Neil Friday Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 hi everyone, i own a 1981 yamaha xs400 special II and i am having one hell of a time with it to say the least... Lately I have had trouble starting it (will NOT start without ether, i know thats terrible for the engine but what can i do...), and also once i get it started it runs on one cylinder wonderfully and the other one sputters and backfires... I did a good carb clean, replaced battery, replaced plugs.....i just do not know where to go from here. PLEASE HELP!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted February 8, 2012 Moderator Share Posted February 8, 2012 service the bike then strip reclean the carbs, not spray a bit of carb cleaner in the carb mouth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Friday Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 already been done man....thats why im on here asking all of you guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted February 8, 2012 Moderator Share Posted February 8, 2012 go over to xs400.com and say hello (and here too) make some friends and you might get more peeps wanting to help you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Friday Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 K thanks a lot man, hopefully someone knows the answer. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linden Van-humper Twyman Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 evenin guys, one has an xs250 from the same year, and had the same problem, cleaned all the carbs up, helped a bit, but still a big problem, i also refurbed the fuel tap( i thought was a random suggestion) also helped, key part i found to solving the running problem was replacing coils x hope helps dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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