Recent content by ericluchini

Hey guys! Got something, but still nothing! Took out the left carb bowl, it has fuel inside.. (ok, fuel is getting in the bowl). Kicked it and it fires up just like yesterday. Conclusion - No fuel in left cyl, right? Took out jets, there were clean.. put it back together, bike fires up, with...

I`m really thankful for you research and trying to help me! My carbs are from a Honda CB450SR, they are slightly different than the one you just found. Here are pictures of it. This unis came when i got the bike. was working well 3 years ago before i stopped the bike, even preety rusty...

Hey! Thats something i notice. After running, left spark is wet! Don`t know if its gas or oil!

Hey man! Thanks! I don`t know if its that kind of ignition, because bike already had it when I got it. But it has a dual coil! What people told me thats its from a 90`s yamaha bike. About the carb, here in brazil we cant find parts for our XS/TX.. So found out that old guys chanced it to Hondas...

Nice! I`ll try unplug the good side and try to start it. Sorry, didn`t understand about the water spitzed on the headers!

Hey Gary! Just did the test of spray carb cleaner in the left carb.. Left cyl start firing kind of crazy, with many backfires and smoke.. (smoked right cyl too, but i guess it sucked a bit os the spray) That means the problem is on carb and i can stop thinking about valves?

Hey Gary! Thanks for the reply. I really need to get a compression test! Don`t have one. Carbs seems to be ok in both cylinders.. Had this problem event with the old carburetor. The new one is preety clean, so I`m thinking that its not carb issue. One question, Can I loose valves more than...

Hey guys! Nice to meet you all! I`ve been on this forum about a year just following threads and acquiring some knowledge. I`ll fill this thread with as many info i got so far. A little introduction... I`m from Brazil and i got a 1974 TX 650, wich is a very unusual bike to see here. When I got...

Thanks very much Jim!!!! Perfect!!

Hey Jim! Thanks a lot for your reply! The distances i need is between 2 upper bolts and between lower bolts. Horizontally, like the first picture i attached. can you help me with this?

Hey guys, how`re you doing? First time posting here, I'm from Brazil and I ride a 1974 chopper xs650. Learn a lot from here! Thanks a lot! I've searched a lot and read a lot of post on the same subject but i couldn't find that answer. I`m really tired of the two carbs setup, so i decided to go...