Still not sure what happened. I rode the bike to work this morning, and it was alot cooler than yesterday, and everything was fine. 1982 Gremlins?
I don't think the head gasket is blown, because the bike ran fine after work. Not sure what happened yesterday.
Everything was tight on the header bolts. Bike ran fine on the way home. Not sure what happened, but all seems to be good.
Just went out and started the bike. First crack again. Let it warm up a bit and checked the pipes. The outside two warm up really fast. The...
It's a1982 xj650 Maxim
This just started this morning. Bike started first crack. Drove with the choke on for a bit as usual until it warmed up. The the bike started...
Valves done last year. I wouldn't think they would be out of wack that soon. I'll do a compression test tonight.
Checked the connection, and it was tight. Took the bike out for a good run and checked the plugs. All nice brown. Could I be have compression...
Hey everyone. It's been awhile. I synced, color tuned, and synced the carbs, but when I was using the color tune one cylinder wasn't showing...
Yes I did. Still need to order a new color tune, but that's another day.
I did coat the tank before with Redcoat. I didn't want to put it on to thick and cause problems. Maybe it was too thin. Is it possible to apply...
The leak was just above the trim on the underside of the tank. Just a small hole. Sanded it down and cleaned with acetone, then the JB Weld.
No more leak. See how long it lasts now.
The leak is on the inside above the seam. I tried JB Weld. Waiting for it to cure
It's a small leak on the other side of the tank.
Will JB Weld SteelStik work to seal the small hole?
Just came back from a nice ride and filled up before I got home. When I parked the bike in the garage, I noticed the smell of gas. Seems like I...
What are plug chops?
After some more tuning, it's as close to really good as I can get without a color tune. Now to order one again.
It was only the 1 that was backwards. Changed it up, and seems to be ok. Had it running. Now to get the air/fuel mixture set.
I was looking through some old posts and I might have the main jet and air jet backwards.
Had the bike running today. Put new spark plugs in. Checked the spark plugs after running for a bit, and 1 was a little wet, 2 was white, 3&4...
Went to start it this morning and with 3/4 choke, it was idling at 700. Wouldn't get any power. Shut it off and took my car. Try again tomorrow.
Have the bike running. Still not quite right, but it's running. More fine tuning over the weekend. Many thanks Franz, Rooster53 for the help....
Checked the clearance again, and I switched 2 exhaust shims and 2 intake shims. Switched them, turned the crank about 4 times and measured them...
Finally got a chance to work on the bike. Had it running. Synced, color tuned, synced again. Still back fires, now it happens when I shift into...
Wouldn't I need to take readings from when the original shims were in? If I made the same mistake when I did the original shim replacement, the...
No. I kept a recording of all shims I originally had and the ones I had replaced. I'll put the originals back in, take readings and figure out...
Thinking I should go and put the original shims back in and measure again. I might have screwed this up from the start. I'm definitely not a...
OMG, did I order the wrong parts now! FFS!
Parts on order
I followed the instructions and measured with the lobs away from the bucket, and here are my results. Intake 1 - .004 Shim inside - 265...
I might have taken the readings wrong. Going to follow Hogfiddles "how to" Rotate the crank (forward, CCW) so that each cam lobe in turn is...
It seemed to be running fine until this last week. I'm always syncing just a little.
It was a little warm. Maybe I should take the readings again tomorrow.
Here's what I get. Intake1 -.007 Intake 2 - .006 Intake 3 - .004 Intake 4 - .006 Exhaust 1 - .013 Exhaust 2 - .009 Exhaust 3 - I can't get the...
Checking the valve clearance first.
I'm going to check the valve shims. I just did them last year, but when it starts, it runs so rough. Ya it backfires like crazy now.
. Started the bike. Checked the plug hole. No gas coming out. Synced, and when I started the bike with the color tune on, flames shot out the...
Yes. Going to see what it does. It stopped raining here, but my son has my jumper cables. I'll try with the battery on the bike.
So I checked the spark plugs with multimeter, and the one that had the gas coming out was a lower reading than the other plugs. Could this have...
That might not be until Tuesday the way it's raining here.
I don't have an extra car battery, and it's raining out, so I'm not going to take the one out of my car. Should I be testing the coils even...
No fuel there that I can see.
Maybe 2000 km
I haven't checked the electrical yet, and not sure where to start. Brand new coils. Changed the fuse box
Would love to figure this out. I have the tank off the bike right now, so when I go to hand crank the engine I won't be adding any more fuel to...
I checked the oil level too make sure there wasn't fuel getting into in, and the level is right where I had it. When I took the carbs apart for a...
I'll try that. I had color tuned the right side and was starting the left side when that happened. I had done the valves last year.