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  1. DaveT
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    What carb part is this? Reassembly help.

    adjustable spanner part much?
    Post by: DaveT, Jan 30, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. DaveT
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    Carb bench synched, will run and idle slightly high

    <----- proud member of the "I've cleaned my carbs four times" club... if only I'd read more of these forums first!
    Post by: DaveT, Jan 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. DaveT
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    Noobie Question - Solenoid/Starter Seca 550

    what's the voltage on your battery?
    Post by: DaveT, Jan 27, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. DaveT
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    tank

    @iandmac and gunnabuild - The tank is indeed firmly on the correct rubber mounts on the front, I'm pretty sure that the rear mount is also the...
    Post by: DaveT, Jan 25, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  5. DaveT
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    tank

    I bought this wee beastie a few years ago for $1200 plus rego etc. [img] The bike ran fine for the first couple of weeks and then started...
    Thread by: DaveT, Jan 23, 2012, 8 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  6. DaveT
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    1982 XJ650RJ Seca Build

    love the colour!
    Post by: DaveT, Jan 21, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. DaveT
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    Gauging Interest: Derale Oil Cooler and adapter for XJ750

    brobe don't you go riding in summer or something!
    Post by: DaveT, Jan 13, 2012 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  8. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    quick question, the haynes manual says fuel level should be 3 mm below the bowl edge. I only got the yamaha manual recently and it's saying 1 mm...
    Post by: DaveT, Jan 3, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    skw, yes, they're definitely wrong, I was just leafing a bit further through the manual and one of the other diagrams contradicts the earlier one....
    Post by: DaveT, Jan 1, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    another very odd thing I found. I have a haynes manual for the bike, and it contains this photo (rotated for comparison with the next pic)...
    Post by: DaveT, Dec 31, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    okay, managed to get one of the bowls clear, but the other one is being stubborn. ARGH. ended up with carb cleaner in my eyes (no sense in my...
    Post by: DaveT, Dec 31, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    started off stripping down carbys 3 and 4. came across something strange - in the pans of each carby there's a hole drilled down to nearly the...
    Post by: DaveT, Dec 31, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    okay, before I pulled the carbys, I rechecked the levels (clear tubing and fuel still connected) - they're all back to where they should be (as...
    Post by: DaveT, Dec 31, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    okay. Just tried a couple of things. I attached the fuel line to number 4 and squirted in some starting fluid, started the bike and number four...
    Post by: DaveT, Dec 31, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    Hey Mercury - yes I did pull apart the pilot screw assembly and clean it along with everything else, position was noted before removal and upon...
    Post by: DaveT, Dec 30, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    the carbs have been stripped to individual single parts and cleaned, put back together, wet set the levels and synched... edit: I actually...
    Post by: DaveT, Dec 29, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    tried reversing all the leads from 1234 to 4321 and cylinders 1 and 2 still the only ones firing edit - forgot to mention compression tests are ok
    Post by: DaveT, Dec 29, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    the plugs have been replaced. swapped the plugs and leads and still had the same cylinders firing...
    Post by: DaveT, Dec 29, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. DaveT
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    Cylinders 3 and 4 not firing

    Hi, my XJ750 has been dormant for a couple of years now with multiple issues... the first of these was the carby vacum diaphragms (now replaced)....
    Thread by: DaveT, Dec 29, 2011, 30 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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