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House repair turned ugly. Beam for rear porch completely rotted. However, I was able to pull carbs off the Seca. Even though carbs were ultrasonically cleaned there was a piece of crud blocking left carb pilot. Years ago(early 70's) when I started wrenching one of the older mechanics told me...

no update, still working on a major house reno. Hope to get to the Yammie next week. Eliminated the Aprilia and MT-09(looks too much like a transformer bike but it sure is tempting though) most likely purchase is a Guzzi V9 Roamer. Larry

Thanks for that fiche chris. The fiche from another site was mislabeled and useless....Larry

will post photos when I get a chance to pull carbs. May not be for a couple days, still involved with work and a home reno and plan to go look at an Aprilia Shiver at the local Italian bike shop---Guzzis, Vespa, Piaggio and Aprilia. thanks again...Larry.

buztabuzt, that link you posted mentioned a plug over the pilot jet. Mine never had one and did run fine until the gas tank crap clogged up the carbs, I assume that pertains to the sohc 400? ….Larry

Thank you for the information. I've been so busy with work and a house renovation that I have not been on the computer for days. Will pull the carbs again( for the fourth or fifth time) and check float level. Mine are plastic so 22mm will be the target. Hard to imagine carbs could still be...

Having problem getting my 1982 Seca 400 dohc to idle properly. Inside of gas tank was a mess so I cleaned it with prep and etch but it rusted back up again so I plan to do it again and then seal with RedKote. That led to having to pull the Mikuni carbs. Completely disassembled and ultra...

Recently worked on a 1982 Yamaha Seca XS400RJ (at least I think that is the correct nomenclature-it is a DOHC 400). I became somewhat fond of its fugliness while working on it and decided to buy it from my customer for the tidy sum of $300. Well, after cleaning carbs, removing mouse nest from...