Hi guys,
So I recently got a '77 XS650 and it wasn't starting so I replaced the battery it would finally started but I had to turn the throttle as I was kickstarting it. While I was turning the throttle there was also a lot of popping coming from the exhaust. When I would close the throttle it would turn off. I started to mess with the idle screw and it finally stayed on!
After driving it around the block a couple of times and seeing it would stay on, I decided I would drive it a little farther and after about 20 minutes it seemed like the RPMs at idle were going lower and lower and eventually turned off on me again. I so I just started to mess with the idle screw again and it stayed on again.
I drove it like this for another day or two and now there is gas leaking when I turn the petcock to "On". Would you guys happen to know what I would have to replace from this info? I can provide more if anything is unclear. Thanks!
So I recently got a '77 XS650 and it wasn't starting so I replaced the battery it would finally started but I had to turn the throttle as I was kickstarting it. While I was turning the throttle there was also a lot of popping coming from the exhaust. When I would close the throttle it would turn off. I started to mess with the idle screw and it finally stayed on!
After driving it around the block a couple of times and seeing it would stay on, I decided I would drive it a little farther and after about 20 minutes it seemed like the RPMs at idle were going lower and lower and eventually turned off on me again. I so I just started to mess with the idle screw again and it stayed on again.
I drove it like this for another day or two and now there is gas leaking when I turn the petcock to "On". Would you guys happen to know what I would have to replace from this info? I can provide more if anything is unclear. Thanks!