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I purchased a NGT Extreme #ETX15 from Carquest in St Thomas Ontario, hope this helps.

Do you have the name of the gasket manufacturer?

Hi everyone its been a while since I have been on this forum. My wifes 1982 xs400sj Heritage Special is running good. I would like to stop a small oil leak at the cylinder base gasket. I cannot locate a top end gasket kit. Any information would be appreciated , thanks.

I purchased a used voltage regulator from a salvage yard. After installing I checked the voltage and the same results when around 4000 rpm the meter registered 0 volts same as the old one. I grabbed another meter and the voltage registered 14.5 v with the different meter at 4000 rpm. You learn...

I purchased a AGM battery with 210 cranking amps from Carquest (Ontario Canada) and it resolved my starter issues.

Is there an alternate voltage regulator that can be purchased as stock in no longer available.

You feel that the 0 volts reading at 4000-5000 rpm is a natural function of this older technology. My 1999 Vulcan reads 14.5 volts at all rpms.

My first post about a slow cranking starter was resolved by replacing a battery thanks to this forum suggestion to replace the battery first. My second post question is about the charging system on 1982 xs400sj. I replaced the 35w/50w sealed headlight with a headlight with a h4 bulb style, with...

I purchased a 190 cold cranking amp battery and it starts almost immediately.