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  1. MUTT
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    81 XJ Seca for sale....

    Bright & shiney, custom Massacre Red Benz paint, La Pera seat, case guards, matching bikini fairing off a Guzzi (i think) stored 15 plus years,...
    Thread by: MUTT, Feb 29, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    HOW TO: Test your starter circuit

    Oh fer jeezum crow. The bright, shiney, cleaned with contact cleaner, blown with air, dry, push button contacts pass just enough juice to read...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Instructions
  3. MUTT
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    81 Seca, starter relay.....

    Big duh. I did something I shoulda done a while back. touched the ground wire at the starter button to the blue w wire on the switch. Turned over....
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. MUTT
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    HOW TO: Test your starter circuit

    yup- I did Step 3, & the engine turned over every time. Im gonna bypass all this stuff & run a wire between the blue & w wire at the cylindrical...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Instructions
  5. MUTT
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    HOW TO: Test your starter circuit

    dont know what you mean by "auto ranging". Its an analogue (dial) type, served me well some 20 years. I take the ohms to be a ballpark...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Instructions
  6. MUTT
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    HOW TO: Test your starter circuit

    its not a Maxim, its the Seca, which I THINK has a different frame. Its a short run factory cafe bike, with rear sets & low bars. Aint got the...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Instructions
  7. MUTT
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    bypassing the clutch, neutral & KS cut off relays.......

    81 or 2 XJ650RJ. The whole story is under the "starter relay" thread close by. Push starter button, nothing happens. Much testing, no answers.
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. MUTT
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    bypassing the clutch, neutral & KS cut off relays.......

    i note the sky blue wire off the "starting circuit cutoff relay" T's to the diode pack, and ties into the blue/white wire that links the starter...
    Thread by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. MUTT
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    HOW TO: Test your starter circuit

    OK- I see why the blue/w wire at the start button shows 6-7 volts- the current is passing thru a relay coil. As you said, the starter button is...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Instructions
  10. MUTT
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    HOW TO: Test your starter circuit

    and I just found another identicle relay, next to the coils, under the frame backbone. This one clicks when I cycle the kill switch.
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Instructions
  11. MUTT
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    81 Seca, starter relay.....

    and ive just found another relay, next to the coils- this one clicks convincingly when I cycle the kill switch.......
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. MUTT
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    81 Seca, starter relay.....

    (in response to query on the starter testing FAQ thread...) its the one mounted under the ignitor, as per the pic...but its not a Maxim, so there...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. MUTT
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    HOW TO: Test your starter circuit

    its the one mounted under the ignitor, as per the pic...but its not a Maxim, so there may be a difference there. the machine has the cylindrical...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Instructions
  14. MUTT
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    81 Seca, starter relay.....

    I unplugged the relay under the left side cover. r/w- batt voltage. in neutral, kickstand up, clutch pulled in or out, zero volts on the blue wire...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. MUTT
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    HOW TO: Test your starter circuit

    I unplugged the relay under the left side cover. r/w- batt voltage. in neutral, kickstand up, clutch pulled in or out, zero volts on the blue wire...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Instructions
  16. MUTT
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    HOW TO: Test your starter circuit

    as you wrote...." 4. If the solenoid checks out, hook your continuity tester between the battery's ground terminal and the Blue/White wire coming...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ DIY How-To Instructions
  17. MUTT
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    Electrical Question / No Start

    the black wire at the pushbutton is a ground....so, you should have continuity between that wire, the black one, and the frame or neg batt...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. MUTT
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    81 Seca, starter relay.....

    hey, Im sure the Missus appreciates the paycheck........
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Electrical Question / No Start

    if your machine is like this 81, this (to me) utterly redundant relay is under the tank, towrds the rear. look for a relay with R&W, black w/...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. MUTT
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    Electrical Question / No Start

    The situation came about slowly. It started taking several stabs at the "start" button before anything would happen. Then, on a run Sunday, it...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. MUTT
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    81 Seca, starter relay.....

    And jumpin the cables at the starter solenoid proper gets the starter turning the engine.......
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. MUTT
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    Electrical Question / No Start

    exactly my symptom. No click when I push the start button, clicks when I go from kill sw "off" to "on" I think the senior rocket scientists here...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. MUTT
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    81 Seca, starter relay.....

    The Black/Yellow wire at the starter relay pigtail ..... checked out The Light Blue wire at the starter relay pigtail...... checked out....
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. MUTT
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    81 Seca, starter relay.....

    i found the relay FAQ- good piece- and I have continuity across the electro coil. Damned if I understand why theres a diode in there. energise...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 21, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. MUTT
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    81 Seca, starter relay.....

    further snooping get me this: at the relay, one of the r&w wires is hot when ignition is on. The sky blue wire is hot at the same time, & goes to...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 21, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. MUTT
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    81 Seca, starter relay.....

