Pyrobooster
XS650 Enthusiast
Hello all,
I'm new to this forum and to my 650, but I'm starting to love both!
Here's my problem, any help would be much appreciated.
1980 Special 650, 3500 miles, sat in a non heated or cooled garage for twenty years,
also may have laid on its side for several weeks/months when it was newish.
I cleaned the carbs all out, got a new battery, and have spark in both cylinders.
When I set the petcock to "PR" fuel leaks from the left side air box out of the carb, but not in "ON" position.
It will start with almost no problem, but will not keep running unless I keep giving it gas by holding the throttle. The right left cylinder will not run reliably), and seems to only kick in if spray starting fluid in the left side air box. I have not compression tested it yet, as I do not think I that is the issue, as the miles are so low and all the internals that I have seen are pratically flawless.
Here's one more piece of info, the exhaust pipes are blued from the engine heat differently, the right side, the side that fires (a medium blue color) is noticeably darker than the left side the side that does not fire (a reddish gold color).
Does anyone have any ideas? This is my father's old bike and I went through hell to get the title, and would love to ride it before winter.
Thanks in advance,
Pyrobooster
I'm new to this forum and to my 650, but I'm starting to love both!
Here's my problem, any help would be much appreciated.
1980 Special 650, 3500 miles, sat in a non heated or cooled garage for twenty years,
also may have laid on its side for several weeks/months when it was newish.
I cleaned the carbs all out, got a new battery, and have spark in both cylinders.
When I set the petcock to "PR" fuel leaks from the left side air box out of the carb, but not in "ON" position.
It will start with almost no problem, but will not keep running unless I keep giving it gas by holding the throttle. The right left cylinder will not run reliably), and seems to only kick in if spray starting fluid in the left side air box. I have not compression tested it yet, as I do not think I that is the issue, as the miles are so low and all the internals that I have seen are pratically flawless.
Here's one more piece of info, the exhaust pipes are blued from the engine heat differently, the right side, the side that fires (a medium blue color) is noticeably darker than the left side the side that does not fire (a reddish gold color).
Does anyone have any ideas? This is my father's old bike and I went through hell to get the title, and would love to ride it before winter.
Thanks in advance,
Pyrobooster
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