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no creativity here, just my name.

[/quote]too bad we couldnt post that manual in the vault [quote]

It would be nice to post, but hardly fair to the author or those of us who paid dearly for the head work and the book. That said, C ...

cool - an angry armadillo

Clean up the swing arm bushing sockets with an old brake cylinder hone. Then they slip right in.

twojugs,
Bought one off e-bay. Must have broke the big fin at the head surface level. Welded OK. Just a word of caution, as you welder is hesitant, if the alloy is junk in that area, it won't take ...

Studder fingers, sorry about that

[quote]has any one actually sourced and read this yet...im interested but put off by his strong sales pitch[/quote]

Bought the guide, have one of the heads, have not installed. Execllent guide. Qu ...

[quote]has any one actually sourced and read this yet...im interested but put off by his strong sales pitch[/quote]

Bought the guide, have one of the heads, have not installed. Execllent guide. Qu ...

[quote]has any one actually sourced and read this yet...im interested but put off by his strong sales pitch[/quote]

Bought the guide, have one of the heads, have not installed. Execllent guide. Qu ...

[quote]Guess Who Called Castrol Today!..LOL..

I spent 20 minutes on the phone to them having it all explained to me, and explaining my / our problems. [/quote]

Jake 68, How far up the ladder in ...

Thanks XS John. Compression good, no leak down. Just keeps trashing the left plug with blotches of oil...

Thanks XS John. Compression good, no leak down. Just keeps trashing the left plug with blotches of oil...

Want to add a question to this thread, as I am about to pull the head on my '79. The gasket is leaking to the outside and trashes the left plug from the inside. Tried a retorque, but a plug lasts le ...

Compression good, no leakdown

Sunken float left carb. Soldered, filed did not take, sunken float the second time. New float on order.

Canadian tire is the coolest. In my previous life, I went through their engine rebuild shop. They machined the heads with a giant belt sander.
Were there any specs listed on the back of the bottle?

YZ with a twin 4 stroke - sweet

YZ with a twin 4 stroke - sweet

I've been watching e-bay prices. Bikes not meeting reserve, high starting prices, prices on the ones that see are moving up well over $1000. The low end ones I've seen are on Craig's list.

Check the condition of your mechanical advance. Springs should snap back the weights when opened with your fingers. Service all pivots with a high temp grease. You can also view the weights while runn ...

What year and model are you installing the unit on.

Most timing lights will work. Mine is 35 year old. I use a paper clip inside the plug boot, since the light is not inductive like the new ones.

[quote]Alright, took me awhile to read through this thread, alot of interesting information on which oils to use in my '84 XS650 heritage special... wish I read this BEFORE doing my latest oil change[ ...

[quote]The SAE 50 was a mistake[/quote]

Straight 50 is not good for cold starts. Hard on the sump filter.

[quote]So a bit of STP oil treatment might not hurt for the purpose [/quote]
Joseph,

STP is a viscosity modifier. It will thicken your oil. Would not suggest it for your bike. When cold the 650 ...

Me, my brother Clyde, and my other brother Clyde.
Clyde

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