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  1. tkh500
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    82 XJ750 hanging idle

    Oh yea, compression test showed #1 120 #2 120 #3 112 # 4 120. All within reason.
    Post by: tkh500, Apr 10, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. tkh500
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    82 XJ750 hanging idle

    Alright, this bike was sitting 23 years before I got it. Adjusted the valves, super cleaned carbs, bought butterfly shaft seals from Len. Also...
    Thread by: tkh500, Apr 10, 2015, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. tkh500
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    NEED YOUR BIKE RUNNING PERFECT?

    Alright, here it is.... I got a 82 750 maxim a while back that's been sitting 23 yea 23 years. Cleaned the carbs coated gas tank(caswell). Put a...
    Thread by: tkh500, Mar 26, 2015, 1 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. tkh500
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    carb piston and diaphragms

    That's great, and not to pricey. Are all diaphragms rolled like that under the covers? All the carbs I've taken apart were never rolled like JBM'...
    Post by: tkh500, Mar 14, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. tkh500
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    carb piston and diaphragms

    Ok, still reading and learning. Come to find out, my diaphragms must have been changed or my upper retaining rings all cracked on there own. I...
    Thread by: tkh500, Mar 13, 2015, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. tkh500
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    YICS

    Ok, I've been doing a lot of reading lately on the information highway, and came across a section about cleaning the YICS tube. Problem is, does...
    Thread by: tkh500, Mar 13, 2015, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. tkh500
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    82 xj 750 maxim NEED BRAINS

    Well, I have never vacuum synched carbs before. I don't have the tool for that. Any body know where to get the tool I need? Hopefully not to...
    Post by: tkh500, Mar 11, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. tkh500
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    82 xj 750 maxim NEED BRAINS

    Alright, finally got my valves all adjusted. cleaned carbs, all new jets. good jets, not china. fired it up, runs great, very smooth through the...
    Thread by: tkh500, Mar 11, 2015, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. tkh500
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    carburetor issues

    valves it is. my needles do not have a circlip nor did they ever. they have a small round plastic piece that the needle pushes into, then the...
    Post by: tkh500, Feb 17, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. tkh500
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    carburetor issues

    has anybody come across this before? I took the carbs off AGAIN, and found the needles in the slides were all different. they moved down in the...
    Thread by: tkh500, Feb 17, 2015, 16 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. tkh500
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    hanging idle then dies

    did the propane test and nothing changed.
    Post by: tkh500, Feb 16, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. tkh500
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    hanging idle then dies

    Let me ask this, the bike ran great at start up but once it warms up, it would develop a slight popping (backfire) and the idle would hang in the...
    Thread by: tkh500, Feb 16, 2015, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. tkh500
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    adjusting valves

    thanks Dave. I double checked and triple checked, but I will do it again tomorrow. As far as swapping shims, that's fine with me. Let me ask this,...
    Post by: tkh500, Feb 16, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. tkh500
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    adjusting valves

    alright, here we are. I took the valve cover off and checked all the valves and here's what I got. intake, 1 2 4 are good. #3 a bit tight. now...
    Thread by: tkh500, Feb 16, 2015, 3 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. tkh500
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    newbe

    hey, that's pretty funny. but it's a piece of metal. I see your from Milwaukee, me too. born and raised and moved to fla. 10 years ago. I...
    Post by: tkh500, Feb 15, 2015 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  16. tkh500
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    newbe

    thanks for the advice. I just took the exhaust off and the mufflers. both mufflers have loose objects rattling around. I shook them around and got...
    Post by: tkh500, Feb 15, 2015 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    newbe

    well, first thing is to check valves. then I'm thinking of taking the exhaust off and cleaning it out. what's with the big heat plate under the...
    Post by: tkh500, Feb 15, 2015 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  18. tkh500
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    newbe

    did not disassemble the rack. next step is valve clearance. it has 27000 miles
    Post by: tkh500, Feb 14, 2015 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    exhaust

    hey guys, need a decent used header for a 82 750 maxim.
    Thread by: tkh500, Feb 14, 2015, 1 replies, in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
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    newbe

    hello, just became a new owner of a 82 xj 750 maxim. its been sitting 23 years. cleaned the carbs, sealed the tank, put a new battery in it, and...
    Thread by: tkh500, Feb 14, 2015, 11 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
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