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    Disappearing Fuel

    Bike: 78 xs650SE, BS38 Carbs History: Bike is in mid build (running and riding). I have one of those fancy dancy glass fuel filters with the replaceable filter element inside. I recently rebuilt the carbs with the kits from MikesXS and cleaned them thoroughly during the rebuild. Bike runs...
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    One rich, one clean

    Ok, here's the stats: 78 xs650 special Bs38 carbs Open exhaust Pod filters 27.5 pilot, needle on position 3, 135 main Floats adjusted to 24mm Here's the problem: Left cylinder is rich (black charcoal plug) and right cylinder is good (maybe a little lean). I can clean the plugs and put them back...
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    Vacuum hose to nowhere

    New to the XS650 realm, but not new to bikes. Been looking for a project for awhile and ran across 78 Special that was already hardtailed. Couldn't pass up the deal. Anyway, it runs rough, as expected (the PO wasn't quite the wrench turner he claimed to be), but I'm working on the rough running...
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