Recent content by phatman1969

Hey again all! I have 82 xs400 DOHC. I have realized the wiring is somewhat different than the diagrams i can find. The pickup coil on my bike only has two wires coming from it. All the diagrams I can find show a bigger pickup coil with 4 wires coming from it. On the two wire pickup coil which...

Thanks for the reply. How do I check the timing on this bike. It is electronic ignition. I didnt think I could mess with it. It ran again last night wide open, pulled through all the gears, rmp all the way to 9k. I pulled it in the garage last night and switched it off. NO changes, nothing moved...

Hi all. Hope everyone is doing well. I am back to square one on my 82 xs400 dohc. Last week i thought i had this thing figured out. I switched the spark plug wires around and she ran like a scalded dog. Two days later she wont start. Backfire, backfire, nothing. So today i switched the plug...

Thanks for the info. That sounds like what i have. I know the bars act as grounds as well. Just making sure i have them all when i cut the back off this thing.

Here is what mine looks like.

Not sure about the 80 model but my 82 has under the seat where the edge of the gas tank is. There is a relay on the left and on the right. The starter safety relay is the one on the left if you are sitting on the bike. I think the one on the right is the side stand safety relay. They both hang...

Good morning all, spent last night looking over the wiring on my 82 xs400 DOHC and had a quick question. How many places does the wiring actually ground. I found the one beside the cdi box, and the one where the battery grounds to the crankcase. The ground wires from the cdi box and the...

Thanks to the both of you for the info. I was wondering why they were hanging in those rubber boots. Probably just leave them there and redesign the seat.

Hi again everyone. Well, I was on the road for a whole day and now my 1982 xs400 DOHC wont start. Ran great yesterday. The left side wont spark. I have replaced the pick up coil, and the coils are good. My question is if the right side fires with good spark does that mean my pickup coil is...

One more thought. I think one of them is some kind of starter safety cut out. Can it be bypassed or just removed.....?

Hi all, hope everyone is having a great weekend. I need to know what these relays do. When I do my seat they are going to get in the way. If i need to leave them I will redesign. If I can move them safely I will. Here is a photo, Let me know all your thoughts. Thanks

I want to first start by thanking everyone who continued to help me on this bike. I just came back from a kick a++ ride on her. Without all of your great advice this would not be running. I did learn something and admitting it will be embarrasing but maybe it will help the someone else out...

Dont know what brand of pods.They look like emgo pods but cant be sure. PO put them on. Valves are good, float heights is good, compression is good on both, i have electronic ignition so timing should be fine, and yes carbs have been synched. not sure about a rev limiter on it. Never thought...

Hi again to all. I am asking for help on my rpm issues again. I have 1982 xs400 DOHC. The bike will run and idle now. Cleaned carbs 5 times trying to get it right. I am running pod filters so I put the new 140 main jets in it the other day. Prior to that it had a 125 and a 115 in it. When I rev...

Thats what I thought. Just wish I knew what I was missing. I have checked and checked and cant come up with what I am doing wrong. I have had the carbs apart so many times its crazy.