1985 Yamaha XJ 700 S Maxim "gas leaking crank case" Questions

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gas" but run fine after out of idle. cleaned the carbs with a fine tooth comb, no fuel leaking in the crank case, any ideas on what i should try? Is there an air fuel mixture adjustment screw? I&

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gas leaking by the piston rings and mixing with the oil in the crank case smell the oil if it is gas in there dont try to start it until the carb is repaired and the oil changed this could turn into a

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....Alan dont try to crank it the carbs float are stuck and will fill crank case with gas drain the oil turn the gas off tap the carbs with a small object then turn the gas back on try cranking it ...

leaking oil out of the overflow tube please check oil level sound like to much oil in crankcase.darin oil and check for gas from faulted carb leak while not running.This would fill crank case with gas

Question about Yamaha XJ 700 S Maxim Motorcycles

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...leaking? Thanks for your help Gearbox oil may be getting into the crank area. Check the oil in the crank, is it motor oil or two stroke oil? If it is motor oil then you will need to split the center ...

Question about Yamaha XJ 700 S Maxim Motorcycles

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...gas could get into your oil that I can think of is through the carburetor. It seems you may have a slow leak from a bad carburetor float valve. It must be leaking from the carburetor to the piston ...

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gas tank and fources it past carb and leaks past rings.check valve is for rollover you really dont need it .i had 2 atvs 1 filled crank case other filled breather box. it sound like your fuel shut off

Question about Yamaha XJ 700 S Maxim Motorcycles

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...gas it stays reved up for a period before returning to normal idle. I have changed the right hand crank seal because it loses tranny fluid but that does not help. Im thinking it could be the center ...

...gas fast. what else could be my issue? idles high, oil leak at crank case and somewhere near the exhaust pipes near the front of the engine, and its drinking a lot of gas. too big on the main jets , ...

Question about Yamaha XJ 700 S Maxim Motorcycles

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...leaking gas or the carburetor valves sticking slightly open. My solution was to have an on-off petcock installed upstream of the carburetor, just in front of the right side chrome side plate. I turn ...

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