HerbHartline
HHartline
Hey All,
I just rescued an 81' XS400 from scrap. It has good bones, but needs an enormous amount of TLC. Odometer show 13,000 and still hooked up. No keys, no title. Needs new switches, controls, weather damaged. So using the electric starter at this point is a not possible.
Before I leap in too deep with time and money, I want to attempt to get it started, and try to use the starter motor to check the motor health. It has compression, but so far, no spark, but has fuel capability.
What can I do to circumvent the kill and starter switch to power it up to see if she will run without replacing everything first?
Any help and guidance will be greatly appreciated!!!
I just rescued an 81' XS400 from scrap. It has good bones, but needs an enormous amount of TLC. Odometer show 13,000 and still hooked up. No keys, no title. Needs new switches, controls, weather damaged. So using the electric starter at this point is a not possible.
Before I leap in too deep with time and money, I want to attempt to get it started, and try to use the starter motor to check the motor health. It has compression, but so far, no spark, but has fuel capability.
What can I do to circumvent the kill and starter switch to power it up to see if she will run without replacing everything first?
Any help and guidance will be greatly appreciated!!!
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