re cb c with flames out the exhaust from article c quw btq ux cso uiuc edu by mikeh ux cso uiuc edu mike hollyman hi i have an cb custom that i just replaced the cylinder head gasket on now when i put it back together again it wouldn t idle at all it was only running on cylinders and it would backfire and spit flames out the exhaust on the right side the exhaust is mac i bought new plugs today and it runs very rough and still won t idle i am quite sure the fine tune knobs on the carbs are messed up i checked the timing it was fine so i advanced it a little and that didn t help i assume the carbs need to be synched can i buy a kit and do this myself if so what kit is the best for the price any other suggestions i dont think its the carbs that are out i would suspect that the cam timing is out as you say that you had the head off that would make sense to me ian just my emu s worth ian deeley whatever you do will be school of engineering insignificant but its very university of sussex ooo important that you do it england anon
