I hadn’t checked my emails since I posted this thread, so I didn’t get a chance to test it manually. However I got it running, even though for only 30 seconds since my dad, who has been helping me thus far, said that it was only firing on one cylinder and turned it off. The contacts were still dirty, so I probably didn’t clean them properly or enough. Now I just need to figure out why it is only firing on one cylinder even though there is spark on both sides. I can link the video of it running, if I knew how too. I will keep in mind to check it manually if I have a similar problem again, so thank you!
we have fuel coming in since the cylinder gets wet and the valves work, it fires at a higher RPM and suspect that it’s an ignition timing problem
I think we might have one, I know we have a timing light since my dad had a timing or carburetor issue with his vmax before he sold it. Also I’m probably gonna start a notebook of all the specs that I’ve found for the xs so far. Just to check while I’m doing any maintenance on it before I upgrade to a larger bike later on. It’s my moms old motorcycle that my dad got for her so they could ride together. Thanks for the help though, after my dad gets home from work I will see if we can test the compression.
I might not even need to get a larger bike, there is an XS400 on Kijiji that looked pretty nice.
It’s partially firing on the left side at a lower RPM now. There was a timing issue, which was fixed, as well as loosening the idle air screw out 4 turns. However it’s still not perfect. The timing was way too advanced, it was an half an inch behind the L on the LF mark.
