So I am working on a 85 xj700. The petcock was spraying fuel out at the diaphragms, so we decided to get a K&L kit. I cleaned the petcock up like...
Hey all! I just did a petcock kit on this 85 xj700. Everything's great, but now I'm leaking fuel from the fuel supply connection. During the...
Great! Thanks for the tip everyone... it lead me straight to the problem. I pulled off the left side cover, and found all the linkage to be...
Both. I've had it up on the center stand, running, and riding it around. Will only go from first to neutral, back to first.
Hey! This 83 xj650 can shift between 1st and neutral, but can't shift into second. I saw this post: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/p=2 ......
So, how much of an improvement should I see? I did this test to a 2 stroke scooter the other day that was showing 60psi, and it went up to 120psi...
So, I just got done putting in new shims, and I've got all my clearances within spec at this point. New compression values: #1 - 105 #2 - 110...
So, apparently these bikes don't have a timing plate, but time with the points. Okay. So I checked shim gaps, and they are off a little bit....
Awesome, thanks for the tip on this!! Yup, I believe once I get the timing correct again it should either improve, or point me to another...
So I just pulled the valve covers off this bike to check clearances. First problem, the little pointer plate to align the "t" with... it's...
On other xj's i've worked on, there's a pilot adjust screw at the top of the carb body, near the intake boots. Should these carbs have that also?...
Oh, almost forgot... I tested compression and all four cylinders are at about 90psi. I've also got spark on all four cylinders.
