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I have to buy a new timing light. Apparently, I gave mine away a while ago.😟. So today was static timing. I’ll do the hot water test on the floats

So here’s where I’m at today. I pulled the carb apart and went through it and cleaned it. Nothing spectacular showed up anywhere, and I also blew the whole thing out with compressed air. Still made no difference and the left side w would not fire at all. I turned my attention to the points and...

Mechanical sync is good. Haven’t used vacuum gauges yet.

Float height was too high. I did drop it. I measured without the gasket. Is that correct?

Thanks for the replies. I will pull it off and strip it down and check it all against spec.

I pulled the car apart and looks like all new parts inside. The mid range needle was on the bottom clip so I moved it up according to the shop manual. I put it all back together, and it seemed to start better, but the left side is still not firing at idle. if I bring the left side up off idle...

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I am having some issues with the left carb on my XS2. it’s been a lot of years since I’ve been into one and wanted to ask a couple questions and pose the problem before I get into it. The left cylinder is not firing at idle, and if I play with the throttle and gently bring it up off idle, it...

Hi Raymond, Thanks for the compliment on the bike. It needs a little bit more work to finish it off but not much. The previous owner put a lot of effort into it. My plan is just to keep it stock and ride it on sunny days. a bit about me: I am 68, not retired yet. done a bit of everything in...

Good Morning I am new to the forum and have just picked up a just about complete resto XS2. I bought my first one in 1972 when I was 17 and sold it 3 years later. I am happy to have this one in the stable. I currently have 2 Beemers as well an R1200RT and 1200GS. I am near metro Vancouver...