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Re: [Virago] Back firing

Date : Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:22:13 -0700
To : "Yamaha Virago Motorcyle Discussions" <virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
From : "Rod Fleming" <rod-virago@xxxxxxx>
Subject : Re: [Virago] Back firing
Richen up the pilot jets and it should help. Rod

Hi Kurtz.
Does that work? I´ll try with lower Octanes then. I´m using 98 Octanes.
I live in Argentina and own a ´94 XV750. Sometimes it happens to me. Those explosions when I desacelerate... I always think that those things are carburation problems.
Sorry for the writing...

Federico

> Subject: Re: [Virago] Back firing
> From: ckurtz11@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:08:07 -0400
> CC:
>
> I remember when I was a kid we used to retard the spark on our cars to
> do that .. sounded cool .. my '83 xv920 does that .. still sounds cool.
>
> But if you're foolish enough to want that cool sound to stop you could
> advance the timing, I think, except that the timing is sealed on the
> Virago.
>
> I burn 93 octane. What do you burn? Have you tried running lower octane
> fuel?
>
> hth,
>
> Cy Kurtz
>
> On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 08:22 -0400, twocylndr@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > My '85 xv1000 backfires when I let off the throttle. It doesn't do it
> > all the time...sometimes worse than others. I put new plugs in
> > it...didn't help.
> > What can cause this?
> >
> > I'm the proud owner of a '83 xv500, too. Just bought it 2 weeks ago
> > for the wife. She up graded from a 305csr Kaw. She loves the new
> > scoot!
> >
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