Recent content by FrashBrack

hey there everyone, A little help is due on my xs400. I had it parked and running the other day when the stator cover started to ooze oil. I opened the plate and oil began to gush out. now, I want to get rid of my battery and do the banshee permanent magnet alternator swap. How can I do...

if you hold the clutch and try and kick it. nothing will happen.

I have the same issue. I equate it to the the little O ring and its seat. I am using a new square diaphragm from a 1100 rebuild kit (its the only one that would fit) and i noticed that the metal cylinder that the little O ring sits on is a little different. This is causing it to not sit in its...

Got my bike running all thanks to everyone on the board that helped. Why not sweeten the success of xs400 with some spokes for my cafe/tracker project!!!!!!

I Mayjorly lucked today try to return my defunct parts. Not only did they not have the Vaccuum gasket, but proclaimed that yamaha does not make the part and I would have to find it elsewhere. But just before leaving, the guy says "o ya, I've had this xs1100 Petcock rebuild kit forever, I'm not...

The gasket was the only thing that was showing wear. It was a little stretched and had indents from those tiny posts becuase it was previously installed the wrong way. ( 90 degree turn and it sat perfectly in its posts) unbelievable how one could not have noticed this. I'm going to order the...

So I pulled the Petcock apart, cleaned everything, sanded the surfaces flat and shiney. The square gasket and plastic spacer were installed previously wrong, so I was super excited to put everything back together properly and see if the leak was gone. It still leaks! Argggg! Same spot, where...

So I bought a "repair kit" from a local parts store. The parts were too small and only included the switch ring, wave ring, and the 4 holed gasket. On further inspection, (especially after reading JARichmonds tutorial, thanks!) that maybe one of the PO'ers rebuilt the Petcock becauce the hole in...

As the title states, I have a leaky Petcock. I just bought the bike and it has cold start issues. Could the leaky Petcock be the culprit for this issue? Also, should I get a Petcock repair kit or just buy a new one, besides the leak, everything looks good. Attached is a picture of where the gas...