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Red/White are positive both sides.
80 and 81 are the same, 82 things changed.
Welcome back! I can't believe I'm nearing ten years on this site myself.......feels like I bought that 82 Maxim last year. That bike also was...
Great job!! Nice looking bike! Pulling off a radically modified Maxim that looks good is a tough job.
I feel your pain, my son has a 2005 Grand Prix. Great car but I've lost track of how many wires we traced down and replaced in sections due to...
Good place to start, definitely not running well according to your videos. If the valves are out of spec and tight when cold, they might not be...
I've used this with great results. I might have some pics but its great and works well if you follow the instructions....
I did the swap to flatter bars back in 2016. Loved the change. Yes you *should* change the MC out to a "flatter" one. There are plenty of...
I've owned a couple 82 KZ750 LTDs and that looks spot on. I'd almost be willing to bet money on that.....almost.
Those plugs usually do not come out easily or well....if its just a slight leak then I would probably leave it. Have you cleaned off the side of...
Need some motivation? Check out this thread, stolen, trashed, recovered, and rebuilt!...
Wired George does those carbs. Service is amazing, have used his services before.
Took me six years to find a clean one, keep it as a second “collector” bike or sell it to another enthusiast to enjoy.
For as far I as you are and engine is out of bike, I think I’d just split and make sure. Like you said not in a rush and I’d kick myself for sure...
Needle is most likely stuck open. Might get lucky and be able to tap on side of carb bowl to free it up otherwise you'll need to pull carbs and...
Carb holders tightened up enough? Sounds like vac leak, I just went through this on my Seca. My son and I worked on it together, had him install...
His location says Rochester NY so......not too far from you if that is accurate. Now you just need the price!
Ah crap that reminds me I owe you some paint pics. Sorry! Looks great BTW!
It appears in the quick videos that he is just flopping the linkage around and not actually opening the throttles. The cable will pull that...
Are you booking the throttle cable to the choke lever instead? Seen it happen on here before.
Great deal for the buyer and you put one back on the road. Don't be a stranger on here, would love to see your other builds.
Yup, all original. Happy to get some pics next week when I get home.
Very nice Dave.
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Has been awhile, bought this from the original owner back in 2019. Had the week off and my son is home from college and had a day off so we...
Put an opaque black fuel line on…solved! Your symptoms sound like a fuel cap vent issue, if air can’t get in to “make up” the space made by...
The FSM has a great section on troubleshooting the starting system. I recommend getting one if you don't have it. The starter solenoid gets it...
Another tip, when you go to a parts site like partzilla.com and look up a part it will tell you what models it cross references. I'm not sure you...
I'm of the mindset that if they're coming off, then they're getting rebuilt. Parts are kinda pricey if you do a full proper rebuild but cry the...
High idle is usually a vacuum leak or carbs are out of sync. Your starting issue is most likely the enrichment jets in the carb bowls. The choke...
Maybe @hectics ?
I've had a pretty solid run on here, 100% success including some expensive items. There's usually some signs that it is a scam and while being an...
Sorry @Derrek Woodard , another member jumped in the conversation and I thought it was you continuing the thread. My bad, carry on!
Me three, run it and I'll almost guarantee you the numbers will increase. Easier to try that vs. a teardown anyway.
The fuel level is actually from the bottom of the bowl up so 1mm is not a huge difference, also the spec is 2mm +/- 1mm so in theory it shouldn't...
Yup, wet set off bike once and be done. How are you determining that it is running lean? If super lean after wet setting and turning screws...
Carb body. Like @a100man mentioned the top of the bowl is "inside" a lip on the base of the carb body so you can't measure from that surface....
Tough question Wayne for sure, these XJ's just don't command the price like Z1's and some other bikes. I did a similar restore on a 650, pretty...
AGM battery will work fine with stock electronics.
I've done both, allballs makes a kit for the head bearings and I did the EBC rotor as well. Pretty sure Len (https://xj4ever.com/) sells both.
Oof, sorry but that is a rough start. I've seen worse brought back to life but you have a lot of work to do there. Appears the main wiring...
Welcome to the group! Pretty sure you will find everything you need here, there's a lot of real XJ enthusiasts on this site that have parts and...
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I get what you are saying but this could be a little confusing to the OP. TDC is TDC, there really is no difference and the cams determine what...
Did you sync/balance the carbs?
They’ve been in there for 40 years, not gonna fall in your hand but I’ve never had one fight me. Common sense and some 0W15 elbow grease you...
Did you get the valves out yet? Once out you can just grab and pull. Do you have lapping tools/compound? If not PM me, I lent my stuff out...
No the shaft should pull out of that coupler fairly easily, I’ve never had one stick in the final. Give it a good tug and then clean up and...
XJ650RJ clutch perch works perfect.