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  1. wardlarson
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    help?! No idle after a long day of wrenching...

    Great info, thank you. The bike has not had valve clearances checked nor has it had a compression test performed. I will read through that PDF...
    Post by: wardlarson, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. wardlarson
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    help?! No idle after a long day of wrenching...

    You're absolutely on point. Oil filler smells like gasoline. I just did 1000 miles on this bike in the last two weekends, no issues besides a...
    Post by: wardlarson, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. wardlarson
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    help?! No idle after a long day of wrenching...

    Okay, curiosity got the best of me. I went outside and untucked all the cables, and she fired right up. Choke worked fine, throttle worked fine,...
    Post by: wardlarson, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. wardlarson
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    help?! No idle after a long day of wrenching...

    you might be onto something, i went from stock bars to clubmans which are much narrower and leave far more slack. I'm going to mess with my cable...
    Post by: wardlarson, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. wardlarson
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    help?! No idle after a long day of wrenching...

    I haven't, but I'm not looking forward to draining the tank AGAIN. I will if i have to but... for the sake of discussion let's assume the...
    Post by: wardlarson, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. wardlarson
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    help?! No idle after a long day of wrenching...

    you know, now that i think about it, the bike rides very similarly to the way my 83 seca 750 ran when it had a vacuum leak. does anybody have...
    Post by: wardlarson, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. wardlarson
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    help?! No idle after a long day of wrenching...

    In prime, it's dumping fuel. In on or reserve, it's a slow drip. Not ideal, but before the rebuild it was spraying fuel out the side so it's an...
    Post by: wardlarson, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. wardlarson
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    help?! No idle after a long day of wrenching...

    I think I got the hoses on correctly... smaller hose on upper petcock nipple to airbox, larger hose on lower petcock nipple to carb. I...
    Post by: wardlarson, May 31, 2013 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. wardlarson
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    help?! No idle after a long day of wrenching...

    Today I replaced my rear wheel, rebuilt the petcock, and installed new handlebars. Somewhere between those modifications (i'm guessing the wheel...
    Thread by: wardlarson, May 31, 2013, 17 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. wardlarson
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    XJ650 vacuum leak... do i need new carb boots?

    and yes, you have to wait like 2 minutes to download it, but it's free, so whatever.
    Post by: wardlarson, Aug 14, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. wardlarson
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    XJ650 vacuum leak... do i need new carb boots?

    great thank you again! I found the Haynes Service/Shop Manual for this bike (I'm sure most of you already found it... but here's a link to the one...
    Post by: wardlarson, Aug 14, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. wardlarson
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    XJ650 vacuum leak... do i need new carb boots?

    problem solved guys, the issues were: the inner boots were swapped with where the outter boots were (ie, i had to move the inners to the ouside...
    Post by: wardlarson, Aug 13, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. wardlarson
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    XJ650 vacuum leak... do i need new carb boots?

    oh wow... i guess i was thinking too technically :) thanks for the information it's very helpful!
    Post by: wardlarson, Aug 13, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. wardlarson
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    XJ650 vacuum leak... do i need new carb boots?

    Thanks for the great run-down. I understand all of it except for when you say "wrap a sheet of sandpaper around a 5" section of closet rod."...
    Post by: wardlarson, Aug 13, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. wardlarson
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    XJ650 vacuum leak... do i need new carb boots?

    cool guys, to be clear i am referring to the airbox-to-carb boots. i will have to check the position of the airbox, as it seems to be sucked down...
    Post by: wardlarson, Aug 13, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. wardlarson
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    XJ650 vacuum leak... do i need new carb boots?

    My XJ650 has a vacuum leak sourced at the carb boots... the thing is, the boots seem to be in great shape, supple rubber and no cracks on any of...
    Thread by: wardlarson, Aug 13, 2011, 13 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. wardlarson
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    what a morning... (help)

    Haha, I have it on craigslist and have got a couple cash offers and lots of wacky trades (old stoves, antiques, a bed, a snowmobile, a hot tub,...
    Post by: wardlarson, Apr 11, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. wardlarson
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    what a morning... (help)

    okay, just went out and jumped the starter itself (hooked a nice big new car battery via jumper cables, positive on the wire running from the...
    Post by: wardlarson, Apr 11, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. wardlarson
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    what a morning... (help)

    Resurrecting this a couple months later... So today I got my starter back from the rebuilder... the starter had the gears smacked out of place...
    Post by: wardlarson, Apr 11, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. wardlarson
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    what a morning... (help)

    yeah kill switch definitely isn't the issue. i pulled apart the whole right handlebar assembly today and the wire to the starter button (blue...
    Post by: wardlarson, Feb 18, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. wardlarson
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    what a morning... (help)

    it wont even crank over at all. i'm going to guess it's a shot starter because my battery is at 12.4 and the fluid levels are proper. i...
    Post by: wardlarson, Feb 17, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. wardlarson
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    what a morning... (help)

    will that help me if the engine wont even turn over? otherwise i'm not gonna get the "crank crank crank" :P
    Post by: wardlarson, Feb 17, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. wardlarson
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    what a morning... (help)

    quick update- tried starting it again after charging for a couple hours with no luck. in case it matters, it fell over onto it's right side, so...
    Post by: wardlarson, Feb 17, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. wardlarson
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    what a morning... (help)

    sounds good ill be sure to pull the plugs before starting. i was planning on getting gas this morning as i was almost empty and it didn't appear...
    Post by: wardlarson, Feb 17, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. wardlarson
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    what a morning... (help)

    thanks for the quick reply. i checked both and everything seems to be in order so I'm going to charge the battery for a bit and see how that works...
    Post by: wardlarson, Feb 17, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. wardlarson
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    what a morning... (help)

