Will post some up after I get back from working over the weekend. Off to fit some race car tyres.
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Finally got a bike after a few setbacks. What oil, plugs, etc?
- Thread starter wmarsh4
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wmarsh4
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Just got the battery acid added to the battery. Got 6 more plugs (total of 10 now). (Got a spot that has 19 more supposedly) but think i may be good until i switch the caps. Battery has to charge for so many hrs. I know it may be a bad idea. But ill probably attempt to fire it up tomorrow for the first time. The oil seems decent still thats in it. But probably aint. Idk. Just want to here it run before i start taking it apart. I was told to run a little 2 stroke gas through it to lube the top up a little quicker? Seem like a bad idea? Wish me luck.
If you haven't cleaned out the tank and (at minimum) dropped the float bowls and looked, then I wouldn't fire it up. If the carbs are dirty, all than junk is gonna get sucked up into all the jets and passageways, makin' for a right mess inside the carbs. That's just gonna make it that much harder to get 'em clean when you eventually do take 'em apart to clean 'em.
All runnin' 2stroke oil in the gas is gonna do is foul the plugs easier. It ain't gonna help lube the top end.
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For any engine that’s been sitting for a long time, I add a couple of tablespoons of oil into the spark plug holes and turn the engine over a couple of times to lube up the bores / rings.
wmarsh4
XS650 Enthusiast
I forgot to mention the petcocks aint good on the tank it has with what my uncle told me and i do see a little rust in the tank. Ill be staring it off a "rust free metal tank" i have laying around for now. Thanks for the tip bosco. Ill go that route instead of 2 stroke as it sounds much better! Lol. Ill pull the carbs before i throw the breathers on tomorrow morning and attempt to clean them out the best i can. If i just throw the tank i have on. Will it have the pressure to "suck" the fuel it needs or should i set it up to be "gravity" fed?
wmarsh4
XS650 Enthusiast
Float bowls will be coming off first thing in the morning. But we both know there Perfect and ready to run, right.I second the motion. Don't start it until the carburetor and fuel tank are clean.
If you are going to take off the fuel bowls you might as well pull the jets and make sure they are clear. And yes, your tank must be higher than the carbs.
wmarsh4
XS650 Enthusiast
Got one bowl off. He has a bolt stripped on the other. The one i got off is fairly clean. Do the carbs each need there own fuel line or is there a cross line that will do it?
wmarsh4
XS650 Enthusiast
Other bowl is off. There in fair shap. Going to clean them up and spray it all down
The pilot jets are easily obstructed. Clean them while you have access to them. And the enrichment circuit while you are at it.
Yes, if there's any dirt or gunk in the float bowl, the choke jet is easily plugged due to it's location off to the side at the bottom. Turn the choke on and it sucks that gunk right in. If the jet is plugged, the choke won't work and the bike will be very hard to start cold .....
Here's how to check it .....
The choke jet is pressed in place so can't be removed for cleaning. You'll need to blow cleaner through it with compressed air.
Here's how to check it .....
The choke jet is pressed in place so can't be removed for cleaning. You'll need to blow cleaner through it with compressed air.
wmarsh4
XS650 Enthusiast
Just plugged the battery into it to see if it would even run power. And get nothing but a click when i turn the key?
wmarsh4
XS650 Enthusiast
The gauge lights up and it clicks. Thats all shes got
Neutral light on? Taillight? Try bumping the starter, see if the motor tries to spin it?
wmarsh4
XS650 Enthusiast
Normally, you get no clicking when just turning the key on. That would happen when you tried to use the starter if the battery is low or there are bad connections somewhere between it and the starter. Normally, just the neutral light comes on. If your instrument lights come on then the headlight on-off switch is probably turned on.
No matter if the starter won't crank, you can kick start it, or try to, lol.
No matter if the starter won't crank, you can kick start it, or try to, lol.
wmarsh4
XS650 Enthusiast
That's the flasher. Is it a continuous clicking... or just when you turn it on?
