Recent content by manas

Re: Re: An idiot and a 77 XS750 Well thank you regardless. Mark 1s vs Mark 2s: I wish I had the Mark 2s if only because there seems to be a plethora of information about them online. I haven't been able to find a single Mark 1 tear down/reassembly. Nevertheless I do think I put them back...

Re: Re: XS750 Starting Woes I pulled the plug soon after cranking for a few seconds and it was dry. When I place my hand next to the slides of the carburetor I can feel air getting sucked in, but obviously without a compression tester I don't know if its creating any useful...

Also, aside from a carburetor issue what could be a possible cause of no fuel entering the combustion chamber? The only one I can think of is not enough compression due to bad seals in the engine. I really hope that not the issue but can't think of any other reason.

Re: Re: An idiot and a 77 XS750 I did switch the petcocks to prime and had the choke on. I didn't have any starter fluid or a spray bottle on hand. And yes, after switching to new plugs I've got a blue spark which seems OK to me. I'll try starter fluid tomorrow. By the way, I really...

Re: Re: An idiot and a 77 XS750 Hi Frankenrat. Was just waiting for the battery to charge and then went back into the shed to try again. Checked the spark plugs and they were dry. What puzzles me is that there definitely was fuel inside the carburetor. And yes, just to confirm the headlight...

Re: Re: XS750 Starting Woes I checked the new plug and they were sparking fine. The plug that I photographed was the old plug and I hadn't really cranked with that today at all so it would have had to have been dry. I'll check again for wetness and report back. With the voltage drop..are you...

Re: Re: An idiot and a 77 XS750 Replaced the spark plugs. Unfortunately the local Canadian Tire did not have the Yamaha specified plugs but they gave me another set of Champion plugs that they said are compatible with the motorcycle. This is what the old plugs looked like : I'm guessing...

Replaced the spark plugs. Unfortunately the local Canadian Tire did not have the Yamaha specified plugs but they gave me another set of Champion plugs that they said are compatible with the motorcycle. This is what the old plugs looked like : I'm guessing the carbon deposit is due to...

Re: Re: An idiot and a 77 XS750 Hey Frankenrat, I haven't done any of those things. I'll go pick up a spark plug tool today and a multimeter. Obviously the starter motor is working, but how do I go about checking if the ignition system is working. I'll do some searching here on DTT but a quick...

Thanks CoffeeGuy. Couldn't check the spark plugs at the time because I didn't have the right tool available to pull them out at the time.

I replaced the oil, oil filter and battery on my XS750 today and was hoping that she might start. However, although the starter motor worked I could not get the engine to catch. I could also hear the starter motor wind down as I let go of the starter button. Could someone please take a...

Update with photos, and some starting problems: First the photos : And the wood stove that we use to heat the little shed! : 1. Got into the shed today. Drained all the oil, replaced the oil filter and added new oil. 2. Hooked up new low maint. acid battery. 3. Hooked up cleaned...

Re: Re: Cheap 'Pod' filters - why you shouldn't - Public service posting Really? My guess was that while you wouldn't have such a sustained period of suction, the rate of suction as well as the dynamic pressure would be greater through the Bernoulli's tube. I guess we could roughly calculate...

That makes sense. I was just pointing out that I don't think a vacuum cleaner would damage the carburetors.