maintenance

Hi guys, I have hit that 600 mile mark, and changed out my plugs, So this is what I have To correct the darker one Left side, is that going to be an easy thing? or require the dismantle-ling the head? I think the Right side one looks Great! I am trying to figure out what I am going to be...

Hello! I bought a XS400 Not to long ago. One day riding home it died then the electrical starter wouldn't crank the engine. The starter solenoid would just start clicking like mad and super fast if i held the start button down. I replaced the starter because it seriously smelled like something...

I'm setting the points and timing on my 400. With a multimeter set to 200 ohms, with the black lead in a seam in the crankcase and the red lead touching the screw where the wire connects the point, the resistance reads 0.5-0.4 ohms with the point closed, ~8 ohms with the point open, and ~17 ohms...

So the other day I started removing my tank to drain the fuel in preparation for some tank derusting and noticed the petcock will continue to drain on any position. From my understand these petcocks are vacuum operated but mine didnt have a vacuum line so I dont know if it would apply. I did...

I came here for help a little while ago, did some homework, started tinkering, and now I can't seem to maintain an idle on my xs400. I'm thinking my fuel mixture is way off but I can't for the life of me get it set right. When i initially opened up the carbs I noticed the floats were set way...

now i got my bike finally running i need to synch the carbs and get the idle down pat. Correct me if i am wrong but this is the throttle stop screw, below and inbetween the carbs is there another screw to set the idle speed? or is this the screw people are talking about, i thought you...

Hi guys, I have tried to find anything posted on blown relays, and how to check? Story thus far ... finally got last clutch shim, thrown it into bike, and filled it up with Oil and now I am trying to start it. I was able to get the Neutral light(NL) to turn on by jumping the 2 wire at the...

So I finally got my petcock off(Hazzah impact driver, gets the part off AND it unleashes the rage. woot.) and I wanted to clean it out some and drain it. SO! I got the petcock off, took off the gas cap, and was trying to completely drain it.. but nope. A bunch of shit in there just...

Hi there. i Recently got my bike up and running again after replacing the batterly with a new one i baught of mikexs. I'v road it for a week with no problems, but the last two days the bike has been stalling after coming to a stop at stop lights, almost every time I come to a completle stop...

Unscrewed it all to clean What is this? Does it have any function? Can i remove it? (it's old and soft in some edges) It's XS 400 seca if it matters. Thank you.

OK, if you read, I had a gas leak, I do think the floats were stuck and causing a fuel spill, I removed the carbs and gave a good cleaning (they weren't that bad for being 30 years old) Also while I had it apart I noticed the fuse block was crumbling, so I wired in some inline fuses and got...

I thought I was lucky when I compared the oil change procedures for the DOHC with those for the SOHC. :thumbsup: "This is going to be a snap - undo 2 bolts and pop in a new filter every 2nd change. :rock: The oil drain plug went according to the fantasy - slick as can be. But the filter...

I own a 77xs400d cafe that starts just fine, even runs good. Just one slight concern. My left cylinder hesitates at low rpms and seems to studder once in a while. The right cylinder gets alot warmer than the left. So I'm thinking thus could be bad spark on the left side? Could this be a bad...

I spent about 2 hours last nights trying to get the fork c clips out on my 81 XS. They are rusty but free. I pryed the inner fork down and just cant seem to get the clip out. When i pry it with a pick it slides down into the grove on the inner fork. Does anyone have an easy trick for getting...

Hey everyone. I'm in need of help. I have a 1982 Heritage special that I've been working on for way too long. Here's my problem today: When I start the bike on full choke, It settles down at 2k rpm, revs all the way up to 5-6k on its own, and then 10 seconds later it falls back down to a steady...

I just bought an xs400 and it has carb issues. It does run, but rough. Behind the idle screw, where the throttle cable attaches there is a flathead screw that looks like brass. What does this screw do? It appears to be all the way in but looks like it is an adjustment. I have looked at the other...

Hey guys. have a question, lately my bike has been having some issues. When I try to start it it takes about a dozen kicks to start it and when it does start only the left will fire, then after about 30 seconds the right cylinder stats with a extremely loud backfire. When I dive it down the road...

Hi everyone, I have a quick questions regarding a 78 XS400. When cold the bike takes multiple hard kicks with the choke fully out to get it started. When fully warmed up the bike is easy to kick over, but whenever it is cold it truly takes an effort to get it going. I cleaned the carbs, changed...

Hi everybody, im new but here is the issue i have a 1980 xs 400 special that i bought last summer and have been redoing. it ran all last summer but now will only turn on when it feels like it. i put in a new fuse box today, hoping thats the problem(old one was falling apart). and it started...

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