About 1 1/2 turns
Al Hatten
'93 Virago XV-1100
VOC #7745
Maui - Poi Country
> Maybe the problem is that useless rat nest of vacuum tubes under
> the left cover? I'm having similar issues on my '85 xv1000 as
> well, and am having fantasies about doing a little surgery on the
> tacked-on emissions helper.
>
> Also, kind of related: Anybody know what the settings are *
> supposed* to be, (i.e. factory settings) on the pilot jets on those
> carbs? I've only been able to find "factory set, not adjustable"
> in the references I have.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 7/20/07, Al Hatten <al@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> It is because you have an air leak in the exhaust. Tighten up
>> the exhaust clamps.
>>
>> Al Hatten
>> '93 Virago XV-1100
>> VOC #7745
>> Maui - Poi Country
>>
>>> 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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