Recent content by jjackson337

Attached is a picture of the rings I ordered. Two of the rings have a silver-ish outside and the other two are all black. They both seem to be the same size. https://images.app.goo.gl/VB5qPBPUX4H2ca6J6

Bracketmaker, I ordered new rings, bearings and copper gaskets. The rings that came have 4 rings in a box. Two of one type and two of another. Areyou familiar with this? The box says YL1 but I was under the impression that both the top and bottom rings were the same. I'm assuming the box came...

BracketMaker, Thanks so much for the quick reply. This is the first time I've heard that the engine does not need to be removed and I am very happy to hear it. I have a service manual and it includes piston maintenance in the same section as engine removal. I am much more confident now that the...

Hello all, I am dealing with what is likely low compression on a 66" YL1 that I just got started for the first time in 20 something years. I have never replaced ring on a bike before. My question is when I take the engine off of the bike to replace the rings, are there any other components I...

ok so this is where I have the reg/reg mounted. It's mounted at the front of a custom battery box closest to the gas tank. It's possible the battery box isn't a good ground. I have no ground wire running to it and the old green wire that was used as ground for the stock 2-part reg/rec system is...

This could possibly be where all of my woes are coming from. I did NOT run a ground. UUUGGGHHH. I feel really stupid...at least I didn't buy the Rick's upgrade impulsively yet. I'll ground the wire and what happens. Also, does anyone have a picture of how/where they spliced the white wire into...

OK, so the voltage across the battery terminal while idling was 12.64V. The voltage at 6k rpm was at 13.1V. What is the deal with the charging system output when the headlight is off? Like 2/3 output when off and full output when on highbeam?

Thanks for the reply, I'll do this as soon as I get home. I have had a multimeter for some time now but have never learned how to use it properly. Maybe today is the day.

This is a picture of the Onan regulator/rectifier I installed.

I have followed a few threads on ugrading the rec/reg for Honda twins. I went ahead and bought the $20 Onan rec.reg that is meant for john deer mowers. Half the time when I ride it seems to work great. The other half of the time the battery will die at stop lights, especially with the highbeam...