wont start

[GARTHXS]

first of all let me tell you what i have done, bassani 4/1 w repacked baffle, pod filters, 142.5 mains, 42.5 pilot jets this a 78xs1100e bike turns over I have the choke all the way out, white smoke out the pipe and then POW backfire , pulled plugs and their wet. is it just flooded??

[Gyrogearloose]

We need more info. Is this the first attempt to start it after puting it back together?..are all the plugs wet? If so, yes, it could just be flooded. Leave the plugs out, and dry them off with compressed air. You didn't say whether you checked for spark? Hook up a plug (after drying) and lay it somewhere on the engine to ground it out (the threads of the plug on the engine metal)...prefereably not next to the spark plug hole, unless you want to trim your eyebrows. Then turn the engine over (a low light environment is best) and watch for the spark. Gas plus spark; it should fire and run.

[GARTHXS]

wont start

I will check for spark , I just rejetted it and put on 4/1

[GARTHXS]

it fired up

it started but now revs up to 4-5k and idle and wont come down , too lean??

[ScottsXS]

did you move the throttle cable it may be binding or being pulled by handle bars. and is running that fast on choke or without the choke

[GARTHXS]

free

The apears to be free

[GARTHXS]

oops

The throttle apears to be free

[oldyam80sg]

Did you do the bread wire tie pre-sync? I just did it on mine and forgot to set the master adjuster knob back where it was originally.That gave me a high idle until i turned it outwards.Just a thought.

[planedick]

Definately

needs to be synched. You can play with it for weeks and if it isn't properly synched it won't idle or run right.....

[GARTHXS]

sync

My buddy synced it last week,I think its fuel mix or jetting

[AustinPhoenix]

here's what I did

I JUST finished my bike...well..for now. After putting everything back on, it revved up to 4-5k too. Another XSive told me to pre-sync again, turn the idle knob (the big knob between carbs 2 and 3...up front I think on yours) to close the butterflies all the way, put the idle screws to 1/2 turn out and slowly back each one out until the bike barely idles so you can slowly open the idle knob to get it to idle at roughly 1k. It takes some patience, but it worked for me. It helps if you turn the tank around, turn the petcocks on (or prime for me), and plug up your vacuum lines.

Then you can sync and color tune or whatever else you want to do to get her purring.

Anybody feel free to correct me.

[planedick]

I know

Some of us just have to learn our lessons the hard way.

[GARTHXS]

sync

What's the easy way?

[DiverRay]

What's the easy way?

The easy way is pay someone about $150 and hope they do a good job. The CORRECT way was given by AustinPhoenix, except he left off the part about the fan to keep the engine from over heating.

[GARTHXS]

bread tie

So pre sync with bread tie or some other small width thing
And then check fuel mix then vacuum sync then fuel mix again, and possibly rejet and. All of the former again?