j343my
XS650 Enthusiast
Good old Facebook Marketplace.Oh my, you were very lucky to find those tank emblems. I searched for several years before finding one.
Good old Facebook Marketplace.Oh my, you were very lucky to find those tank emblems. I searched for several years before finding one.
@Jim and @jpdevol, thanks for responding... yes, from the bowl side. There is so much residue still stuck to the needle valve jet that I didn't see that there was a washer! Will have another go at it tomorrow.Also... when you pull the main jet out, there's a brass washer under it (it's an odd size, don't lose it). If the washer's stuck to the body, your taps ain't doin' anything. Make sure the washer is out.
Tks Jim, 5twins, worked like a charm. Freed the washer, dislodged the needle jet. It was thoroughly glued in place with gas residue, like shellac.I'll tell ya how I do it when they're all gunked up like that. I'll sacrifice the mains... they'll want replacing anyway.
Just unscrew the mains a turn or so and give 'em a smack. Needle jet pops loose, screw the main out the rest of the way and push the needle jet out... done.
Worked on the engine referred to in the attached post:Next project is a quick-and-dirty build-up of a 1983 Special that is barely a roller at the moment. Just needs to be running and operational for a roadworthiness inspection. Once declared roadworthy, it'll get a proper build.
- have a running engine that leaked oil badly from the sump plate despite a new gasket. Discovered it had a low spot on the sump plate mounting surface (> .025" low). Filled with JBW and filed flat. Its sump plate had been previously removed and used on another engine
- prepped a sump plate from another engine that needs a top-end rebuild and found that the repaired sump filter had come apart. Became determined to come up with a better sump filter arrangement! Has anyone done the KTM 620 paper filter mod?
- started the cleaning process on a set of BS34's, bodies currently soaking in carb cleaner
A fine and points for an oil leak? God I'm glad I live in Florida.Riding home from work yesterday I had a rendezvous with an officer riding a covert BMW who gifted me a fine and demerit points for the head gasket oil leak. So I have finally decided to remove the engine and replace the gasket. I hadn't cleaned the engine for a few weeks so it was quite oily. View attachment 225447
5 Twins, Have you used or heard the mufflers 070065? Like many I too fell into the Mikes muffler trap and agree they're junk and sound like crap. I have cruised youtube for sound clips but didn't find anything useful. Just trying to get a feel from someone who has heard them. The mikes units are just obnoxious too loud with baffles in or out and rattly sounding. Kinda like a bull dog sneezing in a can of marblesLoosenoose, your first mistake was buying your mufflers from MikesXS. The original Commando muffler is very nice but that's not what Mike's sells now. They sell an EMGO copy of it that only looks like it on the outside. The internal baffling is completely different and frankly, they're junk. Your second mistake was getting the 1 3/4" inlet size that needs reducers to fit. You've seen how well that works, lol. Instead, go to YamahaXS650.com. They still sell the original Commando with a 1.5" inlet (#07-0065) and nice 1.5" O.D. headpipes (on sale for $99 at the moment). These will mate together nicely without the need for reducers.
Thank You, I had them in the cart waiting for your Blessing.Yes, I bought some and they are the original style Commando with the removable baffle bolt. Even though MikesXS still lists this muffler, it's not the same. It's the junky EMGO copy. They haven't changed their description either. They still claim this is the Heiden dyno tuned design. It's not, they're lying to us, lol. You want this Commando from YamahaXS650.com .....
https://yamahaxs650.com/product/commando-style-megaphone-muffler/
A good mutt though.That's bit of a mutt eh?