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    xs400 dies on idle

    They are. I did sand them down pretty good. but...maybe i do need to do a 2nd sand down on the blinker side. that is the the only thing I could think of. But my back brakes just snapped on me today after a long ride....the bolt that connects the assembly to the brake drum broke in half. most...
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    xs400 dies on idle

    Only issues now i have with the bike is the blinkers stopped working after installing new bars on the bike
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    xs400 dies on idle

    Also threw in a brand new Fuse block which helped it. The idle fuse was really not connecting perfect causing it to want to die sometimes
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    xs400 dies on idle

    Also it needs the petcock always on as mentioned above to have it run correctly. Rode it about 2 hours 1 way the other day and 2 back with no issues
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    xs400 dies on idle

    Since i got the carbs tuned in and messed with the idle screw the bike has been running great ever since
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    xs400 dies on idle

    Update. Got the bike to idol perfect pretty much and no dyeing at idol. When i ride the back it rides great other than low RPMs then it will want to or does die. I switched it to PRI and the bike runs perfect pretty much. Is it bad to ride the bike on pri? Do i need a new petcock?
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    xs400 dies on idle

    OK. Messed with the mixture screws and throttle screw. I got it to idol now better. Still wants to die though without choke on. Sometimes will run for a few minutes fine without choke. Then will just stumble and die
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    xs400 dies on idle

    Hey there. I just bought a 1981 xs400 Special. My first older bike. I have always had newer street bikes. So I'm pretty new to this. It ran ok when I bought it. The seller told me he rebuilt the carbs and went through the bike. It died on his way over to sell it to me. He brought it back home...
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