Hi y'all,
I'm new to the forum and new to motorcycles. I just bought a 1982 XS400 Maxim for more than it was worth (what can I say, I was blinded by youthful enthusiasm) and I'm thinking about converting it to a single carb. A little bit of research showed that it's been done but it'll make one cylinder run lean and may cause blowback through the carb.
I'm still a little confused as to what causes this. I understand that the intake valve closes on one cylinder, causing a little bit of blowback and some pulsation that messes with the mixture... but my question is, how? How does this throw off the mixture? Would anti-reversion chambers/plates help by any chance?
Thanks in advance,
Tim
I'm new to the forum and new to motorcycles. I just bought a 1982 XS400 Maxim for more than it was worth (what can I say, I was blinded by youthful enthusiasm) and I'm thinking about converting it to a single carb. A little bit of research showed that it's been done but it'll make one cylinder run lean and may cause blowback through the carb.
I'm still a little confused as to what causes this. I understand that the intake valve closes on one cylinder, causing a little bit of blowback and some pulsation that messes with the mixture... but my question is, how? How does this throw off the mixture? Would anti-reversion chambers/plates help by any chance?
Thanks in advance,
Tim