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What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Cutlass84, Jun 4, 2007.

  1. hogfiddles

    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    I have some originals, and I have a couple that a friend machined out of aluminum :)
     
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    I replaced the tail fairing (duck tail) on my 550 (seca) with a nicer one I had spare. It had a split though so it was fixed with ABS glue that plumbers use on waste pipes and reinforced with some Lego strips from my son's parts bin
    All Lego is also ABS and welds nicely with this glue.
     
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    Sandblasted and painted the frame today. The rattle can paint job is probably a disservice to how much work the paint stripping was, but it was time to $hi# or get off the pot and move forward with the project. Used some blasting media from Tractor Supply... I think it's a coke slag stuff. Worked reasonably well. Then Dupli- color engine enamel with ceramic, low gloss black. Won't win any awards, but at least the rust is gone.

    And just out of curiosity, I made a rough count of pieces that make up the frame weldment. I got 93, but might be off by a dozen. It's kinda a complex little critter when you examine it closely.

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    Very cool!
     
  5. hogfiddles

    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    I did NOT ride around on my snowmobile yesterday..... lol
     
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    So my neutral light would flicker while riding annoying, checked wiring at switch only about an inch in a half. Removed my spare engine wiring harness looked at the neutral wire it was a crispy critter . Looked at the harness wire for neutral switch and found the wire cracked , rather than pulling the harness ran a single wire next to orginal harness I have some cool connectors that are like factory so this looks good and so far it appears good , could only ride around block , the clouds look angry . While I was at it changed oil and filter , unfortunately it is going back down to the 30's so much for spring.
     
  7. hogfiddles

    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    So fire up the snowmobile!
     
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    It was yesterday; took it on the first ride of spring, alittle over 100 miles in New York/Pennsylvania :)
     
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    Yep, nice riding yesterday. Had the non-X out.
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Yes, I was out on my 700n for awhile too:)
     
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    Hello all. Started on my xj650. is this a good battery for it???
     

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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Probably get a couple years out of it......
     
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    Thanks for the info
     
  14. Noahsxj

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    Put about 60 hard miles on my 550 today

    did not disappoint

    still surprised me actually.. 3F7364BB-A5D9-4AC4-B74E-F00484E32B10.jpeg EE4A2ED5-D10B-42BE-A0AE-A81D42C4AEC9.jpeg
     
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    I finished pulling the engine from my bike and stripped the frame of all the components.
     
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    Got the carbs back in the X yesterday and vacuum synced. Tried color tuning but is basically impossible on that engine, so all screws set at 2.5 turns for now.
     
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    Put the tank and trim back on and pulled the air filter to check for cleanliness, and it is a K&N H058A6-T. Blew it out, no dirt. Says to oil it before use so I oiled it alright, plenty of motor oil! Blew out and sopped up the excess and reassembled. Tried starting and the engine would barely run if I had constant throttle. Wouldn't idle no matter what. It finally dawned on me it wasn't getting any air! Pull the filter, clean out the air box, hose down the filter with brakekleen and compressed air. NOW, it runs ok. Danged K&N.
     
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    Supposed to use air filter oil. The K & N stuff is red and is much thinner than motor oil, sprays on. Maybe try misting on something like a little bit of 3 in one oil, something real light like that, WD40 even? The K&N filter media is pretty light, porous so that without some sort of oil the particles shoot through the holes.
     
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    Supposed to use k&n filter oil...
    Its cheap, why use anything else? And to wash it off just use detergent. Plenty on here will tell you k&n filters don't work - they might be right, don't know about on an xj, but they do work as filters, used them loads. Never used engine oil on them though...
     

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