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  1. Aschulhoff
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    Rectifier gone bad?

    hum.. maybe check your fuses makeing sure you dont have one with to high an amp rateing? to test the regulator/rectifier: when i tested...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Aug 31, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    And She RUNS!!!!

    hahaha... well i still have quite a few missing parts to find and install to get her street leagal and safe to ride... but its been a dream of...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Aug 26, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    will carb boots from a 750 fit a 550?

    cool thanks for the heads up... if anyone knows where i might find some air box side carb boots cheap... for a 1981 maxim 550... i'm very...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Aug 26, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    will carb boots from a 750 fit a 550?

    will the engine side and or air box side carb boots from a 750 maxim fit on a 550 maxim?
    Thread by: Aschulhoff, Aug 26, 2006, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    And She RUNS!!!!

    you may have read about the 1981 maxim 550 i bought for 68$ two weeks ago in my other thread... Well after wrestling around with the carbs and...
    Thread by: Aschulhoff, Aug 24, 2006, 16 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Float pin removal?

    heating them did the trick... the really stuck pin had a little bit of a bend in it... i worked it out and now its fine... NO MORE STUCK PINS...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Aug 21, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. Aschulhoff
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    Music while you ride?

    I just about always ride with my ipod in my pocket and earphones... i where a full helmet so road/wind noise isn't a problem at all... i have...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Aug 21, 2006 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  8. Aschulhoff
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    Float pin removal?

    well even with the center punch and hammer... i still cant get it to move, not even a little. maybe i should dry out the rack really well, and...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Aug 21, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    I Got another maxim!!

    hahaha exactly... but once i get my hands on a bike, i just can't bare to part with it... The bike was east of here, in Hampton just befor going...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Aug 21, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Float pin removal?

    this may be stupid... but do you use your offset driver to unscrew the screw under the rear of the float? or just get it lined up over the pin and...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Aug 20, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    I Got another maxim!!

    so searching around E-bay i ran into a 1981 maxim 550 close enough for my to pick up. I won the auction at $68.00 cant beat that. Clean title,...
    Thread by: Aschulhoff, Aug 20, 2006, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Float pin removal?

    its Mikunis from a 1981 maxim 550, one side is bigger than the other... unfortunatly on the side that is bigger that head is burried in the post...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Aug 20, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. Aschulhoff
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    Float pin removal?

    I cant get the float pins out... and i'm stumped on how to do it... manual just says to remove them lol, i don't want to bang them out with nail...
    Thread by: Aschulhoff, Aug 19, 2006, 9 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. Aschulhoff
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    Tough ASS Bikes!! crash story

    wow thats one increadable story! i am really gald to here you and your bike made it out ok... thats just nuts!!! i'll be checking my calipers in...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 26, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. Aschulhoff
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    wont Idle without choke

    so i should pull the carbs again and make sure the butterflys are opening at the same time... by doing that thin wire test i've read about in...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 26, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    wont Idle without choke

    Yes I have pulled the carbs recently and gave them a light cleaning as they were already fairly clean. Though, I didn’t open them from the top....
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 26, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    wont Idle without choke

    Yeah my carbs do have that knob but I have turned it all the way in and out with little to no real effect on the way the bike idles... When I...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 26, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    wont Idle without choke

    The bike starts and runs fine so long as i keep the choke on. But it wont idle at all if i take the choke all the way off. It just dies right...
    Thread by: Aschulhoff, Jun 26, 2006, 9 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. Aschulhoff
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    First Ride Question

    wow thats a big diff... does anyone know what it should befor a 550?
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 19, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb rebuild?

    I did the wd40 around the carb boots and had some get sucked in... tightened them down a bit more but the idle was still high... cleaned the air...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 15, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. Aschulhoff
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    2 port manometer... instead of 4

    Sorry i should have just done this :-P [img] link to photo from book (if the picture wont load its cause 250free is on the fritz... some...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 14, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    2 port manometer... instead of 4

    from my XJ550 manual 1.Start engine and let it warm to operating temperature. Turn it off 2.Remove the vacuum line from the No 2 cylinder...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 14, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Dropped for the first time today.

    awh man... i am glad to here you didnt get hurt yourself! and yeah those tar roads are realy bad when the rain first starts... its like somoene...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 11, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Blue Specks in my Black Paint?

    nah i think it came that way... my xj550 has them, this guys XJ down the street has them... and an XJ550 tank i saw on e-bay had them as well and...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 11, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. Aschulhoff
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    Fuse Blocks Found!!!!

    did you guys get the blocks? did they fit under the seat ok?
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 11, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    More motorcycles on the road now?

