Pedrobabone
XS400 New Member
Hey Guys,
I have a 1976 XS360 with a backfire that has been plaguing me for a while now. It is only on the left cylinder, here is a list of things I have done so far to try and fix the issue.
Adjusted points and timing (static and dynamic)
Replaced points (only left, I got a set and the replacement for the right didn't touch the cam)
Checked compression (good on both cylinders)
Adjusted Valves to spec (intake 0.12mm, exhaust 0.2mm)
Synced and cleaned carbs (vacuum boot was good)
Set float height to spec (26mm was too high so dropped to 25mm)
Checked for vacuum leaks (replaced intake boots and vacuum plug for petcock feed)
Replaced the coil on the right cylinder (cable was cracked and arcing)
Replaced both park plugs and boots (NGK)
Going off script,
changed float height, up and down, to see if it would fix the backfire (nothing)
adjusted timing (no better)
adjusted the syncing (didn't change)
Finally I decided to replace the coil on the left cylinder and now the right cylinder is backfiring (FML).
Does anyone have any insight to what might be happening here? Let me know if you need more info to help.
Thanks in advance.
I have a 1976 XS360 with a backfire that has been plaguing me for a while now. It is only on the left cylinder, here is a list of things I have done so far to try and fix the issue.
Adjusted points and timing (static and dynamic)
Replaced points (only left, I got a set and the replacement for the right didn't touch the cam)
Checked compression (good on both cylinders)
Adjusted Valves to spec (intake 0.12mm, exhaust 0.2mm)
Synced and cleaned carbs (vacuum boot was good)
Set float height to spec (26mm was too high so dropped to 25mm)
Checked for vacuum leaks (replaced intake boots and vacuum plug for petcock feed)
Replaced the coil on the right cylinder (cable was cracked and arcing)
Replaced both park plugs and boots (NGK)
Going off script,
changed float height, up and down, to see if it would fix the backfire (nothing)
adjusted timing (no better)
adjusted the syncing (didn't change)
Finally I decided to replace the coil on the left cylinder and now the right cylinder is backfiring (FML).
Does anyone have any insight to what might be happening here? Let me know if you need more info to help.
Thanks in advance.