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awesome thank you. you guys rock

It used to have foam pods that were disintegrating ... I'll mess around with the foam pods / pleated filters / check. It doesn't appear that me swapping air intake filters makes much of a difference. It seems my problem is originating from somewhere else. BUT... I will keep this factor in mind...

Killer - I'm about to do some voltage testing. Seems like rotor / stator may be the root cause of my pain and suffering. Back at ya shortly :)

Good questions - Guy at shop here in Portland threw on those pod filters because he had them lying around. I believe we properly tuned my mix screws and synced carbs to those. (we started at 1.5 turn out which is stock and then ... I can't remember, will double check today) Prior to that it had...

I will see if I can do this! thank you

@5twins @gggGary @Machine happy Friday. I just did some troubleshooting and here's what I'm staring at (and to answer your questions!): - spark plugs / wires are all new. Spark plugs are proper heat rating. - tested coil - coil is good - choke is fine / no crud in float bowls Here's some info...

I appreciate this insight - I believe I have the 34 carbs - plastic floats. Float level, jets, needles, diaphragms all seem to check out and are clean + in good shape. I'm circling back to Ignition. It appears my secondary coil stage may have gone bad. I'm getting second and third opinions with...

thank you @Machine and @jetmechmarty - I'm headed out with my multimeter to check ignition system now. Planning to look at the timing on Wednesday. I'll let ya know what I find!

Thank you very much for this. You're not the first one to suggest it. I BELIEVE the timing is fine but will double check. I'm going into a shop (Legion Moto Co. here nearby my house!) this Wednesday with all the tools / toys to check this. (Are you in Vancouver, WA?) Cheers

Friends, sorry to be needy here. I am stumped: My 1982 fires up fine. Runs for about 3 minutes and plugs are FOULED black. Plugs are correct rating for my jetting, etc. (bike has been running fine for years with no problems until now). My carbs are tuned and synced, air and fuel are all flowing...

@nwwa - I realize your post is a year old. Any chance your ignition coil is still laying around for sale? Cheers

Hey gang, I appreciate the discussion here. I'm going to go with: keeping it easy and checking: Spark, Fuel and compression I'm going to a) check for spark and then possibly 2) spray EasyStart in the carb to diagnose if it's a fuel issue. Will continue to troubleshoot from there! Thank you for...

Thank you 5twins - It's super rainy here in Oregon today but as soon as it lets up I'll get out and check the fuses (and if I get it running - the voltage). Thanks for the detailed info.

Hey gang, I'm a first time owner (and rider) as of a month ago. HAVING SO MUCH FUN!!! Thanks for this very helpful forum. I'm jumping in here with a question to help me get running and avoid the shop: Her name is "Irene" - 1982 xs650 Heritage Special with about 14k on her. No mods. Generally in...