    I was getting ready to leave this morning and I was moving my bike out into the driveway when i lost my grip and it fell over. of course it falls...
    Thread by: wardlarson, Feb 17, 2011, 22 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  27. wardlarson
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    she's so majestic looking!

    thanks for the tip rick i'll keep it in mind down the road. malibooman that sounds great and it was taken from atop a smaller hill between...
    Post by: wardlarson, Feb 9, 2011 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  28. wardlarson
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    she's so majestic looking!

    damn! i will be sure to do that this afternoon. i've noticed my rear brake has been extremely spongy feeling... not sure if that's to be expected...
    Post by: wardlarson, Feb 8, 2011 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  29. wardlarson
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    she's so majestic looking!

    yeah I caught it on craigslist at $1300 originally, then a couple weeks later at $1000, and a few weeks after that again at $800, so I took a look...
    Post by: wardlarson, Feb 7, 2011 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  30. wardlarson
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    she's so majestic looking!

    okay, maybe not. I went for a quick 20 minute ride today and shot this picture. I gotta say, for $500 running/driving/titled, I'm not foreseeing...
    Thread by: wardlarson, Feb 7, 2011, 16 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  31. wardlarson
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    Pics of my ghost speedometer. Iphone speedo.

    just throw it in airplane mode :P actually then the speedo probably wouldn't work...
    Post by: wardlarson, Jan 24, 2011 in forum: XJ Modifications
  32. wardlarson
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    Will a 81 Seca 750 tank/fender direct fit on an 83 Seca 750?

    thanks guys i figured as much, I just wanted to be certain.
    Post by: wardlarson, Jan 22, 2011 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. wardlarson
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    Will a 81 Seca 750 tank/fender direct fit on an 83 Seca 750?

    I tried searching and didn't find much. I'm looking at a fender, tank and tail fairing off an '81 xj750 Seca for my '83. Thanks for the help in...
    Thread by: wardlarson, Jan 22, 2011, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. wardlarson
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    CAN ANYONE MAKE THESE BIKES TAKE A CORNER?

    yeah but he said he threw the 83 springs in his 81 and they worked better, correct?
    Post by: wardlarson, Jan 19, 2011 in forum: XJ Modifications
  35. wardlarson
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    CAN ANYONE MAKE THESE BIKES TAKE A CORNER?

    so would you say in general the 1983's front springs are much improved over say 81-82's (on 750 secas, specifically)?
    Post by: wardlarson, Jan 19, 2011 in forum: XJ Modifications
  36. wardlarson
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    I'm Tempted....

    jeez and it's most likely just normal maintenance that would get it running again too...
    Post by: wardlarson, Jan 6, 2011 in forum: For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted
  37. wardlarson
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    1983 XJ750 Seca - What do you think of my design mock-up?

    i appreciate it thank you
    Post by: wardlarson, Dec 24, 2010 in forum: XJ Modifications
  38. wardlarson
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    1983 XJ750 Seca - What do you think of my design mock-up?

    cant really tell if you're being facetious or not lol but if someone will find me a hi-res studio shot of a 750 seca i'd be happy to change......
    Post by: wardlarson, Dec 24, 2010 in forum: XJ Modifications
  39. wardlarson
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    1983 XJ750 Seca - What do you think of my design mock-up?

    why is that? how about red? [img] or white? [img] or maybe a good turquoise color? [img]
    Post by: wardlarson, Dec 23, 2010 in forum: XJ Modifications
  40. wardlarson
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    1983 XJ750 Seca - What do you think of my design mock-up?

    Re: 1983 XJ750 Seca - What do you think of my design mock-up well, it's meant as a mockup, not a blueprint so I'm not too worried about it...
    Post by: wardlarson, Dec 23, 2010 in forum: XJ Modifications
  41. wardlarson
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    81 Seca 550 0m the paddock again.

    nice bike OP. are you restoring internal issues? because the aesthetics look great in that picture!
    Post by: wardlarson, Dec 20, 2010 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  42. wardlarson
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    1983 XJ750 Seca - What do you think of my design mock-up?

    you guys are crazy full of information! i'll definitely add the fender removal to the list, that sounds great. also padre thanks for the...
    Post by: wardlarson, Dec 19, 2010 in forum: XJ Modifications
  43. wardlarson
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    1983 XJ750 Seca - What do you think of my design mock-up?

    nicely done, you have a nice looking bike. it's good to see examples of blacked out parts on an actual bike. i love the idea of fork boots!...
    Post by: wardlarson, Dec 18, 2010 in forum: XJ Modifications
  44. wardlarson
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    1983 XJ750 Seca - What do you think of my design mock-up?

    Hello, new guy here with a decent condition 1983 XJ750 Seca. Licensed and titled, runs and drives, everything works, 24k miles. I picked it up for...
    Thread by: wardlarson, Dec 18, 2010, 29 replies, in forum: XJ Modifications
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