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So far I’ve detected that a separate blue wire (the other 4 wires go to a terminal) coming from the right handle bar switch is the culprit. I’m really not sure what’s going on with it, but it stops the engine as soon as it’s connected to the blue wire that go to the harness. So my hillbilly...

I hear that. I got a fresh set on and adjusted carbs. It fires up now! Very happy about that. the bike dies when I switch the headlamp on so I need to figure that out. I’m looking at the wiring schematic for the US F model and my headlight on off switch is on the right handle bar. But wiring...

I've done some reading (uh oh) and it seems I should try the floats at 26mm +/-1mm rather than the 32mm I got from the manual. This might reduce the flooding. Ill also turn the mixture screws out 3 turns (had them 1.5 before) Recap: (for anyone searching posts) Leaking / flooding Carbs (I had...

Thanks for that, i checked them and they were reversed. I got it started! once haha. now its back to nothing. I noticed gas leaking out of the left air filter, so that sucks. Took the carbs off and checked float height - it was a little high, brought it down to 32mm but its still leaking...

No luck there. I got the battery hooked up and had the electric starter turning over and nothing. I have fuel and spark so possibly a power issue? Or I need to play with carb adjustments? When I first tried with the kick start it spluttered a little bit and I thought I’d have it going shortly...

haha Right on! Yeah I just want to fire it up to start. Ill take the battery out of my truck and give it a blast with that.

Almost got it back together now. Try to start with a temporary gas tank but no luck. Figured out my handle bars weren’t grounded which was the problem with the electric starter. But it still won’t go, maybe I need a new battery, I just replaced some of the battery acid and the charge was...

Hello all,its been a while but Im hoping to share some of the details this project, listing out what i can (my brain likes this method) and taking some hopefully decipherable photos. So far: Compression @ 140 / 135 - seems pretty low to me, I have these readings pre-tear down and ordered some...

So I got to try and start the bike and for the life of me I cannot get it to fire up! :bang head: I have spark and have adjusted the points and timing. I tried quick start in the air filter and got a tiny splutter. Would I be right in thinking its a fuel issue? I gave the carbs a...

So here is a little update of my project as i have been away from it for a little while now. I sorted the head out after putting the hours in cleaning and getting in touch with the right people. Made my gasket and had to remove a couple of snapped bolts which was tricky. Put the top end...

So eventually I found the problem. I started testing the voltage around the bike and found there was a significant voltage drop caused by a bad connection. I tested the starter solenoid and that was ok. (did this by hooking it up to the battery for a very short amount of time and heard the...

Thanks for that Chris, I have now scraped the paint away on the handle bars to ground both switches. The lights come on no problem and the horn works fine. I triple checked the starter coils and snipped away some plug wire to give a fresh connection and I get good readings on both. 4.3 ohms...

Well I have reassembled all the electrical except the rear break light and indicators. My issue now is there is no spark! Turn ignition on - neutral light and oil light Horn kinda works but need a better ground on the handle bars (there painted black) Front light comes on via switch...

Sounds like you're having some fun with it too. I will service all the grounds and then disassemble the starter button. But I was saying I cannot hear a click so I was thinking it could be the starter solenoid? I check all the above out and let you know how it goes.

Thanks a lot guys. I read through the links you sent me which were great! I also went through the check list. I have taken almost everything off the bike then dismantled,cleaned, lubricated and reassembled all the parts. I even took the engine out and gave that a quick once over. But this is...

Hi folks a newbie here I got a 78 xs400e last summer and have just started working on it. It has everything with it but is in rather rough shape. I tried starting it last week with a full battery and all that happened was the rear light came on. I had to hot wire it as it didn't come with a...

Finally got the cylinder out and also got to check the back calliper too, which is working. I will still take it apart and clean everything up though. Thanks again for the advise, much appreciated :) Now its the electrical! I want to check all the electrics because I tried to start...

Thanks a lot guys, I have been spraying it with some WD40 for the last couple of days, not the best but its what I had with me. I also wanted to try with the compressor but I cannot find my rubber nozzle anywhere so I will just assemble the brake again and try with brake fluid. Ill give it a...

Its a 78 then. Thanks for that! Great to know as i will be ordering some new parts real soon. I took the front brake off this morning and its quite a mess in there looks like the cylinder is stuck, doh. I prayed it with some wd40 and I'm gonna leave it and see if i can get some heat on it...

Thanks Chris So I got to the bike today and took a pic (horizontally, thanks for the tip) of the neck tag but I found there to be quite a lot missing but it does have the 2L0 serial number, which should indicate which year it is. Im pretty new to this so apologies if I'm being rather slow...