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This is my second time installing my Pamco setup, I'm just wrapping up after replacing my valve seals. I never noticed it the first time but now, with everything tightened up, my advance rod slides laterally abt 1/16". Is this normal? To clarify, if I'm sitting eye level to the side of the...

The bike starts on 2 or 3 kicks when it's cold and on 1st kick once it's warmed up. It idles very well from a cold start, nice and lopey. after abt 5 minutes or so, just enough time to warm up, she begins to idle higher. Not anything crazy high, maybe like the throttle is just barely open...

Bs38's have no barbs at the manifold to use when syncing. Instead they use a port that is normally capped off but a barbed hose fitting can be installed in place of them when syncing. They look like this(fitting at bottom middle of pic) I'v been hunting for them for over an hour and I...

The three things that I can't figure out are: 1. How to test my regulator when the bike won't start (will the bike start even if the reg is blown? I'm thinking if so, then is my PMA gonna put out crazy numbers and possibly fry other components? 2. how to check the output of my PMA (I dont...

Just by looking, how does a guy tell whether he has a set of '76-'77 BS38's or a set of '78-79 BS38's? Are there differences in the carb bodies or is it just in the jets?

I'm trying to jet my carbs for open intake/open exhaust plus a 750 kit and not having much success. Early on I had no clue when it came to tuning carbs so all my jetting changes were going off of what I read on this forum. I had no baseline to start with bc my bike never ran before all the...

Am I doing it right? I'm setting my ruler right on top of the gasket so I'm subtracting a mm from the specs. '79 carbs so I'm looking for 24mm or 23mm on top of the gasket.

I have been using ugly ol' hose clamps from ace to secure my carbs but am staring at Mikes list for hose clamps and they sure look alot better. At least if they are black they will blend in, quite unlike my current rusty silver clamps from Ace. I am running JBM's bs38 angled holders and I...

I ordered a set of carb boots from Ebay and they ended up not fitting my carbs. I learned today that my carbs are from '76-'77, not '78-'79 like I thought. The ones I ordered said they would fit years '78-'83(:umm:). Here's the jump to the ad...

Running the 750 kit w open intake and exhaust. Nearing the end of my build and this is the first time the bike has ran since I bought it. Bike revs crazy high on start-up. No tach but I'd guess it's around the 5k range. Throttle cable is good and slides are sitting at bottom and return when...

Bike is a '79, Hugh's PMA and reg/rec, sparx capacitor, pamco ultimate. Kick only. just finishing the build and I have never had the bike running. Not getting any spark at the plugs. I figure I'll trace all my wires for continuity tonight. If that's all good then I figure next I'll start...

I'm having trouble finding a breather cover as the part is discontinued from Yamaha. Anybody have any ideas? Looking for the single vent style. I'm seeing a couple on Ebay but no single vent style ones.. I need this style

I am looking for a single outlet style breather cover, like this. If the plate inside is missing, thats fine, I have one. Thanks, Brad

I've been reading as much as I can abt matching a Harley hub to a stock XS 17mm axle and I can't find a definitive fix. If I have missed the answer to my question here, then please, someone point me in the right direction. Let me start off by saying I'm running a Wargasser spool out front, not...

How long has Gordon Scott's site been down? I have been planning on running his exhaust but I just went to his site XS650exhaust.com and it seems that the domain was sold?? Or maybe, hopefully, it's just down for maintenance. Idk..:confused:

So I had been planning on using Hugh's PMA and combine it with the Chrysler and Radioshack reg/rec mod as described by PamcoPete: http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2304 But now it seems I can't do this, here's a thread where Pete says you can't combine the Chrysler regulator and a...

Help! Spoke hole gauge for '80 drum hub I just spoke w Leah from Buchanans. She is asking me to specify the gauge of the holes in my rear hub. Hub is a 1980 drum rear. She told me the spoke holes in the hub, from the factory, came in different sizes. She is asking me whether they are 8-9, 8-10...

So I picked up a tank off of a guy on Craigslist who listed it as a Wassel, I paid $90 for it and I'm pretty sure it's the real deal. If so then I think I got a pretty good deal bc I see these guys going for $200-$300 on E-bay. I already ordered a new filler neck to replace the fugly...

So I've got the pistons hanging out of the bottom of the cylinders and the cylinder block abt two or three inches down onto the studs and it has become very difficult to get the block to slide down any further onto the studs. I tapped on it lightly w my rubber mallet but it doesn't seem to want...

My bike is an '80, How much does my cam differ from a XS1 cam. Also, what is this shell cam thing I'm seeing here and there. I'm asking bc I'm considering a rephase and I'd like a hotter cam to go along with it. I think I do anyway, I haven't ridden a 650 before and mine probably wont be...