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In trying to get to the bottom of a chronically overheating engine at mid to high RPM, I removed my valve cover last night to find that the oil is not spraying out as liberally as I'd like it to, which points to either a faulty oil pump (not likely) or an oil passage blockage. At the moment I'm...

As a general rule of thumb, what kinds of effects with valves, points, timing, general operation would you expect by either loosening or tightening the cam chain adjustor by a mm or 2?

I am still in my initial months of maintenance and accidentally over-torqued one of the long allen screws after replacing the clutch case gasket last week. The screw broke off at the thread, which wouldn't be an issue if it were more accessible. Because it's a long screw, it's recessed at least...

I've been having constant issues with my '79 Special II since taking it out hard onto the road for the first time since restoration. A few weeks ago, it started overheating regularly, along with a growing oil leak coming from the vicinity of the crankcase. I changed the oil, cleaned the oil...

Help! I over-torqued one of the screws on my '79 Special II and need to find a new set. Will take the whole crankcase cover if necessary. Please send me a private message if you have any to sell. Thanks!

There are numerous other threads on excessive oil consumption and there is a lot to be learned from them. I am still new to motorcycle maintenance and am wondering if anyone would be kind enough to help me break down where to start with an oil leak. The '79 Special II has been running very...

Howdy all, My 1979 XS650 Special II is running fine in its first few weeks of long-distance runs after years of storage and restoration (16000 miles). I thoroughly cleaned out the tank, petcock and tap valve, fuel lines and carburetors (the right pilot seems to be clog-happy; I probably need...