    I live in Richmond VA... Last summer if I took a drive around the city I might have seen 2 or three motorcycles around. This summer when I take...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 9, 2006 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    XJ preventative maintenance

    What I have done: 1. New handle bar 2. Pulled solenoid opened and cleaned corrosion out (works fine now) 3. Pulled Carburetor and cleaned /...
    Thread by: Aschulhoff, Jun 9, 2006, 4 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Clutch wont shift HELP PLEASE

    Yep I have the book... yeah I went threw all the general stuff, I had even checked the throttle cable when shifting first went out... but it...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 9, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Clutch wont shift HELP PLEASE

    Same here tazz... I could not find it on my 550 either... But I got it shifting again... and I feel like a real dumb ass... I took it back...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 8, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. Aschulhoff
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    Clutch wont shift HELP PLEASE

    Yeah, getting to it to change it out is going to be one heck of a pain... assuming I can even do it. But at least I can get into it and see if...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 8, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  31. Aschulhoff
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    Clutch wont shift HELP PLEASE

    the link to original thread topic: gear problems the link to XJ moster with information to fix the problem original posted by MacMcMacmac in...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 8, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  32. Aschulhoff
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    Clutch wont shift HELP PLEASE

    there are about 11,000 miles on the bike...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 7, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. Aschulhoff
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    Clutch wont shift HELP PLEASE

    After about a 5 min ride today i get my next problem... The bike was working fine and shifting fine, then got stuck in 2nd gear though still...
    Thread by: Aschulhoff, Jun 7, 2006, 16 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. Aschulhoff
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    oil light please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    maybe a little sea foam threw the crank case, a cleaning probably wouldn't hurt.
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 4, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    HOW TO: Replace your XJ fuse block for $5

    bah no luck finding one around richmond Va... haha i wonder if that store you went to ships :-P mmm on second thought i bet i can order one...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 2, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. Aschulhoff
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    YICS Tool Rental?

    I just made a yics tool tonight... should work ok I think, I need a larger washer for the handle end; I couldn't find one around tonight. And I...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 2, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  37. Aschulhoff
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    HOW TO: Replace your XJ fuse block for $5

    well thats tough to beat for the price... i was going to try to go with no glass fuses but for 1.99 if i can find one around here... i'm going...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 2, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  38. Aschulhoff
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    Have to use Instant Start

    here is a pic... strait off my xj550 bike :-P [img]
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 2, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb Detail

    No trick.. i just linked to the picture... maybe you just can't upload them past a certain size on here... so i suppose if you host your pics...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 2, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Carb Detail

    I'm sure this is somewhere already but i just came accross it on some website and thought i'd post it up. [img]
    Thread by: Aschulhoff, Jun 2, 2006, 14 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Have to use Instant Start

    Awesome thank you guys... I think I am going to buy some mercury carb sticks off eBay if they ever come up on there... I’ve found them on...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 1, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Have to use Instant Start

    this is probably a dumb quetion, but how do you conect the sync tube to the carbs?
    Post by: Aschulhoff, Jun 1, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Leaking gallons of Gas with bike turned off IDEAS?

    man i was trying so hard to avoid haveint to sync the carbs... :-( but i guess its the next logical place to start... by connection plate i...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, May 30, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Leaking gallons of Gas with bike turned off IDEAS?

    I checked the throttle cable it seems to be installed correctly and the choke cable is seated in its holder... I didn't think I would need to...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, May 30, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  45. Aschulhoff
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    Got my bike home today

    same for me... a small tap down from second usualy lands it in nutral while a slow drag up from first can some times land in in nutral but...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, May 29, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Stupid Question but how much oil do i put on my '82 seca 550

    Re: Stupid Question but how much oil do i put on my '82 seca I just changed the oil and filter in my 1982 xj550, the veiw window is nice and...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, May 29, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Leaking gallons of Gas with bike turned off IDEAS?

    The update.... good and bad I suppose. 1. I ran carb cleaner threw the bike, and tapped the float bowl on carb number 1 and 2 which were the...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, May 29, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Leaking gallons of Gas with bike turned off IDEAS?

    awesome robert, thats good news for sure... I'm planning on takeing them off the bike and working on it tomorrow.. but i dont plan on getting...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, May 27, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. Aschulhoff
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    Leaking gallons of Gas with bike turned off IDEAS?

    mmm rob you make a strong point lol... i just don’t have the know how to do it myself, maybe when my CD arrives i'll give it a go... but i...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, May 26, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  50. Aschulhoff
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    HELP. My Bike wont hold a charge, the battery is good

    my XJCD should be here within the week!!! i also baught the book off ebay... should be here withint the week as well... if i end up not needing...
    Post by: Aschulhoff, May 26, 2006 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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