Ok folks, with your help I got her fixed. I flipped the leads on the 1/4 coil and discovered that 4 was still not firing, so on the fuel side....
I definitely have fuel, because the #4 plug comes out wet after I run the bike for a few seconds. I will test the compression in the am and see if...
On the plus side, I am learning a lot about this bike. I recently rebuilt my carbs thinking my rough running problem was fuel related, but now...
Got her back together and she runs, after the coldest of cold starts.
Will do. Got the section of fuel line today. Good question. Most of the original rubber parts on the bike look pretty good for close to 40...
Removed the carb rack AGAIN today. Pulled the fuel line off the T and checked it, and it looks like there is a piece of hard rubber from the...
The tank is not bad. When I first took it off, I washed it out with fresh gas, and poured it out the filler hole, and there was a few small...
No fuel filter. Vacuum line from #3 carb boot to petcock vacuum port. Fuel line properly installed to petcock. Same line that was working before....
My 85 XJ700N has less than 11,000 miles on it, and is in pretty good condition, with all original parts. before the issue, it ran very well,...
Check your choke system. I had a kink in my cable that would open the starter plungers a little even when the choke looked closed. Took me a week...
Second the side stand switch. That thing plagued me for a bit when I first got the bike, til I was clued in by this site. When electrical gremlins...
I have been reading a lot of this site as I refurbish parts of my 1985 xj700n, and it has been very helpful. Earlier today I was trying to...
My Yamaha outboard does the same thing if I don't run it dry before storing it - the float needles tend to get stuck in the open position. You may...
Gap should be at .032, but unless one or more is way off, this won't be your problem. My 85 xj700 is very cold-blooded - needs a bit of full choke...
Thanks for the resource in your signature. I'm reading everything I can get on the bike. Here is my new bike, since cleaned up a bit: [ATTACH]
No, it does not. I felt lucky enough to find the 2 valve air-cooled version in such fine condition.
I bought a 1985 XJ700N in great condition (9600 miles) two weeks ago, and was looking to learn what I could when Google listed this site. I joined...