Gonna buy a Dream tomorrow!
Brian the CA72 is for the 250 model. Some early Dreams like my 63 had some CA72 parts in it. As some of the parts are/were interchangeable. Also the CA78, from what I understand are the later years of the Dreams. Do you know what year your bike is? If you don't, you can post your VIN located on the frame, and with that information people on here can tell you what year you have. Good luck and keep us posted. Everyone loves pictures!!!
Oh and Brian, I found the following quote from the Honda CA95 Forum that might be useful to you regarding your tank. Ive never used the stuff but I thought Id forward you the information and let you decide if its something you want to try.
"I took my own advice and used Metal Rescue. I thought it was too good to be true but guess what?. The inside of my tank is rust free and my stuck fuel cock works like new, I must have poured out a pound of grey sludge wich is converted rust. I left the fuel cock attached to the tank and when I removed the cup it was full of goo also. But now I can slide it back and forth easily, I replaced the strainer and gasket and that was it. Only one thing I would do if I had to do it again was get either a 5 gallon pail or two one gallon jugs because I had to turn the tank back and forth and upsidedown which was a pain." Hey Kellie thanks for the explaination for the life of me I couldn't find it threw a search?.. Don't have the VIN yet but I'll get it up tomorrow afternoon or tuesday. Guys just says its 60's I've attached a picture of the bike, I'm sure it doesn't help much since these didnt change much but maybe it will help for now? Not a huge deal if not of course.
Never used Metal Rescue before I've always used Rust away and been happy with the way it comes out. But on the other hand I like the way the guy described it in your quote, seems a little easier so maybe I'll give it a shot? Thanks for posting it
Anyone wanna give this one a shot? Looks to me like it could be anywhere from a 1965 on up. But I could be wrong. Identifying the years is not my strong suit. Especially when it comes to the later models. I think the VIN would really help.
This is what I know, As far as the engine goes, before ordering parts Bill Silvers book states that before beginning a repair or restore it is very important to identify the engine by the serial number. The engines serial number is stamped on the left side of the upper engine case. If the engine numbers are 6 digits, the first number signifies the year of the engine. For example CA77E-11XXX is a 1961, 21XXXX is a 1962 (which has a type 2 360 degree engine) and 31XXXX is a 1963. In 1964 the engine numbers were still 6 digits, beginning with the number 10, as in CA77E-10XXXX, and in 1965, the engine numbers were increased to seven digits and conitinued from there. There are some CA77E-40XXXX versions but not many. ("Honda often made a practice of "improving" their parts, whenever they discovered a problem. These changes didn't alays wait until the beginning of the next model year".) - quote from Bill Silvers book, Honda 250-305 Engine Repair Guide for 1961-1967. Okay now with that all typed out, I must go to work. I hope this helps you some. I am sure you will get MUCH more information from others who know SOOOO much more than I do. And Brian, trust me you will learn all of this as you go, that is how I learned it too. Trial and error and lots of help from the forum.
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Thank you for taking the time to type that out! Really helped and if I'm doing it right I have a 64 or atleast a 64 engine (CA77 10XXXX) Also maybe I'm blind but I cant find the engine number anywhere but once I find it I'll post it up. And thank you for the heads up on APEX definatly a gonna be a last resort!
Sorry for the slow response and update fellas right after I picked it up monday me and the wife took off for Charleston and just got back this morning at 1am..... But now its picture time!    OG seat!  Nice lense 
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