RadMax
XS650 Addict
So I’ve been having some carb trouble - I think I’ve finally got it sorted out, ridiculously high idle, replaced the diaphragms/slides - and I took my carbs apart yesterday... You know that rubber piece that goes in under the pilot jet? Well after I drained my carb, it was all swollen. Why is that, is that normal, and what is that piece even for? Could the swelling be ethanol-related? Of course I don’t use anything like ethanol/E85, I run dino juice, but you know how our gasoline “may contain up to 10% ethanol” these days?
I have a 2000 Kawasaki KE100 (it’s a two-stroke, ethanol eats two-stroke oil) too, so don’t even get me started on ethanol... But what do you think it is? Also, what octane do you guys use? Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think I’ve heard the XS650 has a fairly “modest” 8.4:1 compression ratio? I’m a 1980 Special if there’s any difference?
I have a 2000 Kawasaki KE100 (it’s a two-stroke, ethanol eats two-stroke oil) too, so don’t even get me started on ethanol... But what do you think it is? Also, what octane do you guys use? Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think I’ve heard the XS650 has a fairly “modest” 8.4:1 compression ratio? I’m a 1980 Special if there’s any difference?