Old Car and Bike rambling

Side covers back on after 5 years of being parked In Part 1 of Re-Awakening the CB750c, I ran into a few bumps in the road while I went through the bike after leaving it in my garage for about 5 years. Time sure flies when life gets busy. After getting the new Dyna coils installed and the new spark plug wires crimped I was excited to see my bike start with just the intention of my finger hovering over the start button.  Unfortunately, my hopes did not pan out as I imagined they would. No Start. I tried to pump the gas a few times without actually flooding my new D8EA spark plugs that I installed during troubleshooting the old ignition parts but managed only a few backfires.  I eventually figured out that I had the signal wires crossed for the ignition coils. (blue needs to go to left coil for cylinders 1 and 4, yellow needs to go to the right coil for cylinders 2 and 3). Once I had the wires installed properly, the bike stumbled to life with the first push of the star

Getting ready for Dyna coils, procom igniters, relay and wire work It's been roughly 5 or 6 years since I took the suzuki carbs out of my CB750c. Ever since I put the OEM carbs back on, the bike has never run right. There was a high rpm stutter, then the accelerator pump was not squirting then the carbs got clogged from sitting for a few years while we settled into our new house and new life. Last year I cleaned out the carbs to prepare it for the road and when I filled it with gas, I discovered a leak that sidelined the bike for another season because I couldn't bring myself to take the carbs off after wrestling them on. This year I decided to give it another shot and removed the carbs to have a look.  Hoping I didn't have to completely tear down the carb bank to replace an O-Ring, I found a loose float bowl which was likely the cause of the leak last year and decided to give the carbs another quick cleaning just in case, even though I never got the bike starte