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Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by seanvfr, Jun 10, 2009.

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    seanvfr New Member

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    :?: im all most ready to start up my 1983 xj650 seca as ye call them in the US of A, Here in little old Ireland we just call em xj650, iv replaced piston rings cam chain & tensioners valve seals all the Orings & gaskets, lapped in the valves,all timing sorted & lined up, but im a bit nervous about its first start up, any advice guys???,its my first rebuild or mess :lol: :lol:
     
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    Make sure the throttle cable isn't caught up & you have plenty of oil in the motor.
    Is there something else you havn't told us?
     
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    Fingers crossed for you, Sean - sounds like you've put a lot of work into it! Best of luck!
     
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    cheers guys,i couldnt have got this far without this site its FANTASTIC, cheers again.
     
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    Turn the engine over slowly with a ratchet on the crank, and make sure everything seems ok (no valves hitting piston etc)

    Best to do it slow a couple times, than just crank it with the starter and bend a valve.
     
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    cheers 4 that, i fired her up today & she done exactly what a 26 yr old xj650 should do,,,,??? RUN BUT WAAAAAY TO HIGH, :lol: ,so i have an air leak or a sticky slide????
     
    seanvfr, Jun 12, 2009
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    If you didn't bench sync the carbs, you could have one or more butterfly's open at idle, causing it to race. Probably need to look at the syncing the carbs.
     
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    yeh i benched synced em & think igot em even, but then again???, ill pull em out again & have a look, (The day my xj650 runs prefect is the day ill get bord with it) DID I REALY JUST SAY THAT!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: .
     
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    I'd try and sync them before I'd pull them. Just to make sure it's not just a sync problem.
     
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