WOOT! Got them off. Used a hand impact driver with JIS bits. After a few taps they were lose. Thanks guys
Thanks for sharing that. I should have read the "church of clean" more carefully. Yep, I've been using JIS screw driver. Wish that I had them...
I'm rebuilding my carbs on a XJ550. I have 3 screws in two carbs that are not loosening. I've tried to soak them in PB blaster. Is there...
Anybody in North Texas with carb tools that I can borrow? Looking for: - carb rack stand - float caliper - fuel height gauge (so I can set the...
Is there an an article or something about how these work?
@Noahsxj, curious about how you mounted the mufflers to the frame. Any issues there?
Howdy, When is the next Carb Clinic in north Texas? P
I'll sub
The Red Kote is curing now. I'm noticing small bubbles formed. SHould I be concerned?
The tank is drying right now. Is flash rust OK before applying Red Kote.
Going upstream, literally. Got some Evaporust in the tank to eat up the rust and then will be using Red Kote to seal it up. The fuel level...
thanks for all the guidance team. I got some evaporust in the tank right now. The ports are blocked up with blanks. Looking forward to giving...
This thread was not intended to be year or model specific. More of a generic process oriented thread.
Yes I don't find out the carb is flooding until I get the fuel tank attached to it. I'm thinking about getting more tubing and a side tank to...
As I understand it, the petcock has options for "prime" which allows for a free flow of fuel into the carbs so the bowls fill AND there are floats...
It sounds like Red Kote is the way to go for sealing. If there is documentation on the general process, great. Just looking to learn from those...
Has anybody compiled a single document for lessons learned with using Red Kote on our bikes? I was going through some posts seeing little pieces...
Has anybody created a procedure for setting a single carb at a time? I'm envisioning a methodology for hooking up the fuel intake into a single...
What's the size of the o-ring?
This o-ring?
@Noahsxj those look great. I'm doing some searching and those look like the OEM mufflers. Maybe I can get a pair off someone who upgraded.......
Thanks for sharing these procedures guys. I'll need to re-read it a few times and write it down in a way that I follow it step by step.
Looking for some XJ550 mufflers. OEM or aftermarkets ones.
I had the bike idling on the kick stand in the drive way without the airbox boots on. After all the recent work that I've done. I wanted to keep...
Oh, when I was trying to get the bike started to test the tach howing, I noticed that there was smoke coming out of cylinder #1 (far left side)....
In other news, I have: I've tried vacuum syncing the carbs mixed results on this Rebuilt the console and lubed the speedo & tach Removed the...
Just did a compression test on the cylinders. Current state of the bike: Airbox boots are removed off the carbs Gas tank is over to the side...
I'm in the North Texas (DFW) area and looking for a Colortune to borrow (or buy). Anybody out there got one?
WOW, great job. I'm looking to paint my bike as well. Would you mind jotting down some notes to guide a newbie like me in painting?
My mufflers have holes in them. Looking for aftermarket options. Nothing that is too flashy or different from the OEM. What do ya'll use?
Installing the clutch lever on the crankcase. The manual says to "make sure that the punch mark on the level should align with the mark on the...
Asking before I burn it out.... Is the headlight a 12v headlight? I'm thinking about testing the headlight by hooking it up to the battery...
So, I pulled the speedo cable, wiped it down, sprayed cable cleaner in the shaft to lube it. nice junky liquid came out. Still got the noise....
@Carl LaFong According to this page here http://xj4ever.com/catalog/info-7.html.... Fork oil capacities and recommended weights are as follows....
Sub, I want to hear this as well.
Getting the list of stuff out of my head: Lube the Speedo and Tach Replace front forks seals Straighten the rear brake lever Replace levers on...
Got any suggested aftermarket spark plug wires?
Been riding around without the speedo hooked up... The tach started whining. I guess I need to take them both apart ;-)
The master cylinder for the brake is damaged. It works. There some mushiness in the brakes but it works. The levers on both sides are broken...
Got the idle down. Took a while and some singed fingers but it idles smoothly now. I'm needing to tweak the choke and the idler.
Thanks for all the input guys!
I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with the pinion inside the speedo. Am I thinking about this correctly that I'll have to tear down the cluster ?
It's the speedo. Unhooked the speedo cable and the noise went away.
Looking to replace the levers on my XJ550. Got any suggestions? I'm open to aftermarket and OEM. For a number of reasons, I'm tempted to replace...
I'm hearing a kind of whining and feeling a vibration in the clutch lever. Decided to take a video of the situation. [MEDIA] Thoughts?
Removed one of the my two additional fuel mentioned here and now it's idling all over the board. I feel like I'm starting over with idling. Are...
Petcock rebuilt. We'll see if the leak stops. Is there a troubleshooting guide for leaking forks?
:( My ignorance of how the petcock works is clear to me now. Thanks for asking that and prompting me to look into that.
months and months ago, when I was thinking about this I had this setup: Petcock - stock Secondary - paper with magnet - link Tertiary - right...
So I know that my fuel tank has junk it in. I tried to de-rust it years go. It sat open for a long time. So I figured that I would put two fuel...