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  1. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    wow. Just looked at my notes on my jets. Main jets 136 pilot 40 jets under the hats 225 80 no jet. Im guessing 136 mains are way to...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 10, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    No Fitz im not trying to run/adjust with open carbs. I just took them off to look at the diapragms while the engine is running. The main jets are...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 9, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    I can pick the diaphragms up and the fall somewhat slowly, more smoothly then slowly. I checked for vacuum leaks and could not find anything. I...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 9, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    thanks again sektorgaz, I will check for vac leaks in the morning.and maybe proceed to vac sync and colortune. Also i should mention last...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 9, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    thanks sektorgaz for the reply, I have done all of the recommended steps. valves,carbs triple checked/cleaned, carbs, bench synced, wet set...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 8, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    will vacuum sync fixed the studder throttle/4 pitch black sooty plugs problem? i dont know where to go from here
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 8, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Just now saw this post. Yes your right i need to slow down. This is the second time ive cleaned the carbs. and if i have to take em off to clean...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 7, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    okay so got the pilot mixture screws and everything else done that i could find. the o rings were good not squishy but not hard. felt like a...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 7, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    yes sir will do . I missed those!!
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 6, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    still havent went to sleep lol. I took the carbs apart. Cleaned the emulsion tubes some things( that aren't rubber) are soaking in carb cleaner....
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 6, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Ok Fitz ill go through the carbs again, i already wet set the floats a few days ago, but i will redo them just in case. this may take me a few...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 6, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Ok Fitz ill go through the carbs again, i already wet set the floats a few days ago, but i will redo them just in case. this may take me a few...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 6, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Charged battery. Runs great from until warm. Man when it runs its running good! awesome throttle response feels great but when it got warm it jsut...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 5, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    okay i hope so. Carbs are not synced or anything with new valve shims. Im worried i screwed up some wiring or something. It used to start and idle...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 5, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    got the valve shims done and checked and rechecked. runs like crap if it even starts.frustrated
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 5, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Yes sir you did. I just wanted to check and make sure I understood correctly. thank you fitz. I was hoping to buy locally , but if yamaha doesnt...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 5, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    so my micrometer is not in calibration , but i figured it out. this is what i came up with clearances: Cyl 1- I .06mm, E .10mm Cyl 2- I...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 5, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    well ive checked two shims so far . and one was a 275 and another was half readable. I think it says 280A but i measure it and micrometer says...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 5, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Im confused lol
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 5, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    10-4 thanks fitz I wet set the floats the other day. so those should be good. moving on to bench syn then vac sync. obviously Im gonna use the...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 4, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Yeah I've edited this same post about 13 times lol. So i guess i was just a little nervous because i know i need to get this exactly right. The...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 4, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Okay gentlemen, once again thanks to everybody who has been helping me out. I got a little ahead of myself the other day. i finally got a break...
    Post by: j12racer, Sep 3, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Thanks everybody. im not trying to ride the bike and fix it. I do have a manual. i refer to it many times a day and study it when im not working...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 25, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    o jeeze. At first i just thought maybe the oxidization stuck them but the other day when i had the bike running i didn't notice the slides moving...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 25, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    No i have not checked the valve clearances thats next on the list. About 6 months ago the previous owner had bigger cams put in it . Hot cams i...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 24, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. j12racer
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    750 bobber project build/ questions

    thanks Wizard for the reply. Fuel flow is good. I think i might have figured it out. The carb slides will not budge. So tomorrow i will give em...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 24, 2013 in forum: XJ Modifications
  27. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Yes sir. Carb # 3 and 4 Carb slide is stiff and wont go up and down. Sorry abuot the confusion with the name of the part. Im used to carbs that...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 24, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  28. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    Okay just to be clear im not sure if its called the emulsion tube but im talked about the brass cylinder that slides up and down vertically where...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 24, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  29. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    thank you everybody for the quick replies. gonna check all the easy checks first (what i should have done before i posted) Orignially the bike...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 24, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. j12racer
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    BOGS/RUNS BAD/DIES help?

    this is my second thread. I thought if i made on in the technical discussion area it would get more traffic. Any ways here we go. Bike : 82 XJ750J...
    Thread by: j12racer, Aug 23, 2013, 53 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  31. j12racer
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    750 bobber project build/ questions

    thanks sir. Got another problem now. in order for the bike to start i have to hold the start button down for maybe10-15 seconds. then sounds...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 23, 2013 in forum: XJ Modifications
  32. j12racer
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    750 bobber project build/ questions

    can somebody help me out here.... im trying to wire up a taillight. it takes the same bulb as the stocker, and i cant figure it out. My wiring is...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 22, 2013 in forum: XJ Modifications
  33. j12racer
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    XJ750

    awesome!
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 21, 2013 in forum: XJ Modifications
  34. j12racer
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    xj750 bratsyle bob (build thread)

    looks awesome switchblade. I have been thinking about taking one rotor off as well. Five or six guys around here have done it with no noticeable...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 21, 2013 in forum: XJ Modifications
  35. j12racer
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    750 bobber project build/ questions

    Hey guys. I have been getting a few things here and there done on this bike, but Im having major troubles with the wiring. Its a rats nest. I was...
    Post by: j12racer, Aug 20, 2013 in forum: XJ Modifications
  36. j12racer
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    Clip-on bars

    if your clip ons are not 37 and bobryaner cannot use this i belive my forks are 36mm i would love to grab these up. thanks.
    Post by: j12racer, Jul 31, 2013 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  37. j12racer
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    82 xj 750 j parts

    sorry not for sale i will need them.
    Post by: j12racer, May 13, 2013 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  38. j12racer
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    750 bobber project build/ questions

    heres a quick video of the bike in its current state. i hade to see what it sounded like without the megaphone lol....
    Post by: j12racer, May 12, 2013 in forum: XJ Modifications
  39. j12racer
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    750 bobber project build/ questions

    hey guys. just wanted to go ahead and start a thread on my 82 xj750 build. im going for a bare bones bobber look. i have about a million...
    Thread by: j12racer, May 12, 2013, 9 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
  40. j12racer
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    82 xj 750 j parts

    sorry to everybody for the delay. i have a one year old and a six year old keeping me busy with tball and all that. this is the only descent pic...
    Post by: j12racer, May 12, 2013 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  41. j12racer
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    82 xj 750 j parts

    I have a bunch of parts for a 82 xj750 for sale. Name the price . All four blinkers headlight with assembly rear fender, shocks and seat all in...
    Thread by: j12racer, May 5, 2013, 14 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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