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  1. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    In the manual it does state that the valve clearances will be have to be in spec prior to carburetor synchronization. Since I am Southern, I will...
    Post by: BruceB, Oct 8, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    You will find that all this effort to do the valves and carbs correctly will be rewarded with a great running engine. The way it goes, in spec is...
    Post by: BruceB, Oct 7, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    might download this...it helped me http://www.xjbikes.com/forums/index.php?threads/shim-calculator-excel.46030/
    Post by: BruceB, Oct 1, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    Need Fitz to chime in on the angle of the carbs. My bike has Hitachis. If the float is hanging and the tang is not touching the float valve,...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 30, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    I dry set and wet set the carbs off the bike.....You can easily check the fuel levels on the bike, but setting the floats, they need to be off the...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 30, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    copied from xj4ever... In order to achieve the proper fuel level.....as measured by the "clear tube method" outlined in the service...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 30, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. BruceB
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    Runaway Idle

    Just a thought, cause I did this..once...did you make sure the springs were installed under the carb hats? A vacuum leak, like a butteryfly a...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 30, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    When you bench sync the carbs you will realize how darn precise they have to be..It really doesn't take much to have them off a bit. I understand...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 29, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    Just some friendly advice...it seems your doing the whack-a-mole attempt at getting the bike to run correctly like I and many have. When I...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 29, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. BruceB
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    tips for removing float pivot pins ?

    That may be so, however a bike that has sat, with the possibility of water in the carbs or another material must have generated enough corrosion...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 26, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. BruceB
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    tips for removing float pivot pins ?

    It sounds like your going to have to completely rebuild the carbs anyway so I would soak the carb bodies in carb cleaner or kroil oil until the...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 26, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    The carbs actually have to be wet set off the bike on a flat level holder per the manual. I would be interested in how you adjusted the floats on...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 26, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    did you replace the throttle shaft seals? Better question, did you dip the carbs in cleaner or solvent? If you did, all the rubber seals and...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 23, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. BruceB
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    Shim check please

    so....did you get your valves in spec?
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 23, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    message member Chacal. He operates a parts warehouse with about every part you could need for these bikes. He is fair and honest and has a wealth...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 23, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. BruceB
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    Carb Synchronization

    If the valves clearance is not in spec it will never correctly sync. Hope this helps. +1 Vacuum leak, shaft seals. Oring missing or not in order...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 22, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. BruceB
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    YICS Engine Covers?

    http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/p=242863.html If you do not have the YICS port illustrated, then your engine is not a YICS.
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 17, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. BruceB
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    First Bike!

    PM member "Chacal" as to ordering from XJ4ever.com. He is great, offers great advice, is always fast with shipping, has the right parts, and...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 17, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  19. BruceB
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    Running Really Bad

    The bridge is already on fire....just saying.. I tore my carbs down, did the church of clean, replaced and put back on bike. Wouldn't...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 17, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. BruceB
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    Float Level Frustrations

    Swap the float with another carb. This will isolate your problem from the float to the float valve and seat.
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 16, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. BruceB
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    Shim check please

    this might help you http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=46030.html
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 16, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. BruceB
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    Replaced throttle cable - RPM's go up

    http://xjbikes.com/coppermine/displayim ... pos=2.html This is how the bike throttle cable was routed when I purchased it, and I replaced all...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 15, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. BruceB
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    Replaced throttle cable - RPM's go up

    On my bike the cable does not ride, thread though a wire loop. Looking at your last picture, my cable follows out and around the front of the...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 15, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. BruceB
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    Replaced throttle cable - RPM's go up

    That is how mine is routed, behind the mounting ear. Just around the fork tube and along the frame under the tank above the #3 cylinder.
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 14, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. BruceB
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    Running Really Bad

    start with a compression test. Make sure all the valve clearances are in spec. Church of clean and rebuild of carbs bench sync, wet set floats...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 14, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. BruceB
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    need help!!!!

    Buying or Selling Without Proper Documentation If you're trying to sell your car but you can't find the title, you can ask the DVS to issue you a...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 9, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  27. BruceB
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    Thank you to everyone on this site

    The difference in the sound of one of these engines when all maintenance has been performed, carbs "church of clean" cleaned and rebuilt, bench...
    Post by: BruceB, Sep 4, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  28. BruceB
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    Tips, tricks, or suggestions on getting value shims out?

