Charles
XS400 Addict
Hey guys. I just recently bought an 82 XS400 as a rebuild project for my son and I. This will be my 3rd bike, but the first one where I've messed with the carbs. I know right off I have bad diaphragms, which have been ordered from JBM, so given that, I decided to go ahead and tear them down and clean them up. The first carb seems to be going well. I boiled them in lemon juice and they look pretty good. Now...the float level. I keep hearing multiple numbers here. I have an 82, so it's a post EPA change BS34. I read that turning it upside down and measuring from the float top (top of the float when it's upside down) to the top of the carb flange will work. I'm getting 22mm. Good?? I've read 22, 26, 32, so I'm not 100%.
Second, right behind the pilot adjustment screw (is that the same as the idle mixture adjustment??) is a ball and spring. I'm missing both of those. I'm assuming I can run up to the dealer and snag those, but will they prevent it from running correctly?
Third, the bike doesn't have air filters, so I thought I might as well get some pods. It already has drag pipes. Currently, it's running a 135 main and a 42.5 pilot. Think that will work for pods/drags?
I think that's it for now. Looking forward to making this a bike worth posting about.
Second, right behind the pilot adjustment screw (is that the same as the idle mixture adjustment??) is a ball and spring. I'm missing both of those. I'm assuming I can run up to the dealer and snag those, but will they prevent it from running correctly?
Third, the bike doesn't have air filters, so I thought I might as well get some pods. It already has drag pipes. Currently, it's running a 135 main and a 42.5 pilot. Think that will work for pods/drags?
I think that's it for now. Looking forward to making this a bike worth posting about.