    Starter button would sometimes require a few stabs before it caught. Then, it wont engage at all. I took the switch part, determined the blue/w...
    Thread by: MUTT, Jan 21, 2008, 24 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    runaway carbs.......

    im sure they require a good synch....i used to run a 74 Triumph Trident, thats 3 carbs....that was plenty. Im damn good at twin carbs....and now...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 13, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    runaway carbs.......

    HAH! an enricher was hanging a tad open. Fixed it. Tell you what, tho: were this my machine, I would hew closely to the really stellar carb...
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 11, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    runaway carbs.......

    I just read the well written step by step on proper overhauling. If the symptom dosnt ring any bells, I have acess to an ultrasonic cleaning tank....
    Post by: MUTT, Jan 11, 2008 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. MUTT
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    runaway carbs.......

    82 XJ650r seca......it sat for a year & a half in a hot climate with the petcock on "prime".....needless to say, it wouldnt run, and came to me....
    Thread by: MUTT, Jan 11, 2008, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  31. MUTT
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    San Diego- 81 xj 650 Seca for sale......

    New rubber, brakes, wheel & stng head bngs. new rear shocks, lowered 1 in. Pre YCS. blood red, Le Pera seat. Bullet fairing. stored for the last...
    Thread by: MUTT, Dec 15, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  32. MUTT
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    trashed float needle.....

    Im getting a xj 650 seca running. It sat for about 18 months with Cal gas in it, & the petcock on "prime". What a mess. Anyhow, I think I got...
    Thread by: MUTT, Dec 15, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. MUTT
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    jet kits

    how do the "stage" jets compare to whats listed in the Haynes as "euro"- meaning non US emmissions required over lean condition- jet sizes??...
    Post by: MUTT, Apr 4, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
  34. MUTT
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    How do I set the float height?

    certainly, if the fuel level was higher than posted in the pic on this thread, the bowl gasket would be "wet", meaning below the fuel...
    Post by: MUTT, Apr 3, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. MUTT
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    CD question......

    i appreciate it, but I have no idea of what you just said. But the carb clinics sound like a great idea!!!
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 17, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. MUTT
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    Carb rebuild question

    compressed air! Compressed air is yr friend!!
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 16, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  37. MUTT
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    jet kits

    the shop manual ( Haynes) lists different jets depending on if its US or Euro, nitwit US laws demanding a too lean mix.....has anyone w/ a 650 US...
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 15, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
  38. MUTT
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    scratching head big time!

    find a long hill, git on it, & where you know you can pull over hit the kill & haul in the clutch @ the same time. If you hit kill & dont haul in...
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 15, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb rebuild question

    i must chime in...... 40 odd years ago, i was broke & had to fix my own rigs. Step at a time, & by knowing how to both ask sensible questions, &...
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 15, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. MUTT
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    fork oil change.

    like the fella said- youll need to support the front of the machine. & was able to catch the small frame cross piece between the ex pipes. when...
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 9, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    can i use another coil?

    Do you have a USA spec bike? Believe me, they start a LOT easier when you can turn off the headlight, which a lot of US bikes wont let you do w/o...
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 8, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  42. MUTT
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    Lock compartment cover?

    owners manual shows a cover/lid.........
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 8, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  43. MUTT
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    After market exhaust?

    another interesting trick, since you got a welder (tell me thats a recent photo!) is find or make a donut steel washer that fills the diameter....
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 8, 2006 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Carb rebuild

    i found a Haynes manual at Amazon . com, it has a very good step by step carb rebuild chapter, lotsa pictures. It points out its a bad idea to...
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 4, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    CD question......

    "good luck" Ill need it....damn I have zero aptitude for these things..... ill have to get someone to do whatever it is I gotta do, if I just...
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 4, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  46. MUTT
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    CD question......

    a friend ww/ a 650 Seca got the CD set you fellows mention. So I put it in my machine, & i note the "carb clinic" titles are all pictures of...
    Thread by: MUTT, Mar 4, 2006, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    yix port....

    ya gotta love serious motorcycle enthusiasts....this site is a great resource.....pics worth a buttpile of words.....
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 3, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    yix port....

    grazie, mate- no yics port here....im all for simplicity. I was looking at that circular casting to the rt of the head nut , above the point of yr...
    Post by: MUTT, Mar 2, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    yix port....

    im lookin at my young friends xj650 seca rj varient, an 81....while I can see where a common drilling might be in the head connecting all the...
    Thread by: MUTT, Mar 2, 2006, 15 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  50. MUTT
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    carb tuning problems

    happy trails, nothin better than yr bike up & runnin!!!! mutt
    Post by: MUTT, Feb 27, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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