I made my own and it worked just fine!!

I made my own YICS Tool and it worked just fine!!

Sorry but I wouldn't wait for months to sync my carbs.... I wanted to ride NOW and couldn't wait!

Anyone else wanting to do this can click on the link below and get instructions

http://home.westman.wave.ca/~jbe/YICS.htm

Mine cost me about 8-10 dollars and I didn't use the exact materials the specified but I did use their dimensions.

Sorry if this messes up someones side business but we are here to help each other.

 

one of these days I'm going to biuld one of these...... then figure out what its for and how to use it!

 

This tool isolates the carbs on a YICS engine so that a person can synch each carb seperately and yet together.

 

actually, my stupid question would be what problems might require a good carb synching, and would I benefit from it even though my bike is running decent right now...

I'm still pretty new to this whole mechanical do-it-yourself thing you know....

 

well, if youve had your carbs apart or ever changed the sync settings then you might need to sync your carbs with a manometer or vacuum guages and when you do, you'll need to isolate your carbs to get a proper sync..... really makes them XJ's run good!
So what do you do there in Phx?
I grew up there.
I lived pretty much all over that Valley at one time or another.

 

I eyeball synch it. Take it off and look at the light and do it ... easy.
Cool.
Srinath.

 

HvnBnd, the picture you posted the link to is in our archives. It has been around a few years and serves as a great DIY project. What alterations did you make in your assembly? I would have sprung the cash for the tool listed on our site if I had found it in time and at under $40, it is a steal. I don't do the work often enough to justify the expense (at least not at this point in time, keep hoping I land that dream job).

 

Thats probably not something I want to mess with...... yet

I'm a chef, I work at Pointe South Mountain Resort. I actually grew up in the white mountain (Show Low) and came down here to go to culinary school a couple of years ago.

 

I love the Point South Mountain!!!
Awsome waterpark!!!!
GREAT food!!!!!
What more can I say??
I recomend this spot to any one vacationing in PHX!

Is Rustlers Roost still there?
(now I'm gettin hungry)

Well next time your back around the White Mtns give a hollar.
and if you need a hand syncing those carbs and your up her just let me know!

 

I sync my carbs until all four colums of mercury look like they are hooked-up to the same intake port.

The result is ... 950 rpm's at idle that makes the bike run as smooth as a Rolex Watch. It's soooo nice to be able to stop at a light and put your hands on your hips and let the engine purrrrrrr ... while everyone else is blipping the grip to keep theirs running!!!

 

I use mercury too Rick, and like yours, mine idles smooth as silk.
Do you use a YICS tool too?

AIN'T LIFE GOOD!?

 

Yep... YICS Tool. Home brewed. The Sheriff was going to post some pix of it.

 

I have a really stupid YICS question: are the measurements for the homemade YICS tool the same for all XJ's? I have a 550, is the YICS passage the same length as a 650,750,900 etc.?

 

That is my understanding, but to be sure I measured the holes inside the passage to be sure and it was right.

 

I don't think the distance between the passages is the same ... but, I do believe that the tool is engineered to block air-flow and separate the carbs for tuning and testing. Yamaha issues only one tool to the tech's at their dealerships. That one tool is used straight-acrossed all the models and years.

RickCoMatic