dltowers
XS650 Member
I have a fuel/carburator problem with my 650:
My Yamaha is a 1981 XS 650 Special II that I bought brand new.
It is in storage about 99% of the year, and it only has 1,184 miles on it.
I am having a problem starting the bike when the engine is cold.
When it cranks, it is only running on 1 cylinder, the right side is not firing.
I can spray spray starter fuild in the right intake and the right side will start firing.
Once the engine is warm, it starts correctly, with no problem, it is just when I initially try to start the engine cold.
I had thought that maybe the low-speed jets were bad, so I had the carburators
rebuilt at a local Yamaha dealership, this helped, but it is still not correct.
Utilizing the choke level does not help?
I haved cleaned the fuel lines/petcock and they are working correctly.
I really hate to have to use starting fluid each time I start the engine cold, but it will not fire on right cylinder without it?
Any suggestions/tips?
dufflebag51@aol.com
My Yamaha is a 1981 XS 650 Special II that I bought brand new.
It is in storage about 99% of the year, and it only has 1,184 miles on it.
I am having a problem starting the bike when the engine is cold.
When it cranks, it is only running on 1 cylinder, the right side is not firing.
I can spray spray starter fuild in the right intake and the right side will start firing.
Once the engine is warm, it starts correctly, with no problem, it is just when I initially try to start the engine cold.
I had thought that maybe the low-speed jets were bad, so I had the carburators
rebuilt at a local Yamaha dealership, this helped, but it is still not correct.
Utilizing the choke level does not help?
I haved cleaned the fuel lines/petcock and they are working correctly.
I really hate to have to use starting fluid each time I start the engine cold, but it will not fire on right cylinder without it?
Any suggestions/tips?
dufflebag51@aol.com