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Go over to www.yamahabikersclub.com they have a good list of manuals. Ask they guys there about it if it is not in their download page. One of the guys was able to help me get some manuals even for Harley's that are not on their page.

There should be a ball bearing on the clutch lever end of it. you must have it lengthened so that ball bearing functions or it will snap again.

I need parts and am currently in Lynchburg VA give me link I dont know how to find your other thread.

yep that is the tack cable port. the cork is to keep it from spewing oil.

Attent-hut!

I do is it in good shape and how much?

yes I am still using the stock carbs. see PM

Just go on ebay I saw one last month on one of the sales adds there. 82 seca parts are still readily available. Just over priced generally.

the valve clearances are spot on. you got a link to where to buy stock jets?

The Carb sync tool is a long bent flat head screw driver. Remember you don't need to turn it much to make a change. 16th to an 8th make turns. both the Manometer gauge and the bottle gauge PDF instructions can be found http://www.yamahabikersclub.com/ under downloads.

My hibernated for 16 years also and only a little over 5000 miles. but the carbs have been the problem. the original owner had nothing but problems and the original dealer was no help to him. the Yamaha shop guys back then never found the problem. When I got the bike and sonic cleaned the...

yeah I need to rebuild my petcock that is for sure. No the tube is a new type of fuel line used on some small 100's and it is thin walled handles the heat but to soft for using on the vacuum line. I finally was able to buy a foot of original OEM line from Yamaha and replaced it. It doesn't...

I wanted to add this earlier for the OP seanowenss but I couldn't copy the pages from the interactive CD manual I bought. So I contacted the guy I bought the manual from and he sent me these two pages. They just came in by email. I think this will help with any carb specs that you may want to...

I wanted to point out that the carbs that came stock were off a line not one of them was jetted for each bike they were being placed on. So the stock carbs were jetted to a specific range and ratio for the bike and its type of air intake. In the case of the 81-83 XS400J/RJ the carbs were all...

If your petcock has a vacuum line connect to the intake manifold boot. The petcock is a vacuum assisted fuel flow to the carburetor. Direct flow has no vacuum to assist in flowing fuel to the carbs. Ok I may not have been clear or I should use terms you understand. Manual fueled carbs mean...

I would like to get a brand new set of carbs with my specific jetting needs. Is there company I can contact to get a new set that fit my bike with my jetting specs? And what do you all know about direct fueled carbs compared to vacuum assist fueled carbs? Is that all about a new type of...

Bench sync = Static sync : using two bits of equal diameter (one for each carb) place one bit in each butterfly adjust the sync screw found between the carbs. adjust until both bits pull out with the same amount of friction or pressure. Then use a vacuum gauge to fine tune the adjustment. To...