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Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Natedogg1123, Jun 13, 2022.

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  1. Natedogg1123

    Natedogg1123 Member

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    Well didn't pop to life but did catch fire in each cylinder. Well poped and then fire. So getting ignition to all 4. So that's good. It's something.
     
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    Ok so I held that starter button and sprayed and got engine start with starter fluid into intake. So we are good there. Of course now my starter clutch is slipping even with the Rotella T4 oil so that's a major setback. Looks like a teardown it will be. Least I have ignition so I can go back to looking at carburator. Thank you all for the assistance.
     
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    Did you try bump starting it? Starter clutch slipping is a bummer.
     
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    No carburetor isn't hooked up right now. Was trying to figure out starting issue.
     
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    I had this issue on another bike and it ended up being out of sync carbs. They looked good but we’re off enough to cause a problem.
     
    Wingedwheel, Jun 15, 2022
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    Any followup on this? I think I'm having the same issue lol
     
    aaronoz80, Jul 3, 2022
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    It's the carbs. I took off the carbs amd sprayed stater fluid directly into the engine port and held the ignition. I tried all 4 ports and they all ignited so definitely issue with the carbs. Just so happens my starter clutch started slipping so had to do a full tear down. Always something.
     
    Natedogg1123, Jul 4, 2022
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