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Bike won't start

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Evan Hawtrey, May 24, 2016.

  1. Evan Hawtrey

    Evan Hawtrey Member

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    So xj750....rebuilt carbs....church of clean before you ask Haha...broke rail all new seals...getting spark... I adjusted valves.... it ran before all of this...two of the carb bowls let fuel out..other two don't? Thoughts? Two and for have fuel..1 and 3 don't....Thx in advance
     
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    Polish the float needle seats with metal polish and Q-tip. Check your wet set float heights.

    Chances are the float needles are hung up due to friction or not opening due to improper float height.
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Did you wet-set the fuel levels?
    You may have stuck floats (common to have happen during the first fill after a rebuild). Give the float bowls a rap with a screwdriver handle to free them up.
     
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    What does wet set the fuel levels mean?
     
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    Definitely sounds like either the float is stuck or when you put he fuel tubes back in, I'm assuming you put new seals in if you put some type of lube (Vaseline?) it could be plugging up tube? Anything is possible did you replace needle and seat some needles are longer requiring the float height to be reset.
     
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    You said in your first post that you had been to church, and then you asked "what does wet setting the floats mean?"....these things do not match up...
     
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