650creature
XS650 Member
Hello all ,
starts, idles ,dies with slightest throttle up. Having trouble understanding why the book tells me to gap the tappets on cyl.1 when the cam lobes are up? Makes no sense to me , when the lobes are down on the right cyl., garenteeing that both those valves are closed as well.?
Yet, thinking i was understanding the words wrong, i adjusted the gaps when the lobes were up (on cyl.1 l.h. side) and promply had the kick starter kickback , should a took notice because not long after it started the carbs got blown off the engine.
Spark plugs are black, thing is running crazy rich ,they get dirty fast. Had a timing light on , said i was advanced, but when i retard the timing to line up the marks she dies.
Installed pma,pamco combo, did my best to transfer TDC mark, seems pretty close by feel. 77' d model
any help is much appreciated, thanks.
starts, idles ,dies with slightest throttle up. Having trouble understanding why the book tells me to gap the tappets on cyl.1 when the cam lobes are up? Makes no sense to me , when the lobes are down on the right cyl., garenteeing that both those valves are closed as well.?
Yet, thinking i was understanding the words wrong, i adjusted the gaps when the lobes were up (on cyl.1 l.h. side) and promply had the kick starter kickback , should a took notice because not long after it started the carbs got blown off the engine.
Spark plugs are black, thing is running crazy rich ,they get dirty fast. Had a timing light on , said i was advanced, but when i retard the timing to line up the marks she dies.
Installed pma,pamco combo, did my best to transfer TDC mark, seems pretty close by feel. 77' d model
any help is much appreciated, thanks.
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