they will be hard to find in good shape. It's been a long time, so cut me some slack. It felt faster than it was, but the torque was good, and I prefer that over HP on any non hot rod.
 
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