Excelsior and I have a love/hate relationship I swear!!!!!!!

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  • sparkfly88
    XSive Maximus
    • Mar 2013
    • 585
    • CedarKey FL

    #1

    Excelsior and I have a love/hate relationship I swear!!!!!!!

    On my way home today it started to run rough, the idle lowered WAY down, and it ran even rougher.


    I got home and popped in the colortune to see what is going on.

    Number 4 is okay, got to number three and it started to backfire!!!?!?!??
    So I tried to get it to fire using the pilot screw adjustment, no change. Changed spark plugs, no change....

    WHAT NOW?!
    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    Why cant I have a normal month with this bike?!

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    79F
    "Excelsior"
    Honda gl1100 handlebar
    Vetter IV fairing with speaker system
    OE headers,Jardine slipons
    Hid headlight 6000k
    Stock jets
    Shinko 712 F & R
    Oe hardbags and luggage rack
    TC fuse block
    K&n filter with oe airbox
    Raptor 660 Acct
  • rpgoerlich
    XSive Maximus
    • Dec 2007
    • 643
    • Katy, Tx

    #2
    Have you checked the vacuum line on #3 intake?
    Richard

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    • jetmechmarty
      Master of XSology
      • Nov 2003
      • 7768
      • Coldwater, Mississippi

      #3
      Swap the #2 & #3 plug wires. Does the issue move to #2?
      Marty (in Mississippi)
      XS1100SG
      XS650SK
      XS650SH
      XS650G
      XS6502F
      XS650E

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      • sparkfly88
        XSive Maximus
        • Mar 2013
        • 585
        • CedarKey FL

        #4
        Vac line is hooked up.

        I will swap the wires when its not pouring down
        79F
        "Excelsior"
        Honda gl1100 handlebar
        Vetter IV fairing with speaker system
        OE headers,Jardine slipons
        Hid headlight 6000k
        Stock jets
        Shinko 712 F & R
        Oe hardbags and luggage rack
        TC fuse block
        K&n filter with oe airbox
        Raptor 660 Acct

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        • sparkfly88
          XSive Maximus
          • Mar 2013
          • 585
          • CedarKey FL

          #5
          So..... I uh.... Had 3 and 4 on the wrong plugs.....
          79F
          "Excelsior"
          Honda gl1100 handlebar
          Vetter IV fairing with speaker system
          OE headers,Jardine slipons
          Hid headlight 6000k
          Stock jets
          Shinko 712 F & R
          Oe hardbags and luggage rack
          TC fuse block
          K&n filter with oe airbox
          Raptor 660 Acct

          Comment

          • jetmechmarty
            Master of XSology
            • Nov 2003
            • 7768
            • Coldwater, Mississippi

            #6
            That was easy!
            Marty (in Mississippi)
            XS1100SG
            XS650SK
            XS650SH
            XS650G
            XS6502F
            XS650E

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            • Rasputin
              XS-XJ Super Guru
              • Apr 2008
              • 3180
              • Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

              #7
              Originally posted by sparkfly88
              So..... I uh.... Had 3 and 4 on the wrong plugs.....
              We all make some kind of mistakes in life. Just chalk it up to experience and it will serve you well for many years to come.
              2-79 XS1100 SF
              2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
              80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
              Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!

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              • sparkfly88
                XSive Maximus
                • Mar 2013
                • 585
                • CedarKey FL

                #8
                Yeah.... I really don't know how I did it either.

                I sat there looking at the wires and realized one was longer than the other, that's when I noticed my wires were reversed.


                So now one more minor problem that's been haunting me since I got it...
                79F
                "Excelsior"
                Honda gl1100 handlebar
                Vetter IV fairing with speaker system
                OE headers,Jardine slipons
                Hid headlight 6000k
                Stock jets
                Shinko 712 F & R
                Oe hardbags and luggage rack
                TC fuse block
                K&n filter with oe airbox
                Raptor 660 Acct

                Comment

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