MountainXS
XS650 Member
Hey All,
New member and new to wrenching. I've been browsing this forum for a minute now and the advice has been invaluable. I recently picked up a 1980 xs650 special for a few hundred dollars. Well intact, but it had clearly been sitting in storage for years (decades?) Compression was solid, so I changed the oil and pulled the tank for a deep clean and rust removal.
While cleaning out the petcock, I noticed a substantial amount of sludge and varnish. Most of the parts are intact, but the fuel filter was brittle and damaged. Anyone have a good resource for the replaceable petcock screens/filters? I've spotted full rebuild kits with gaskets and o-rings, but not specifically filters.
Here's a look at what I'm working with. And the type of filter I'd like to find.
Any and all advice is appreciated.
Thanks.
New member and new to wrenching. I've been browsing this forum for a minute now and the advice has been invaluable. I recently picked up a 1980 xs650 special for a few hundred dollars. Well intact, but it had clearly been sitting in storage for years (decades?) Compression was solid, so I changed the oil and pulled the tank for a deep clean and rust removal.
While cleaning out the petcock, I noticed a substantial amount of sludge and varnish. Most of the parts are intact, but the fuel filter was brittle and damaged. Anyone have a good resource for the replaceable petcock screens/filters? I've spotted full rebuild kits with gaskets and o-rings, but not specifically filters.
Here's a look at what I'm working with. And the type of filter I'd like to find.
Any and all advice is appreciated.
Thanks.