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  1. phil29
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    Y.I.C.S tool horror.

    Agree with you Rick. The 'rag system makes perfect sense but what type of oil do you us? The one you mention is a mystery to us in Britain. High...
    Post by: phil29, Dec 24, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. phil29
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    Y.I.C.S tool horror.

    Good news anyway. The o rings were actually minced up into tiny little bits. A simple 4 hour search and I think I've got the lot. The engine...
    Post by: phil29, Dec 14, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. phil29
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    Y.I.C.S tool horror.

    Blowing crap back into the carbs is the last of my worries!
    Post by: phil29, Dec 13, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. phil29
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    Y.I.C.S tool horror.

    I thought of that one too. Only thing is- i only got a foot pump. I have found a surprising ammount of bits of o ring. Just got to piece them...
    Post by: phil29, Dec 13, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. phil29
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    Y.I.C.S tool horror.

    I'll knock up an L.E.D. on the end of a knitting needle or something , and a length of stiff wire with a right angle bend at the end to do the...
    Post by: phil29, Dec 13, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. phil29
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    Y.I.C.S tool horror.

    :?: I ran the engine with the yics tool inserted for maybe three minutes- like the other bloke said, synching the carbs is a quick and easy task....
    Post by: phil29, Dec 13, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. phil29
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    Y.I.C.S tool horror.

    I sprayed the tool first alright. And on thinking it through rationally, instead of in a state of shock, you're right - they cant be linked. I got...
    Post by: phil29, Dec 12, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. phil29
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    Y.I.C.S tool horror.

    I just synched the carbs on my bike (81 xj550, mikuni carbs) using a yics tool that is (or was) an aluminium rod with a series of o rings along...
    Thread by: phil29, Dec 12, 2010, 38 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. phil29
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    XJ550 carbs flooding like nobodies business. Again.

    Mikuni carb by the way.
    Post by: phil29, Nov 12, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. phil29
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    XJ550 carbs flooding like nobodies business. Again.

    Thanks Rick, the manual petcock is definitely going on, although over here (U.K.) it will cost a lot more than that no doubt. I am even more...
    Post by: phil29, Nov 12, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. phil29
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    XJ550 carbs flooding like nobodies business. Again.

    Yes, that was my own conclusion too. It takes a fair old bit of shoving to get them in, especially with new inlet rubbers. Seems to be sorted now...
    Post by: phil29, Nov 12, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. phil29
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    XJ550 carbs flooding like nobodies business. Again.

    For all of you who helped out. Right, after rebuilding carbs I filled the float bowls with auxilliary tank and carbs on bench. No problems at all....
    Thread by: phil29, Nov 12, 2010, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. phil29
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    RE fitted carbs flooding. And I MEAN flooding.

    Thanks to all of you, and thanks Rick. I just took them to bits again, rebuilt, and filled the float bowls OFF the bike. No problems, no flooding,...
    Post by: phil29, Nov 10, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. phil29
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    Carb flooding, never to be moved float pins.

    I'll give that one a go. Never ever seen a float pin/ post design like it.
    Post by: phil29, Nov 9, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    RE fitted carbs flooding. And I MEAN flooding.

    And oh yeah, Id be astonished if fuel hadn't got into the sump, so its an iol change too. ( though i was planning on that anyway) Cheers.
    Post by: phil29, Nov 9, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. phil29
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    RE fitted carbs flooding. And I MEAN flooding.

    The rubber rings on the vavle seem to be the most likely source of the problem. I'll pull the tops off and have a peer about. They are Mikuni...
    Post by: phil29, Nov 9, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. phil29
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    Carb flooding, never to be moved float pins.

    I am just going to buy millions of fireworks and blow the thing up. (Insurers, I'm only kidding)
    Post by: phil29, Nov 7, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. phil29
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    RE fitted carbs flooding. And I MEAN flooding.

    Do you know something? I am a qualified mechanic. Though i did the course a few years ago. Let that be a lesson to you all. No, the floats are...
    Post by: phil29, Nov 7, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. phil29
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    Carb flooding, never to be moved float pins.

    As an addenda to that, the bike is anxj550. Also the float pins are absolutely, completely immovable. Are they all like this? They're more like...
    Thread by: phil29, Nov 7, 2010, 12 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. phil29
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    RE fitted carbs flooding. And I MEAN flooding.

    Just replaced inlet rubbers, and cleaned out the carbs at the same time. Now after putting the carbs back in, which as you all know is just about...
    Thread by: phil29, Nov 7, 2010, 17 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. phil29
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    Cam chain query

    Thanks mate. I'm worried about the camchain because I worry about the entire engine. I (very recently) bought it as a wreck to just blat about on...
    Post by: phil29, Aug 21, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. phil29
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    Ugh, it's the little things that kill...

    I had the same problem with the airbox bolt. I used needle pliers to hold the rotating nut. And a very hard grip. It did work though, so good luck...
    Post by: phil29, Aug 20, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Cam chain query

    I've got an '81 xj550 with 42,000 miles on the clock, and the camchain is causing sleepless nights. Question is - how safe is it to replace the...
    Thread by: phil29, Aug 20, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. phil29
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    cam chain tensioner

    Years ago, while still a kid, I had one go on me. Luckily I was going in a straight line and the instant locking of the engine ( and therefore the...
    Post by: phil29, Aug 15, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. phil29
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    cam chain tensioner

    Years ago, while still a kid, I had one go on me. Luckily I was going in a straight line and the instant locking of the engine ( and therefore the...
    Post by: phil29, Aug 15, 2010 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. phil29
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    I'm a statistic, got laid off...

    Keep one eye on Britain. Give it a year or so and every last one of us will be unemployed. As this is due to the hole in the economy created by...
    Post by: phil29, Aug 11, 2010 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    UK based owners

    Just read a bit more of all that. When I bought the xj , I stupidly thought spares would be everywhere. But no, they're not. It is easier to find...
    Post by: phil29, Aug 11, 2010 in forum: Other
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    UK based owners

    There's me in Newcastle. Got an '81 550 but it seems to be the only one around. It's next stop would have been the breakers, (where all the others...
    Post by: phil29, Aug 11, 2010 in forum: Other
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