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Well, I fogged the cylinders, new plugs, dropped the old coolant filled with 50/50 new stuff, drained old oil and changed the filter did the 30 weight fill, drained old gas and installed a fuel filter, looked inside the tank with a borescope cam and did not find anything detrimental, the gas cap had some rust on it ,so I took care of that .....filled tank with 3 gallons of regular swish it around and drained it into a coffee filter which was inside a funnel, got nothing for residue
I'm gotta keep the gas for the snowblower . The carbs were re-built by an accredited Honda mechanic, which I found out yesterday from the previous owner, the tech works for the local dealer....I confirmed that fact !
Started and let it run till warm ! Oil is draining as I'm typing this, will be changing the filter( last one I got) It's now lunch time and I will be heading out for a couple more oil filters since I am following "Randakk" procedure but, I'm a little wery about not having changed the timing belts , they have not arrived yet....so I'm not going to go any further than filling with 50/50
30 weight and ATF , I'll do the 20 minute run after I change them belts !!
I do have a big grin on my face....lol

Thanks again for the welcoming replies ! I'll post pics later!

Frank.

It's a great sound, that first start. Now, change the belts. Really. Change them! Oh, and check the tire age. Don't ride on tires old enough to vote!

having had a tire that had a crack all the way around, they do not have to be voting age! And, did we mention CHANGE THE BELTS.... you do not want to do an engine rebuild

Hi Frank. I'm just beginning a restore on a neglected 75. I am posting in the "Restorations" forum. It would be nice to watch your progress as I work on this.

Yes, that first start is a great sound, isn't it...nice pic, btw...

Well, finally had time for a little more work on the wing. Timing belts !! Man oh man....I've never seen so much rust ...when I removed the covers. Shyte anyways..lol. The pulley tensioning springs are a solid piece of rust , broke one when I tried to remove it( after I sprayed them both with Wurth rost off plus) Mind you I need to spray everything and brush off the rust.

Now where would I find a couple of new springs?? It's getting cold over here..lol. Kinda white all over.
No heat in the super shed, it's not insulated anyways. I should take some pics but , my fingers were frozen and numb.

Gotta find some springs, supposed to be 37F this Saturday, that would be a good time for more work

Dr. Frankenstein wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 9:30 pm Yes, that first start is a great sound, isn't it...nice pic, btw...

It is a nice pic so is the sound!

Francis wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:40 am Well, finally had time for a little more work on the wing. Timing belts !! Man oh man....I've never seen so much rust ...when I removed the covers. Shyte anyways..lol. The pulley tensioning springs are a solid piece of rust , broke one when I tried to remove it( after I sprayed them both with Wurth rost off plus) Mind you I need to spray everything and brush off the rust.

Now where would I find a couple of new springs?? It's getting cold over here..lol. Kinda white all over.
No heat in the super shed, it's not insulated anyways. I should take some pics but , my fingers were frozen and numb.

Gotta find some springs, supposed to be 37F this Saturday, that would be a good time for more work

Here's a link to an OEM parts breakdown. Yes, those timing belt tensioner springs are still available.
https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda ... iming-belt

leonardhcross wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:24 pm Hi Frank. I'm just beginning a restore on a neglected 75. I am posting in the "Restorations" forum. It would be nice to watch your progress as I work on this.

You bet, winter is not my friend tho, cold in that no heat shed ...lol

Thanks Cliff, just ordered 2

Here some pics when I picked it up and the first wrenches on it

Nice and Clean, Francis !

odometer reading ?

gltriker wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:58 pm Nice and Clean, Francis !

odometer reading ?

thanks, yes it was cared for when it was being ridden and the whole time it sat, 22k and a little bit.

mine was fairly low mileage as well, and right after I got it I had the u-joint go out. Honda beefed up the u-joint on the later wings, but the early ones had a lot of failures