I'll be there, with my father in law. Hopefully one of us on my XJ and one on my XS.
@Dan Gardner thanks. I'll have to pick up one of those levers then. Worth having on hand. It's really not a terrible dent, just long. It'll be a...
Stripped. No holes, but now I've got peace of mind knowing there aren't any holes. It is a sizeable dent though. I'll be able to prime and sand...
I stayed home from work with a sick kid today, so when she goes down for nap I'm going to keep working on the tank; remove the rest of the paint...
What would you recommend for grinding it off? Wire wheel or something more like those rust removal disks? I definitely don't have the tools, but...
@Dan Gardner xj750
So I'm stripping the tank I bought for my xj650, an eBay purchase from earlier this year. I found a huge patch of Bondo that was not mentioned in...
Then again this is what have now vs what I replaced. Anything would have been an improvement in performance hah. Combine a functional exhaust,...
@Franz according to their website... Plug and play, no jetting required. I'm far from even a competent amateur... But it runs quite smooth...
@Franz nope, I don't own a set. I will tomorrow, hah. Going to go up to harbor freigh and snag a set. I need to get some tools warranty exchanged...
Finally got new pipes on. I had to remove the engine guard to do so... So I'm going to have to make sure to not drop her now. Very glad I did...
Decided. I've got a brand new delkevic 3 to 1 coming. Also bought a lift & rolling seat today since I'm sick of laying on the ground. Waiting...
Problem identified, conclusively. I ran the wires down for stator. Where they clear the back of the engine case, they weren't in the holding...
When it cools off I'll give it a look Both the bike and the weather. It's 91 out haha. This bike isn't in my garage yet, its parked over at my...
I'm going with 'i lost a leg on my stator' as reasoning. Gonna email Len and see if he's got one that'll fit.
So accurate timing from first start to 'too low to turn over'- 24:23. That includes many restarts from stalling it out. Driving up and down our...
I get MINIMAL voltage increase at 2-3k rpm, even when I rev up into 5k rpm it doesn't break 13v. The rectifier actually tests okay, I found...
Maybe I'm under estimating my up-time on it. I'm going to start it up and see how long I get riding around here, just for my peace of mind. I...
Note - (posting as comment since 'edit' is being weird and a PITA on my phone) It's only got about 7300 miles on it too, so maybe I'm wrong but I...
So.. I haven't given up on my xj650. But I bought a bike that's running so I can ride NOW, and I'll get the 650 done aspproject, as I currently...
Glad I checked. They're all out. Just added one of the tools to remove them to my order with Chacal, so I'll get these old ones out next week...
Good to know. I ordered feeler gauge set to check that before closing it up, should be delivered tomorrow. I held off on ordering brake pads from...
Additionally, torque spec for the yics plug bolts? I have checked Haynes and an online guide and must be looking right over it. I'm guessing with...
Any tricks to getting the gasket to stay in the cover? Been trying to get it on and it falls out before I get it on, and then it's proving near...
Note- the timing plate line is good too. I didn't take pic of that, but it looked like the images in Haynes manual, and was in TDC. I tried to...
2 hours later... And I'm pretty happy with this. They're not torqued at all, just tightened enough to close gaps. I'm calling it for tonight...
@Franz thanks. Rip. Those alignment dowels don't go in and out the easiest, but I'll make it work. I didn't even notice the rotation until I'd...
So I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but before I do it I want to confirm- The dots on both cam shafts need to align with the arrows,...
Cylinder head back on. Realized my brother still has my torque wrench so that's it for tonight. Crank set to TDC, head on and bolts down finger...
Brakes done. Man, if only doing brakes on car was this easy. These aftermarket rotors from xj4ever are sweet looking. Gotta get some new pads...
Parts all came in. Carbs are like 98% back together now. Going to go do front brake rotor before bed, right after posting this. Got cylinder...
Productive night- shocks together (admittedly I did that this afternoon). Ignition coils wired and in place. Rear end done (bushing in, wheel back...
I do have one question with wiring one last component thought, ignition coils. They didn't come with any label or any kind of diagram. I don't...
Everything remaining was ordered this past week. I scooped up most of it from xj4ever with only a few exceptions. I wanted black shocks so I went...
Has anyone fit a set of the Rox anti-vibration risers to their xj triple tree unit? I feel like it might, it's real close though. I don't wanna...
So I need to come back and say that yes, it was fixed. It did, yes, have issues that needed to be fixed (including blown relay, missing ground,...
Yes. Excellent. That's great to wake up and see. Until I get the cylinder head back in place, I'm going to assume electrical issues are resolved....
@Rooster53 these bullet connectors up front? Originally I had them connected. Disconnecting them didn't solve the issue, but it definitely causes...
Been at this over 5 hours tonight. Printed big full color wiring diagram at work. I think... Jfc I think I have it. For real (finally). I can...
@hogfiddles could .. handlebars be doing it? Just on a whim I took bars off but left everything plugged in; rectifier, controls, the works. As...
And now I can't get the starter to turn over even bridging relay with screw driver. Fml.
Yes. Printed in color, also used Haynes manual (currently open and sitting on the bike). The dude that I bought it from had main fuse bypassed....
Additionally- when lights are disconnected, rectifier disconnected, relays except the cutoff one replaced... I blow the signal fuse. Removing the...
@hogfiddles can I just bypass it like precious owner had it and pretend nothing is wrong? I'm out of ideas. I bought bulk bag of 20 amp fuses so...
So I've been at this, trying to figure electrical out. I've ruled out rectifier. Headlight. Taillight. In fact I can plug everything in but my...
Got ahead of myself. Hah. But I still am making progress. -Rectifier connected blows, no matter which rectifier I use, no matter what else is...
Interesting find to note- the gauge lights come on even when key is not even in the ignition.
Yes yes YES. Identified the short. This relay (I need to check manual, but I think it's the side stand safety relay...) Pulled it, tested it...
@Rooster53 it was with caps. The bodies of both ignition coils are split open too though. One of them had a full length split. Whether they're the...
Well this sucks. Both ignition coils passed primary resistance test, 2.6ohm on each. High tension lead resistance should be 11kohm+/- 20%...
