Recent content by Mango

The spark plugs wet so I’m assuming it’s getting fuel. Kinda at a lost what to check next, but I’ll keep tinkering.

Also when I say rebuilt carb, I mean new jets and components.

Also curious about vacuum, I know it is necessary for fuel ti be pulled into the engine but how do I know if I’m getting it? I have compression but they are different from my understanding.

I posted about this earlier but I bough a project 79’ 400 that had a screw embedded in the head. I did a top end with a new head and that went fine. Compression went from 90L, 120R to 150 L and R. I went through some issues with the carb but it has been cleaned with a full rebuild (compressed...

Butterfly screw in the cylinders?! My first time ever working on motorcycles and it’s been so much fun. When I bought my 79 xs barn find, I thought it would just be a carb clean and new gas type of situation. However, I found that a screw from the butterfly valve on the left carb found its way...