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  1. gark32
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    Press starter button, oil light , headlight but NO click

    mine does that every once in a while. the first time it did i was stumped for about an hour, til i figured out that the starter solenoid had come...
    Post by: gark32, Aug 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. gark32
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    Verify my judgement please?

    ended up being the regulator. apparently there's a moto salvage near where i am, and i picked one up for $21.
    Post by: gark32, Jun 7, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. gark32
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    Verify my judgement please?

    fuse block is definitely on the agenda, but would that cause a low reading at the regulator pigtail?
    Post by: gark32, Jun 6, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. gark32
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    Verify my judgement please?

    by way of update, i checked the brushes on my lunch hour. both are over 20 mm long. resistance on the stator is good(ish). i'm more sure that it's...
    Post by: gark32, Jun 5, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Verify my judgement please?

    so. my 81 750 seca quit the other day as i was just getting to work. i determined quickly that it wasn't charging. after some reading, it appears...
    Thread by: gark32, Jun 5, 2012, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Price Check -- 750 Seca Fuel Tank?

    just checking to see what one of these might cost. just found a nice little dripdripdrip on mine, and if the sealer doesn't work i'm gonna need...
    Thread by: gark32, Oct 18, 2011, 1 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  7. gark32
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    FUEL SENDER (XJ700)

    i know my 750 seca had burned wires from the connector into the main harness from the fuel sender, had to replace those to get it to work. maybe...
    Post by: gark32, Oct 13, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. gark32
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    Saw this sweet 82 xj750 seca for sale in OC

    if you're mechanically inclined, you can find these old yamahas for under $500, usually with carb issues (big surprise, right?) i paid $400 for...
    Post by: gark32, Oct 13, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    What is the correct carb sync order? 81 XJ 550

    there are instructions around here somewhere on how to make a 4-tube liquid gauge out of 20 feet of aquarium tubing, a 4-way Tee junction and some...
    Post by: gark32, Oct 11, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. gark32
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    gasoline in my bottom end

    or that. i had seen the issue being caused by a petcock, but i'm really not an expert on bikes.
    Post by: gark32, Oct 11, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. gark32
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    What is the correct carb sync order? 81 XJ 550

    it's like this. 1 leans on 2, which leans on 3. if you move 2, 1 will move with it, because it is leaning on it. 4 also leans on 3, because 3...
    Post by: gark32, Oct 11, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. gark32
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    gasoline in my bottom end

    that generally means that your petcock isn't stopping flow, which lets liquid gasoline into your cylinders and past the rings. if you set it to...
    Post by: gark32, Oct 11, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. gark32
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    jammed Front Brake piston.

    Update: bled the brakes down over the course of about an hour, got the piston popped out. cleaned it up and it looked just like that photo up...
    Post by: gark32, Oct 11, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. gark32
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    Sad days - selling the 750 and sidecar :(

    yes, please links. pics. i've been looking for some way to do one of those up for my dog =)
    Post by: gark32, Oct 8, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. gark32
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    jammed Front Brake piston.

    that's gonna be a job for a couple weeks down the road. i'm kinda working on a shoestring here, and if i have to get a new caliper or piston it's...
    Post by: gark32, Oct 7, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    jammed Front Brake piston.

    i've got the o-ring kits for both front brakes, i was planning on redoing them anyway. PO said he replaced rear brakes last riding season, but i...
    Post by: gark32, Oct 7, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    jammed Front Brake piston.

    thanks. not sure why it didn't occur to me to search, since that's how i figured out how to do the rest of the stuff. looks like filling er up and...
    Post by: gark32, Oct 7, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    jammed Front Brake piston.

    1981 750 seca, got it for $400 in a non-running state. over the past ten days i've rebuilt the carbs, sync'd everything up with a couple of...
    Thread by: gark32, Oct 6, 2011, 21 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    750 Seca Hitachi Carb Bowls and Hats

    i just bought my first bike, a 1981 XJ750 Seca. it came with a set of spare carbs that the PO had taken apart and scattered or mixed all the...
    Thread by: gark32, Oct 5, 2011, 1 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  20. gark32
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    FS> lots of '85/86 XJ700 parts

    dunno if it matches, but i could use a pair of front calipers if they do. i've got an XJ750RH Seca, and the front left caliper piston is shredded.
    Post by: gark32, Oct 5, 2011 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    '82 XJ750 Seca Part Out + Extra parts

    Do you still have the front calipers, and if so how much did you want for them?
    Post by: gark32, Oct 5, 2011 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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