Have you swapped plugs between cylinders? If it's a bad plug, the condition would follow the bad plug, same with a bad plug lead.
Dominion software was used in a lot of states besides the ones contested. Does that mean the results of those states are suspect as well? or does...
There was almost 70% turnout for the presidential election, only made possible by loads of early in-person voting, and loads of mail in or...
If you think the petcock is not delivering fuel via vacuum, switch it to the prime setting and see how it runs. The choke is an enrichment...
The fuel gauge says half a tank, but is the tank actually at half? The Seca tank is 4.2 gallons, with the last .9 gallons being considered...
Could it be from the tach gear housing? there is an o-ring (or maybe a d-ring) that tends to leak.
Is the hole too stripped to try a thread chaser?
I think the little metal donut is a washer for the mixture screw, there should be one for each carb and a corresponding 0-ring.
XS models also have kickstarters.
Are all four cylinders firing? Are exhaust headers equally hot?
14 is a Cadillac hubcap, and 15 is an Oldsmobile (I would guess Toronado, but not sure)
Number 1 are Buick Wildcat hubcaps, number 13 is a Buick Riviera hubcap.
A hanging idle is only a problem if you ride places that require idling. So just avoid stop signs, stop lights, your driveway, etc...and you're...
With labs, they chew till they're two, and shed till they're dead. or so I've heard.
God bless us, everyone!
Not an expert, but it would seem you would be better off putting the back wheel in the hitch and strapping your handlebars to keep them straight.
The previous owner of my bike told me the only thing he had done to it for the last 15 years was neglect it. This was fine by me, since tinkering...
I'm 44, but I have the body of a 43 year old. it's in the trunk of my car! nyuk, nyuk nyuk sorry if I've used that joke before, and I'm...
Put my new valve shims in over the weekend and checked clearances, so took it our for a ride to warm it up for a carb synch today. After it was...
Sorry to hear about your burglary and vandalism. Are any of your tools or missing items particularly unique? If so, check the local pawn shops (if...
In the last few days, the bike was a little hard starting and this morning wouldn't turn at all. Push starting it was easy. Since I replaced my...
Not sure of the technical name, but if the o-rings on the carb to carb fuel lines go, you'll get a steady flow of gas flowing out between the...
That brass fitting inside the tube next to the main jet is your pilot jet. Its longer and thinner than the main jet, and for cleaning I find its...
I'm 43, but I have the body of a 42 year old. I keep it in the trunk of my car.
New oil and filter today. Checked the extended forecast, and the warm days are going to be rainy. grrrrrrr
One of my off-season projects is replacing the chain and sprockets on the 550, there's no more adjusting and its pretty loose. According to the...
I'm looking for some ideas for a stuck fastener. I'm trying to take the side engine cover off to replace the chain and sprockets, and its held on...
Start with easy and cheap; check your tire pressure. Under-inflated tires could give you a wobble. It's probably something more serious, as...
I use premium, which is 93 octane. I've been back and forth all summer between 87 and 93. Mileage-wise not much difference but performance wise it...
Done a little googling, seems that Gumout is mostly kerosene, Seafoam is mostly naptha. So jet fuel or stove fuel.
What's the difference, if any, between the revered Seafaom and other carb cleaners like Gumout? Around these parts, Gumout is about half the price...
I thought I would beat the rain on my ride to work this morning. I thought wrong. Started right up at lunch though. I'll shine it up a bit later.
Its obvious that the bikes are in love and when no ones looking, they're swapping fluids. I would expect that some morning soon there'll be a...
Can't speak for everybody Rick, but personally, I feel like I'm taking my life in my hands when I drive in and around Boston in my car, never mind...
76.66 meters! what a productive afternoon this turned into!
On mine, four of the screws came off easy, and the other four (already pretty chewed up) held on like grim death. I used needle nose vice grips...
I used WD-40. Sprayed some into the switch (which was OK for right, but intermittent on left) back in March and no problems since.
That's a vacuum tube that opens your petcock, if it's disconnected at the boot, then that would be an air leak that could affect idling, but also...
But when the caulk fails and has to be pulled out, it is very frustrating. And I can't count the times I've yelled at my sons, " Who is pulling...
My 550 had the high idle that was hard to adjust; this after cleaning carbs and new intake boots. First try at synching them left me with a...
The pilot screws, or mixture screws are on the top of the carbs in front of the hats. They may be sealed underneath plugs that you need to remove...
The DMV, the police, or your insurance agent may be able to tell you who the last titled owner is, and you could contact them to get a duplicate...
I did a search and the WD-40 tube was one of the first methods I found, had I kept going, I would have seen the ones suggesting twist ties, wires,...
So it doesn't matter how much they're open as long as they're all open the same. I can't believe I had to ask about this :oops:
The synch is way off, I'd like to bench synch it so it will start, run, and idle easier for the more precise synching with the manometer....
The carbs are off the bike, and when held up to the light, there's a noticeable difference in the sizes of the smiles that the butterflies make....
The little o-rings are for the mixture screws. I was never sure what the little metal cylinder was for, but it does fit right in over the mixture...
Got a question about tank coating, so I'll just bump this thread. I POR-15'd my tank about a year and a half ago, and all seemed well. Last...
There is nothing better in this world than pizza and beer, except maybe more pizza and beer! and I'm talking the greasy bar room kind of pizza...
Being a manly man (with short hair) I was unfamiliar with this new tool called "the hair dryer" but it worked like a charm. Unfortunately, the...