angus67
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I promised myself ide get at least one of my non-runners running this weekend.
I got the xl250 to start and idle ,but wont take throttle. Shows signs of life after sitting for years. new coil on the way.
For the past week, Ive had my xs's71 tank full of evap-o-rust, and turned out good. not spotless, but acceptable.
I thought I flushed it all out, then filled it up with 3.5 gallons of fresh gas. Then I cleaned out the carbs, put everything back together, kicked over, started strong, then one side died, then the other side. Yank the plugs. wet with water. wtf? I took a sample from my tank. lots of sparkly water. Drain the entire tank, 3+ gallons wasted. reclean the carbs, ran out of carb cleaner rite at the very end.
While I was cleaning out the carbs, I rigged a air line to gently blow air 5psi, into the petcocks, out thru the fill cap to dry it out.
Toss it all back together, fired second kick, but because I was monkeying with it, the carbs were out of sync, the idle mix was off. It started, but only one cylinder. I grabbed my timming light and found no spark on rite side, switch plug wires, still no spark on rite side. Grabbed 2 new plugs, gapped to .025, and put those it. started first kick! rpms skyrocketed! turned it off quick.
Slacked the throttle cable up top, turned idle screws so the throttle plates were closed all the way. Restarted manipulating the throtle to keep it from running away, tuned it to idle at 1300rpm, resynced the carbs, did dead cylinder method, and rode it up n down the drive a few times. Got back to garage, and checked timing. It flutters at the fire mark, but seems to idle smooth. It goes full advance at 2500 rpm's, and is about 1/4 inch past full advance mark.
A few weeks ago, I went thru curley's charging guide, and all components checked out, but was overcharging, was at 14.9 volts at 3000rpm's. I adjusted the regulator, and now its at 12.7 volts at idle, but only 13.5 volts when revved. I guesse I need to tinker more with the regulator. Touchy thing. At least I wont fry my battery.
This thread really isn't a question type thread, more like a whats happening thread.
I love this bike.
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I promised myself ide get at least one of my non-runners running this weekend.
I got the xl250 to start and idle ,but wont take throttle. Shows signs of life after sitting for years. new coil on the way.
For the past week, Ive had my xs's71 tank full of evap-o-rust, and turned out good. not spotless, but acceptable.
I thought I flushed it all out, then filled it up with 3.5 gallons of fresh gas. Then I cleaned out the carbs, put everything back together, kicked over, started strong, then one side died, then the other side. Yank the plugs. wet with water. wtf? I took a sample from my tank. lots of sparkly water. Drain the entire tank, 3+ gallons wasted. reclean the carbs, ran out of carb cleaner rite at the very end.
While I was cleaning out the carbs, I rigged a air line to gently blow air 5psi, into the petcocks, out thru the fill cap to dry it out.
Toss it all back together, fired second kick, but because I was monkeying with it, the carbs were out of sync, the idle mix was off. It started, but only one cylinder. I grabbed my timming light and found no spark on rite side, switch plug wires, still no spark on rite side. Grabbed 2 new plugs, gapped to .025, and put those it. started first kick! rpms skyrocketed! turned it off quick.
Slacked the throttle cable up top, turned idle screws so the throttle plates were closed all the way. Restarted manipulating the throtle to keep it from running away, tuned it to idle at 1300rpm, resynced the carbs, did dead cylinder method, and rode it up n down the drive a few times. Got back to garage, and checked timing. It flutters at the fire mark, but seems to idle smooth. It goes full advance at 2500 rpm's, and is about 1/4 inch past full advance mark.
A few weeks ago, I went thru curley's charging guide, and all components checked out, but was overcharging, was at 14.9 volts at 3000rpm's. I adjusted the regulator, and now its at 12.7 volts at idle, but only 13.5 volts when revved. I guesse I need to tinker more with the regulator. Touchy thing. At least I wont fry my battery.
This thread really isn't a question type thread, more like a whats happening thread.
I love this bike.
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