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Iron sharpens iron ! All feedback helps. Since presenting the problem and getting feedback from you guys, I found that the timing advance rod is binding up, and the left spark plug wire has play at the spark plug cap. I'll try to correct those two things in a few days.

Thanks ! With persistence, we're going to figure out the problem eventually. Since the timing advance rod had been modified back in the day by being grind down to becoming skinny, there's a possibility that it may have twisted during the impact of hammering on the alternator bolt to free the...

This XS650 sat outside for fifteen years and was in storage for twenty years. Back in the day used to rebuild the engine every summer. I used a 3lb hammer to beat the generator bolt clockwise, with a wrench, to free the frozen pistons. After assembly, while timing, I found that the...

This 76 XS650 sat outside for fifteen years and sat in storage for another twenty years. Back in the day, I use to rebuild the engine every summer. In addition to the timing problem, the left coil was overheating during the timing process so I ordered new coils. The original Kill Switch...

My vintage 1976 XS650 timing marks are way off. I think by beating on the alternator bolt to free the frozen engine during disassembly, I knocked the crank out of alignment and need to have it rebuilt. About a year ago I saw a video of an older guy that has been rebuilding cranks for years...

RC I've been baffled for two weeks now, trying to figure what chain I should buy for a blown spare engine I bought back in the 80's The chain has 106 links and wouldn't lay down properly on the 34 teeth cam sprocket. Thanks guys ! Everything I've learned on here has been so helpful. The oil...