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Hello All.
I have a Yamaha Xs400 special ii.
I have been dealing with a choke only running issue for a while. I have taken apart the carb and cleaned it I could probably do that with my eyes closed.
I have tried replacing the boots (I think that's what they are called) (gasket that connect...
1980 XS400S No mods except for airfilters
While the carb was apart used a wire bristle to poke and prod jets with carb cleaner and used air to blow out.
As for the the petcock made sure there was no crap in it blew out the tank filter with air and scraped off the crud.
I am not sure how to...
Spark plugs are good. They are dry. Pet cock was taken off along with the tank filter and cleaned today. Any other thoughts? I'm sure it's something I'm missing just not sure what.
I have an XS400 Special.
The issues I'm having are it will not run without being choked. Even when giving it gas. I have replaced the boots and air filters. I also have pulled the carb out (2 times) and THOROUGHLY cleaned them.
I am at a loss what to do and what to fix I have Googled my butt...