Edward
1978 XS400E
I finally got to trying to start the old XS for the first time since buying her. I'm not convinced every nook and cranny of the carb is perfectly clean, but I was eager to try see if it would start.
I bolted in the carb, plugged up the vacuum lines and ran a temporary gas tank (with fuel filter, of course). I had the battery charged up and the bike in neutral when I tried to start it up. In addition to sounding like it's trying to start, it has a super loud clack.
I took a video:
Any ideas what it could be? I haven't anything other than removing and replacing the carbs. I did remove the 4 valve caps, but didn't do any adjustments and screwed them back in.
Thanks everyone!
I bolted in the carb, plugged up the vacuum lines and ran a temporary gas tank (with fuel filter, of course). I had the battery charged up and the bike in neutral when I tried to start it up. In addition to sounding like it's trying to start, it has a super loud clack.
I took a video:
Any ideas what it could be? I haven't anything other than removing and replacing the carbs. I did remove the 4 valve caps, but didn't do any adjustments and screwed them back in.
Thanks everyone!