Prisondawg
XS650 Addict
Ok. So I've added many parts from a 78 special to an 83 frame with an 82 engine. By adding a solid state reg rec a TCI box and a single coil I managed to get the bike to start, eventually I got the thing to drive, I was driving it around my neighborhood and it was pretty joyous. However , it died at some point. Now it will start (after many kicks) run for a few seconds at best and die. Initially we took the seat off and noticed the ground has come loose when the nut vibrated out. And was just sitting there. We added a new nut but still couldn't get it going. My next suspicion was the battery charge which was dipping below 11 so I charged it back to 12.5 still not will not stay running. It also was backfiring pretty loudly like a firecracker. Which prompted me to pull the carbs re clean everything, I also did my best to adjust the butterfly valve so no light peaked through when they are shut. One of them closed better than the other however and I couldn't get it any tighter, but it was better than it was before and it was running. I put it back on the bike (I adjusted the cam chain tension while I had the bolt off) but still couldn't get my bike to stay running. It starts runs and then dies.
I've recently added fresh oil and an oil filter
It has gas. And it's getting into the bowls.
I just cleaned the spark plugs with a wire brush and changed the wires and caps to the yellow performance wires and NGK resistance free caps from Mike's XS.
When cleaning the carbs, I noticed a lot of putting in the cast of one one of the carbs.
Looking into the clymer manual , it suggests that if the carb isnt the cause it may be the piston rings so I suppose a compression test is next in line for diagnostics.
It seems that there is a lot of backfiring happening and I've seen a few puffs of smoke shoot out the left carb.
Here are some pictures
Please help me get this thing on the road. Any advice is welcome
I've recently added fresh oil and an oil filter
It has gas. And it's getting into the bowls.
I just cleaned the spark plugs with a wire brush and changed the wires and caps to the yellow performance wires and NGK resistance free caps from Mike's XS.
When cleaning the carbs, I noticed a lot of putting in the cast of one one of the carbs.
Looking into the clymer manual , it suggests that if the carb isnt the cause it may be the piston rings so I suppose a compression test is next in line for diagnostics.
It seems that there is a lot of backfiring happening and I've seen a few puffs of smoke shoot out the left carb.
Here are some pictures
Please help me get this thing on the road. Any advice is welcome
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