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  1. Rice_Burnarr
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    Yet another tuning issue

    I understand completely. You had mentioned before that you bought new jets and verified the sizes as stock. To be honest, I didn't know there were...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Aug 19, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Yet another tuning issue

    Haha! Sure they are... That'll teach ya! :) So did you get the correct jets installed yet? After five pages, I'm wondering if you finally...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Aug 19, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. Rice_Burnarr
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    Japanese Screwdrivers in Canada

    Here's the tip of the one I use for butterfly screws: [IMG] Part of a set of a couple screwdrivers that I modified a number of years ago...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Aug 19, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Yet another tuning issue

    Completely jumped the washer and got tangled up in the spring... Now there's a possibility that I hadn't considered. Glad you looked into it...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Aug 7, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. Rice_Burnarr
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    Yet another tuning issue

    It's not the oversized O-ring on your idle mixture screw. That won't make you run rich. I'm not saying it's something you shouldn't address when...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Aug 7, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Yet another tuning issue

    Your plugs are sooty and it runs worse when you add enrichment with the choke lever. I agree in that it sounds like you are running rich. It's...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Aug 7, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    replacing pick up coils

    You're saying that if he dissects his failed pickup coil and finds exactly where the break occurred, you won't open this thread ever again to look...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Aug 4, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    replacing pick up coils

    Well I'm certainly no expert, but I have dissected a couple similar devices (relays, fuel injectors, etc.) and I've found that most of the...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Aug 3, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    replacing pick up coils

    Tough to tell. Those kinds of (coil) failures usually go intermittent with temperature before they fail hard, but I think that if the pickup was...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Aug 3, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    replacing pick up coils

    Right. Splices, non-original harness wrap, wrong wire colors. That kind of stuff. In other words... The pickups are mechanically and electrically...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Jul 31, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    replacing pick up coils

    Yes, you can save the working pickup for a rainy day. The only complications I can think of would be things like getting the wires up through the...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Jul 30, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. Rice_Burnarr
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    Map Location & Marker

    You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ....
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Jul 29, 2015 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  13. Rice_Burnarr
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    Map Location & Marker

    All your base are belong to us.
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Jul 28, 2015 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  14. Rice_Burnarr
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    Petcock is on when handle is down so then....

    I don't have to use PRI unless it's the first ride of the season. I can ride mine as little as once a week and I've got plenty enough fuel still...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Jun 1, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Petcock is on when handle is down so then....

    Haha! I did say "tiny little", didn't I?? :) And of course, it's way too small to be of any use while you're sitting on the seat coasting down...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Jun 1, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. Rice_Burnarr
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    Petcock is on when handle is down so then....

    My petcock (original from the factory) has a tiny little arrow cast into it on the handle to point to the current setting. I don't know if...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, May 31, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. Rice_Burnarr
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    Put the XJ650RJ on a dyno today..

    No worries. You'll get the experience as you mess with it. As for your running rich issue, I'm no expert on getting the most power out of an...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, May 29, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. Rice_Burnarr
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    Put the XJ650RJ on a dyno today..

    They are idle mixture screws. To adjust WOT, you have to mess with the jets or other stuff like air filters and/or exhaust. That's why I was...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, May 28, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Put the XJ650RJ on a dyno today..

    I understand. My point is that I don't think changing the mixture screws is going to do much anyway. In other words, I would concentrate...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, May 28, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Put the XJ650RJ on a dyno today..

    I wouldn't expect the mixture screws to have much impact at WOT. And even less of an impact as the RPM's increase. Has it always run rich? How...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, May 28, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. Rice_Burnarr
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    I'm back - and my f-in oil filter is stuck

    You've drank so much beer from that glass that you've darn near worn it out??? That's simply awesome!!!
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Apr 11, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. Rice_Burnarr
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    HELP!!! Electrical problems.

    Polock, We're talking about the input side, not the output driver side. In other words, we're talking about the pickup coils, not the ignition coils.
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Apr 3, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    HELP!!! Electrical problems.

    Why would you? You've not been inside the box. Yes, the pickup coil is approx 650 ohms to ground. However, there's a resistor inside the TCI box...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Apr 3, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. Rice_Burnarr
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    HELP!!! Electrical problems.

    I have evaluated the circuitry inside through reverse engineering. And beyond that, the pickup modules themselves are simply coils to ground. One...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Apr 2, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    HELP!!! Electrical problems.