    In the slot Ecologito referred to, I use the largest Jewelers Screwdriver and a pair of angled forceps that clamp. Sometimes I had to gently tap...
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 31, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  29. BruceB
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    Best Pic Taken

    very nice....great job...
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 23, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  30. BruceB
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    RE: A First for me: professional car repair advice UPDATED

    Re: A First for me: need some professional car repair advice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuEZTGFtHJU
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 20, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  31. BruceB
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    tips for getting the carbs back on the bike

    First, take some silicone grease and put a fine, thin coating on the inside lips of the intake boots. Carbs in hand, slide them in from the...
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 12, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  32. BruceB
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    FYI H4 LED bulb

    I went out for a ride last night. It is brighter than the old bulb, however not so bright that people were flashing their headlights at me....
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 8, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  33. BruceB
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    FYI H4 LED bulb

    In my opinion, and those of a friend that passed me, it was very bright and noticeable.
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 7, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  34. BruceB
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    Headlight

    Maybe this will work for you http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=47266.html
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 7, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. BruceB
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    FYI H4 LED bulb

    Hey everyone, I do mostly daylight riding and purchased this bulb off of Ebay. All I had to do was reverse the positive and negative on the plug...
    Thread by: BruceB, Aug 7, 2014, 6 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  36. BruceB
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    Stranger Danger!

    brakes? these bikes come with brakes? lol I sorta go with the original designers and engineers... There is a reason for front and rear...
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 3, 2014 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  37. BruceB
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    Colortune and synch questions

    Naw ..not a tool guy...but I have actually tried it both ways...the YICS tool is what I am talking about. The only thing I can say, using a 4...
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 2, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  38. BruceB
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    Colortune and synch questions

    Oh Polock...here we go again....a whole thread about whether to or not to use a YICS tool....lol Good thing I am thirsty...be watching this...
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 2, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. BruceB
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    Colortune and synch questions

    Going to try and save you a bunch of frustration. First question is how did you wet set the floats? It usually requires a temporary fuel...
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 2, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. BruceB
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    Shoppers, be aware!

    more likely he bought for $600-$800 and planned to flip it for a few hundred profit. Now he is realizing that some people know what a 34 year old...
    Post by: BruceB, Aug 2, 2014 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  41. BruceB
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    Stranger Danger!

    Brakes! Who needs Brakes!! We got throttle...and the high maneuverability of a completely chopped up bike... betcha he really misses doing...
    Post by: BruceB, Jul 29, 2014 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  42. BruceB
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    What would be a fair price?

    bumblebee.....let's watch it transform....lol
    Post by: BruceB, Jul 29, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  43. BruceB
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    cold idle sidestand issue

    Remarkably it does seem that way. Something Fitz referred to as Evaporative Emissions. The problem only showed up in the last couple of months....
    Post by: BruceB, Jul 29, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  44. BruceB
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    cold idle sidestand issue

    Went out just a few minutes ago. Turned the fuel to PRI and waited 30 seconds, turned to back to ON. 3/4 choke, push the button and she started...
    Post by: BruceB, Jul 29, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  45. BruceB
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    What would be a fair price?

    Well by know the owner knows your not a kid who wants a vroom vroom...tell him what you found, offer him a couple of hundred on a take it or leave...
    Post by: BruceB, Jul 29, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  46. BruceB
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    stolen

    Might be worth a call for an exact description http://eastidaho.craigslist.org/mcy/4582966227.html
    Post by: BruceB, Jul 29, 2014 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  47. BruceB
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    cold idle sidestand issue

    what be that secret unstated theory ya got there Fitz...
    Post by: BruceB, Jul 28, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  48. BruceB
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    cold idle sidestand issue

    Will give that a try in the morning. Right now the heat index here is 110 degrees. I took the temp of my wood deck on the back of the house with...
    Post by: BruceB, Jul 28, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. BruceB
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    Inconsistent stumbling under acceleration; fuel/air problem?

    I do believe I have read on this forum that you should not try to polish the slides themselves, only the carb housing. Can that be confirmed by...
    Post by: BruceB, Jul 28, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  50. BruceB
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    cold idle sidestand issue

    FYI. It only does this after she has sat overnight. The rest of the day, I can start her while sitting on her side stand and she idles at 1050...
    Post by: BruceB, Jul 28, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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