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  1. Roger

    Flasher cancelling unit

    Hey everyone I have a 1981 Yamaha xs 400 special and in replacing some wires and I have a little problem... The flasher cancelling unit has 6 wires and every diagram I have looked at only shows 5... The FC (FLASHER CANCELLING) has W/G,W/R,Y/G,Y/R,,,BLACK,, and BROWN.. WHERE DOES THE RED WHITE...
  2. Roger

    No spark on left side

    Ok so am I supposed to have 12v on the orange or grey wire when I'm not turning it over??? Or should it only have power when turning over???
  3. Roger

    No spark on left side

    Thank you for the advise I'm going to do that because I can't see how I'm getting spark on one side and not the other I was told if the cdi is bad then I wouldn't get any spark so I'm going to go ahead and try what you said n I'll let u know how it's good.. Thank you very much for the advise
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    No spark on left side

    Everything checked out and still no spark on left side I'm getting very frustrated
  5. Roger

    1981 xs 400???

    I'm just wondering if it's ok to put my bike back together without the starter in and start it like that????
  6. Roger

    XS Noob from New Hampshire Seacoast

    I'm from NH too but live in Florida
  7. Roger

    PLEASE HELP HELP HELP!!¡

    Ok first off does anyone know exactly what DIODE I need that that comes off of the there white wires to the relay ??? I got the three white wires that come from the motor and one branches off to go to I believe to be the headlight relay but but where it branches off it goes to a DIODE before the...
  8. Roger

    No spark on left side

    A low battery would make me lose spark on one side??? My battery is pretty low I'm not with my bike right now because it's raining like a siv out side.. Thank u so much for the help I know what I'm doing for the most part but electrical aggravates me lol
  9. Roger

    No spark on left side

    I did the continuity test and I have a good connection all the way to the ignitor unit... Would it be possible that my pickup is only half working because I pulled the cap off and there's two points that pick up?????
  10. Roger

    No spark on left side

    Simultaneously means the same woops
  11. Roger

    No spark on left side

    Yes I have a multi meter and I know how to run the tests..I appreciate that when I get home I'll see what happens... If the plugs don't fire simultaneously then the fire at the same time??? I'll get back to you after I check it out thank you very much for your help
  12. Roger

    No spark on left side

    Do both sides fire at the same time or simultaneously???
  13. Roger

    No spark on left side

    Ok is there more then one pick up?? And how do I check it how a light to it and kick it over??
  14. Roger

    Carburator

    Sorry it took so long to right back thank you for the help I really appreciate it....So I was cruising down the road going about 45 and all of a sudden I lost spark my bike shut down when the bike finally stopped I kicked it over a couple times and you got nothing I took the left coil wire off...
  15. Roger

    No spark on left side

    Hey everyone I'm sorry if this comes out wrong I'm a little frustrated.. So I was cruising down the road going about 45 and all of a sudden I lost spark my bike shut down when the bike finally stopped I kicked it over a couple times and you got nothing I took the left coil wire off the plug...
  16. Roger

    Kickstarter

    Hey everyone this is going to probably sound weird or maybe not but I just got done adjusting my valve lash and putting in a heali coil ..I went to kick start it(need to rebuild electric start) it started first kick n died I kicked it again it did the same thing...I went to go kick it again and...
  17. Roger

    Carburator

    No I have not done that I didn't want to puncture the brass floats could u walk through it for me please
  18. Roger

    Carburator

    Well I forgot to mention that the right side of the exhausted is always wet and the left side always dry.. Same with plug... If I grab that could write wire when it's running it zaps the shit out of me and it has plenty of spark on the plug nice and blue... My intake flames may be the problem...
  19. Roger

    Carburator

    No he definitely changed the gas tank because he had to cut the center of the frame so that the petcock would fit he welded the front of the tank to the frame but anyway where should I start test all my electrical?OR Do another cleaning of the carb I've already cleaned it several times?? I had...
  20. Roger

    Carburator

    Yes I think I understand....I'm not positive but the gas tank in the bike is not original, the tank that he put on is gravity fed (not sure what's supposed to be on it or if it matters??)) When you say start at the top with the screw between the carbs what exactly do u mean by that?? All the...
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