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I got some time tonight to do some work on it and here's what I have so far. I first smelled the oil. It did not smell like gas so I decided to not replace it for now (I plan to once I get it running well again) I went to the tech section of this forum and got the float specs. 24mm +- 1mm...

I'm looking it up right now but after I cleaned her al up a bit and started her again she sounded a little funny (like a dry slight clanking noise from the bottom of the motor) I shut it off and noticed the left exhaust pipe is cold and the right one is hot. I'm going to assume the left cylinder...

THANK ALL YOU FOLK AND JESUS lol. Its started!!!!!! So I tried grounding the spark plug and kicked it a few times still no spark. I then grabbed my jump box and placed the positive on the capacitor positive and the negative on the frame. I turned on the jump box, grounded the spark plug and...

I took your advice and read through a couple of the carb basics on the tech thread. Im going to be honest, a good portion of it went over my head but from what I can tell there are a couple different adjustments I will need to make to fine tune the carbs. Please let me know if I'm on the...

If i assume this is true then how do I adjust the mixture when I cap it? Is it as simple as turning a wrench or screwdriver?

thanks. Yeah I will ground and check the spark again tonight. if I get spark I will check the oil makes ure there is no smell of fuel and flush it if I smell some and attempt to kick it after plugging the barbs. If that does not work I'll spend the weekend redoing the timing (I may have to since...

ahhhhh that explains it. When I first start this back during the time it was running it would always pop a couple times until it is warm. After it was warm and I turned the choke off it ran like normal or what I though was normal. It idled well and did not pop anymore. Ill play around with it...

ahh well that sucks!!! I only leave the choke on when I start the bike. the throttle cable holder was removed. I didnt put it back on since I removed the carbs to clean it. That one I was aware of. Yes the rear brake master cylinder came liek that witht he clear tube as the res. I knew the rear...

yes i took his word for it. He seemed like a good guy but it was a mistake on my part for not checking myself. I never did a compression check before but bought a kit just to be on the safe side. When I did check at home both cylinders were at the exact same compression. 62 or so PSI. I'll...

should I cap those barbs? I did notice when I bought the bike those barbs (i assume the vacuum line looking pins right near the carbs) were left open like that. I can put a rubber cap on them and see if that changes anything. Thanks

can you give me some insight onto what fuel scored means? I will check the oil tonight. It was clear when I check last night but I did not think to smell it to see if it smelled like gas. for the compression check, I ran the test with no carbs on, isn't that similar to running the test with...

ahhh I didn't think of grounding the spark plug. I just had it sitting on the seat when I kicked it and saw no spark. I will try taping or securing it to exposed steel on the motor and run the test again to see if I have spark.

Yes I leave the headlights off until it starts. I will search for a diagram or toy around with it tonight to see what kind of wires are coming out of the box. Thanks

yes I am highly unfamiliar with these carbs. My cleaning procedure was to take the top plate off both carbs, remove and clean the rubber bows and the pin its connected to. I then went and remove the float cover. I checked the tiny holes in the center of each of those brass or copper lines in...

figure8 - when you say wire the points and coil directly to a battery I assume you mean the coils that go into the spark plugs? So the spark plug wires go form the plugs back to a black box under the gas tank. I assume I will see a couple + - wires coming from that box that I can run straight to...

Hey everyone. I'm new to this forum but have been searching on and off for the last week or so trying to find a solution to why my XS650 wont start. Here's the rundown. I purchased a 78 XS650 bobber a couple weeks ago and it ran fine when I bought it. I took it out last week to work for the...