Recent content by jbrum1545

Well I'm back. Giving her a facelift.

Tappet Cover Broke. Jb Welded the old one need a replacement. 1981 xs400sh Thanks

Tappet Cover sheered off at the final thread so I'm looking for one. 1981xs400. Have the old one JB welded hopefully it'll hold for a bit. Thanks in advance.

Excellent. Thanks for the info! I'm sure more questions will arise when I actually start doing the work hahaha Thanks again! I have the engine on my desk in the living room, girlfriend doesn't seem to happy about it, forgot it was thanksgiving and were having people over...whoops

To get the best seal do I need to use anything with the gasket? I have a small leak on left side crank case cover and want to fix it. I ordered a complete engine gasket kit (over kill but I have the motor out so I figured I'd try to replace what I could) I've read thru the forum and saw people...

I'm digging the woodgrain so it'll probably be on my bike for awhile

Bike I've been working on

excellent. I'll look around for a set. trying to not break the bank so hopefully I can find a decent pair. Thanks for the info

Hey xs400 gods, I come with a minor question. My mufflers cracked completely off the header pipe on both sides near the "H" crossbar. My question, what size is my header pipe? I've measured the open end (the inner pipe inside of the muffler) and it's 1.25" is that right? I want to get some slip...

excellent I got one similar to it. a little bigger. 43 microns filter rate. I think the one on it only had 20microns so I'm hoping that's better haha. I'll check it out tomorrow. Thanks again