Captmandel
XS650 Addict
Ok so i let my 72 xs sit for like 2 years because i assumed i had some big electrical issue. Fast forward to two days ago, i replaced the spark plugs, filled the tank, and off we go. So of course i started tinkering and now it doesn't seem to wanna start again. I realized my plugs kept fouling so that's where i started. I then learned that what i thought was the mixture screw was actually a sealed vacuum port(?) I found the mix screws and they were WAY rich. I believe after checking the plugs and gapping them to .030 that i have fixed the problem with them fouling. Then i adjusted the cam chain tensioner which was slightly in, now its perfectly flush as the manual suggests. I don't have the right tool to do the valves but 6 years ago or so i had the head gasket replaced and a "red neck" valve job done, as the mechanic put it. Still no start. I realized that while idling the bike i ate up the useable fuel. So, i cleaned the petcocks, and filled the tank about 1/4 of the way and it STARTED!! Then i rode around my neighborhood for about 3 mins and it died I tried kicking it back to life and nothing i also tried to push start it down the hill to no luck. As i was writing this i went back outside to check the fuel hoses and gas is def flowing. I tried to kick her over and she started first kick. Then died on the way outside of the garage. Then kicked over again and died again in the drive way. After that she wouldnt kick over at all. Im running a pamco ignition with a "banshee swap" pma. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to take her to a mechanic at this point but 1. im a little afraid they are gonna tell me to throw it in a lake and 2. No one around me works on 50 year old bikes. Thanks for reading this, sorry for long post.