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  1. jakobgoodnessgracious

    Bouncing speedo needle

    All right so another thing I've been trying to figure out: My speedo bounces with a range of about 5 mph both ways. So I've seen the suggestions: re-lube the cable and check for kinks. I just went and checked the cable and it looks lubed well from the last time I did it. I attached it to a drill...
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    White smoke - engine block area from somewhere...

    Okay, so I got the ol' girl to an inspection and passed. But then I couldn't start her back up! Hahah! She was flooded. Either way, this was the first time I've rode her and got her as warm as she was I imagine. I started noticing (both times while idling) white smoke coming from some unknown...
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    Blow by. . .

    Hello everyone, I found some help at this link: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=116447.0 . However, I am still a little confused. I finally stopped a leak I was having from one of my petcocks and after a test ride and my joy of a successful run I forgot to turn them off. After I went...
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    Engine dies at idle when turning lights on

    All right, figured it was time to start a new thread. I'm on the side of the street just down from my house because the old girl's engine died right now. The Tx650a has died on me when I switch the lights on while idling a few times now. You can see when the engine isn't on if I switch the...
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    Hunting Idle and Idle hang/slow idle help

    Hello everyone, this is my first post on here. I just got my bike a little over a week ago. It's a 1974 TX650. I was having trouble with it dying at low range when I was trying to engage the clutch and take off. Also, after it would die I couldn't start it up but once more otherwise it wouldn't...
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