aDotInTime
XS650 Kook
Ok I'll try it out. Will the push start re-establish compression from there on out? I do have a Boyer ignition.
Ok I'll try it out. Will the push start re-establish compression from there on out? I do have a Boyer ignition.
A similar story. Sobering, and long.
http://www.xs650.com/threads/help-i-broke-it-wont-start-warning-long.40457/
...will we want to slash our wrists after reading it 2M ? or will it lift our spirits and make everything seem right with the World ...
How warm is it over there today ? we are expecting a record 102 degrees today
Maybe he meant the mikes filter and gasket were still on the shelf. that's a torn (not unusual) stock sump filter, the use of silicone seal to (fix, HA) is a not a good sign about the quality of work done. As others have said checking the cam is (still) correctly timed to the crank, next up...Hey all. So I'm educating myself on how to do the valve adjustment and decided in the interim that what gggGary said about not really knowing what I got should push me to do some investigation.
This fellow I bought the bike from had informed me that there was a new sump filter from MikesXS with a gasket. I thought "Hmm, why would he be specifically replacing the sump filter?"
So I pulled the filter this evening and found it to be pretty beat up. There was a SIGNIFICANT amount of debris in it. Also a red fluid in and around it. Could this help with any diagnostics? Was this just years of shitty crud built up? Why did he want to replace that filter? Is there something that filter is linked to that would put a piece together regarding my loss of compression?
I took photos to help give a visual. Hope you're all well!
View attachment 146035 View attachment 146036 View attachment 146037