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  1. John Hopkins
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    Just wanted to put this thread to rest incase anyone was following it, I got it running! Took me a while to get the timing just right but the head...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 19, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. John Hopkins
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    yea thats the one I put in there. I'm thinkin it may be caught up on the other gasket though. I'll find out tonight after work. I hope thats my...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 7, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. John Hopkins
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    The gasket I'm talking about is the cam chain tunnel seal. #19 in the book on page 55. And I thought about taking off the barrels too but I don't...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 7, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. John Hopkins
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    I got them from chacall. I have a new theory thought which im gunna check out tonight: I think that separate gasket that goes around the cam chain...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 7, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. John Hopkins
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    Yes those are the rings I'm talking about but I just took the head off. Ididnt get that far down the engine, The pistons are still in.
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 7, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    ok so not the gauge.... which means my jeep might need some help too lol. but thats besides the point. So two things I possibly messed up. One: I...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 6, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    update: So I put her back together (left carbs off) and checked compression with less than ideal results. I'm hoping its a busted gauge so im...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Mar 28, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. John Hopkins
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    you just saved me 40 bucks!! Thank you! what an awesome find.
    Post by: John Hopkins, Mar 18, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. John Hopkins
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    Hey Hogfiddles, I'm pretty sure you helped me clean my carbs last spring! Even though it was an awesome learning experience you can imagine my...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Mar 18, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    Thank you! I always get compliments on it even if i'm just getting gas haha, two people have even offered to buy it from me! Its cooler to me then...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Mar 16, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. John Hopkins
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    This is what I'm working with.
    Post by: John Hopkins, Mar 16, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. John Hopkins
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    Ok I figured it wasn't normal I just wanted to make sure. And It's a 1982 SECA 650 with 13k on it. Bought it for 800 not running and got it going...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Mar 16, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Cam skipped a tooth?

    i just need some confirmation on this one. Took my valve cover gasket off because I had terrible compression on all 4 cylinders (90-110) and it...
    Thread by: John Hopkins, Mar 16, 2016, 32 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Tuning issues

    ill just jump into it, 1982 seca 650. got the bike not running, went over it and rebuilt carbs started right up. Bike feels like a moped till 3k...
    Thread by: John Hopkins, Aug 1, 2015, 2 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. John Hopkins
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    Hesitation during initial acceleration

    Vacuum caps are fine. Boots look cracked but hold a vacuum fine on my sync tune
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 28, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Hesitation during initial acceleration

    Oh ok I actually did the opposite. I turned them until I got an orange flame (rich) then just backed off until it turned blue. Ill try your way...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 27, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. John Hopkins
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    Hesitation during initial acceleration

    I don't know how much more through I could've gotten... [ATTACH]
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 26, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. John Hopkins
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    Hesitation during initial acceleration

    Yea I followed the entire "church of clean" thread down to a tee. Replaced all rubber and wet set all floats to exactly 3mm from the top of the...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 26, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. John Hopkins
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    Hesitation during initial acceleration

    Came home to try and start it up today, BARELY got it to run. Would just barely sputter with full choke and full throttle... It was idling really...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 26, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Hesitation during initial acceleration

    I'm alsmot there!!! This bike has been sitting for a while and I've replaced all the fluids changed the breaks bought a colortune and pro sync,...
    Thread by: John Hopkins, Apr 26, 2015, 9 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Oh ok then no it's definitely not. Thanks for the info though! Always learning about these bikes
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 24, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Do all xj's have YICS? I won't be around my bike until later this afternoon but I don't think I have it. (I also don't know what it looks like or...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 24, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Will do!! I actually warmed the bike up before and stuck the colortune on it just to see and I'm wondering what exactly I'm looking for. I know...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 23, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    tools came in my colortune plug and sync pro calibration kit. im excited to try them out. I took the carbs back off and found the real problem...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 23, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    I actually added a fuel line in for that reason. Just a sears in line for like lawn mowers though nothing special. It gets the job done I think...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 22, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Hahaha it's just funny cause he only had a few dirt bikes when he was younger and if you asked him if he tried a "lean drop" method to sync the...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 22, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Also my carbtune is on it's way but my old man said I could just set the main idle screw kinda high, then turn the other idle screws one at a time...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 22, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    So after a few rides and maybe a total of about 100 miles I think I have a stuck float issue. I drove about 30 minutes to our local watering hole,...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 22, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    This was my wet set setup hahaha.
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 16, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    It really isint the individual carbs that have me trouble it was the throttle linkage and I actually got it figured out pretty quickly. It started...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 16, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    http://www.xjbikes.com/forums/index.php?threads/first-time-taking-apart-carburetors-lots-of-pics.48063/ This is a great break down. He did a MUCH...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 15, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Actually that is the same picture hahaha, I don't know where my finished, cleaned parts pic went but you get the idea hahaha. It was a lot of work.
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 15, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Finished cleaning pic: Looks about the same as the last one but there is probably 6-8 hours of strictly cleaning every spec of every part. Sending...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 15, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Update: Finally my 80 bucks worth of rubber showed up. XJ4EVER was probably the best customer service I've ever had from a business which was...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 15, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Cleaning Carbs Round 2: this time it's personal. [ATTACH]
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 9, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    I do have Humpty Dumpty Syndrome hahaha
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 9, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  37. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Welp I came this site for advice and id be a fool not to listen to it. I'm dedicating the next 8 hours of my life to this carbs leaning thing....
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 9, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  38. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Honestly I just didn't see the pros of breaking them. They talked a lot about getting them lined up, not snapping butterfly bolts, buying new fuel...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 8, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    I put a teaspoon of oil in each cylinder and let it sit for a while. Then she started right up and was able to warm up. The next day it checked...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 8, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    I don't think I was clear about "cleaning the carbs" what I meant was I cleaned them before getting on this site and reading the church of clean...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 8, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  41. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    [ATTACH] Oh and one last thing: I cleaned the carbs fairly well for my first go at it and all the floats were there black normal color. I take the...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 7, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  42. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    And only cost 30 bucks if you have the glue already!! Online they run around 80. Obviously nicer and metal and all that but just using my basic...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 7, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  43. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    I'll post a pic from the top and side tomorrow, but it's really simple, just some 2inch to 1.5 inch couplers. Still have a little adjusting to do...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 7, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Again great info and good to know. When I cracked the bowls open again today they were FILLED with gas. Like the second I started to loosen the...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 7, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  45. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    [ATTACH]
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 7, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  46. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    Update: so I took the carbs back off after reading all the great carb cleaning info on this forum. All my slides pass the "clunk" test now and my...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 7, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    More progress!!! I checked the compression and it's reading 145 across the board!! That's great news. My plug colors are all over the place...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 6, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    I bough one for 35 bucks at advanced. Ill check it against my jeep today as well. Im kinda glossing over the fact that the compression is so low...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 6, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. John Hopkins
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    I have not set the floats at all. The carbs are coming back off this afternoon. I have a pretty good idea on how to do it i think, lots of reading...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 6, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    bought an xj650 desperately need help getting her going

    no not just yet. I wanna go in order like everyone has been saying starting with the valves. But these last few nice days here in jersey is making...
    Post by: John Hopkins, Apr 6, 2015 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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