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Carburetor jets - this can't be right

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by mclarkson, Jun 22, 2019.

  1. XJ550H

    XJ550H Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    I read that forum too my way or the high way
     
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    mclarkson Member

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    ^THIS^

    This is EXACTLY what I'm talking about.
     
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    XJ550H Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    :rolleyes:darn people who don't know nuthin about the bikes they are trying to fix. they should know everything already damn young wippers nappers with their hats on side ways. how dare they ask questions. get off your phones and stop texting read a book and quite bothering me.
    whew.
    your bike is not vintage it is only 25 years old reply but it is, it is Japanese that's the vintage.
    no its not! vintage is how old it is not the country of origin.
    I wonder why no one wants to join my forums?:confused:
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Pfft.... Everyone knows that real motorcycles are pedal-start and belt-driven.
    Multi-cylinder engines are nothing but a passing fad.
     
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    Manual oil pumps are the only REAL oil pumps. Total loss forever!
     
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    MattiThundrrr Not a guru

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    Internal combustion is infernal combustion! Safety bikes are the work of the devil. Highwheelers for all!
     
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    Manu Lehtinen New Member

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    Hi! I'm also new on this forum, and instantly found this to be very useful. Haven't been working on carbs earlier, but this spring took 'em off the bike (750 Seca -82), dismantled and washwed with ultrasonic cleaner. While dismanling, I took pics of every step to make sure I put everything back to right place. Reassembled them with repair parts and started adjusting. Couldn't get 'em working properly so I started googling and came up to this forum. Reading this topic I found out the reason. Can you spot it in this picture? Everything has been put back together exactly to same place I took similar parts off - or so I thought 'til seeing the pics in this topic.

    BTW, I'm from Finland, greetings from here!
     

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    Simmy Well-Known Member

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    I think those jets are in the wrong holes.
     
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    Manu Lehtinen New Member

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    Exactly! Will go to swap them around tonite, think she'll be working a lot better after that...
     
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    Polock Well-Known Member

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    if you had the air jets out remember the small air jet goes over the large fuel jet
     
  11. Manu Lehtinen

    Manu Lehtinen New Member

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    The air jets I had correctly. But for some reason I had put the fuel jets in wrong places even though I had the reference photos. Fixed that last nite and now she's working pretty nicely!
    Still have to get the valves adjusted and carbs synced, trying to get the YICS tool in my hands... But I can already ride and the bike runs better than the whole last summer!
     
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    bet your plugs are happy now too.
     
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    Manu Lehtinen New Member

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    I think so! :)
     

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