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After the weekend when we're back from camping, I'll put the 140's back in. I will pull the sump filter and check the crank. Solid ideas guys, I hit a mental wall after awhile and need input from others.
Haha! Yeah I laughed a bit when I saw those brown plugs too. I will definitely run a compression test. Taking the family camping in a couple days so won't be able to run that until Sunday or Monday. I'll update here when I do.
The oil has about 650 miles on it (we went on a couple day ride...
Thanks for the reply 5twins. So here is what I did since reading your response today.
Checked my timing @1200 rpms. It was already firing on the right leg of the horseshoe just as in your "tci timing tweak" guide here: http://www.xs650.com/threads/tci-timing-tweak.55209/
I enlongated the top...
Hey guys, recently my 81 started getting harder to kick, as if the compression has randomly increased for some reason. Also it is pinging a little at about 1/8 throttle under load. My plugs appear to be getting too hot and I started getting a little popping on deceleration. It also has been...
Hi all, I have up for sale a bunch of factory take off parts from my 81 XS 650. The previous owner took this stuff off and it's been sitting in a box for a couple of years now. It's time to go. I am not sure on the prices but if you want any let's make a deal to move this stuff out of here...