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Carb problems Help!!

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Kracket, Mar 12, 2011.

  1. Kracket

    Kracket Member

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    so I was reading through the manual and came across a part in it that says
    DO NOT ATTEMPT ADJUSTMENT on the Mixture screws... I had my father helping me clean them at the time and related this information to him...

    what does he do, well he says it doesnt matter and takes them out to clean them as well... we counted the rotation of each screw and placed them back in at or as near were they originaly were....

    carb back on bike starts up and what does he do again... well the bike was not fireing righ so he adjusts them with a heat gun pointed at the exhoust pipes so they are near the same temp... meanwhile Im getting realy frustrated at him for not listening...

    been a car macanic his whole life... tinkerd with bikes but doen't know alot about them...

    Does anyone know of a shop In or Near spokane Wa that can fix the damage done as well as sinc the carbs?

    I also did an oil change the other day ran the bike for about 10 min and the oil low light is still on is that normal?
     
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    3 quarts of oil for the xj650 is the proper amount right?
     
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    Go to the FAQ forum and read Rickcomatics how to clean carbs it will help you clean and bench sync the carbs. Your dad adjustinf the screws did not do any damage. The manuel tells you not to mess with the screws because they wanted you to take it back to a dealership to get it worked on. The age of most of the bikes here noone at the dealerships these days dont know how to work on them and if they do it usually screws it up worse thwn it was to begin with.
     
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