    Completely academic, but faults in the pickups won't damage the TCI. Shorted across, shorted to ground, open... Shouldn't cause any lasting...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Apr 2, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. Rice_Burnarr
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    Gauze Screen

    Look here brother... Who you jivin' with that Cosmik Debris?
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Mar 28, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    1981 xj650 carb setting start point

    Just be careful when you bottom out the idle screws. Bottom them gently. There have been a few people who have busted the tips off by bottoming...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Mar 13, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    What is this and why is it leaking oil

    You may as well do both sides while you're messing with it. You know the O-ring on the other side can't be much different than the one that was...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Jan 12, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Paint Question

    That's because it's a two part catalyzed polyurethane - http://www.eastwood.com/paints/2k-aero-spray-paints.html Just remember that it uses an...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Dec 20, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. Rice_Burnarr
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    First time taking apart Carburetors (Lots of pics)

    Hay! Nice!
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 26, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  31. Rice_Burnarr
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    First time taking apart Carburetors (Lots of pics)

    You're talking about motorcycles, right?
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 25, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  32. Rice_Burnarr
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    First time taking apart Carburetors (Lots of pics)

    If there truly is NO light shining past the butterfly and the butterfly itself is contacting the aluminum interior of the carb throat, that might...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 24, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. Rice_Burnarr
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    connector round pin (molex ?) removal tool

    That's excellent! Glad you found something the proper size.
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 20, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. Rice_Burnarr
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    Yet another coil thread

    Because of the waste spark system, the plugs are wired with pairs in series. 1+4 are wired together and 2+3 are wired together. Because of that,...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 13, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. Rice_Burnarr
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    WET SETTING FUEL LEVELS

    There was a bunch of discussion about this clear bowl method a couple years ago in this thread:...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 10, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. Rice_Burnarr
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    connector round pin (molex ?) removal tool

    Yeah, I'm sorry. I shouldn't even brought it up. Take one of the new pins with you to the hobby shop to use as a test piece for something that...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 8, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  37. Rice_Burnarr
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    connector round pin (molex ?) removal tool

    I'm sorry. I probably shouldn't have even muddied the waters. I have a lathe and made mine out of a short piece of brass rod. Works great but you...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 7, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    connector round pin (molex ?) removal tool

    I made one as well. Don't have any pics, but can take some if necessary.
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 6, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. Rice_Burnarr
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    Check these little cuties (Hitachi Carb drain screws)

    :) OK then there was a little bit of that medieval stuff... On my first attempt, instead of cold forming the hex hole, I tried to hot form it by...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 2, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. Rice_Burnarr
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    Check these little cuties (Hitachi Carb drain screws)

    Polock, A rotary broach is exactly the tool I would add to my arsenal if I were to attempt something like this again. Not currently in my bag of...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 1, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  41. Rice_Burnarr
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    Check these little cuties (Hitachi Carb drain screws)

    Clearly would have been way less labor to buy them, but Chacal doesn't sell what I made. Mine are different. Mine incorporate the O-ring feature...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 1, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  42. Rice_Burnarr
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    Check these little cuties (Hitachi Carb drain screws)

    Cool! I like the ones you posted too!. I just like mine better. ;)
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 1, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  43. Rice_Burnarr
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    Check these little cuties (Hitachi Carb drain screws)

    Haha! Of course I'm keeping them! If I were to value my labor as it would be on the open market, I'm into those screws for about as much as my...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Nov 1, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  44. Rice_Burnarr
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    Check these little cuties (Hitachi Carb drain screws)

    I like mine better. I didn't start with an already existing setscrew... I started from scratch :): [img]
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Oct 31, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  45. Rice_Burnarr
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    Setting Float Height - Can I Use Water?

    I don't know for sure, but I can provide two things that should allow you to figure it out: 1) Archimedes' principle indicates that the upward...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Oct 27, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  46. Rice_Burnarr
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    studlock for butterflies.

    Cool. How did the jets look? Were they full of crud or were they not bad? Reminds me to post my carb jet cleaning technique...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Oct 11, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    I think I messed up with my carbs

    Second this question... You DID run the screws all the way in and count the turns first before you took them all out, didn't you? So you could go...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Oct 7, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    I think I messed up with my carbs

    I don't. Not if the only thing you messed with is the mixture screws. Out of curiosity, what happens if you pull the vacuum line back off and...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Oct 7, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    studlock for butterflies.

    Never really thought about it... Not sure why the middle hole. If forced to render an answer, I would guess that it's a locator feature used...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Oct 7, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  50. Rice_Burnarr
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    Racing RPM's that subside after 3 seconds

    So when you're having this sticking high RPM issue, you can manually push down on one of the carb linkages and it immediately returns the engine...
    Post by: Rice_Burnarr, Oct 6, 2014 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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