Venturezach

Hi all! Was wondering if there are any members in or near Stockton CA. Looking to make some new friends and go on some rides(soon as my scoot is up and running again). Cheers!

Got an email from Dano about the starter clutch. Now all I have to do is pull it off and send it to him. Way easier said than done!

Hi everyone! I’m excited to announce that the single carb conversion is a success! Unfortunately now I am having a problem with the starter clutch. When I attempt to start her up I get the dreaded “rocks in the case” sound. I had the cover off about a year or so ago to replace the stator. Replaced original stator with the one from ricks motorsports. I didn’t know about the starter clutch then, or I would’ve had a look at it when I did the stator(doh!). I’ve got a pretty good idea on how to do the procedure from looking at other threads on here. I’d really like a bulletproof clutch that is offered by Dano so I won’t ever have to worry about it again. On the bright side, she is about due for an oil change anyways.

Okay, thanks for the info, I don’t believe the impeller is wearing as the color of the coolant is still bright green as it was when I put coolant in when I did the starter. I remember hearing about a coolant switch that turns the fan on on at a lower temperature, anyone have any info on that? Think that’s my issue because it stays right in the middle on the highway but in town is when it gets hot. And the only trip me and my wife have been on is up to Murphy’s during the springtime. Once everything is worked out we’ll have to check out those spots. Also riding up the 160 up to Sacramento along the river is a nice ride

Okay guys, got her fired up and running. Took her out for a quick ride around town and a bit on the highway. A bit “cold blooded” at first, but when warmed up runs great! Good throttle response and good power in my opinion. I’m not going to push it to get more power because it’s almost a 40 year old bike and I’m just trying to get it to run right so I can enjoy it. That being said, when I was out cruising around I noticed it was running warmer than usual. About a year ago I replaced the starter and when I did that I had to remove the radiator and the thermostat cover to get the starter out. When I had everything out, I replaced the thermostat and the thermostat cover because it’s plastic and they’re prone to warping. Also replaced all the little rubber hoses that attached to the radiator. And I replaced the radiator cap as well. Cooling system is fine, no leaks just runs a bit on the hot side. The needle gets just above the line into the red area which worries me. The fan is operational as I can hear it come on when the needle is at the top of the green zone on the temp gauge. Any suggestions on how I can make it run cooler? And it was about 80 degrees when I rode it.

It was an electrical issue that led to an air/fuel delivery issue. Basically what I did was retraced what I did when I installed it and during that process checked for continuity at my connections. Positive connections were good, but when I checked for negative continuity it wasnÂ’t there. Relocated my ground and problem solved. DidnÂ’t get a chance to ride it today but hopefully I will tomorrow. ItÂ’s the perfect weather for riding too 😎 I will be sure to post updates about performance and mpgÂ’s. The main piece of advice I can give so far about this conversion is be prepared to spend some time tuning and adjusting. And of course check all connections and make sure they are good and have continuity. Thank you everyone for your advice and support. 👍

Had more success today. Figured out my problem was a bad ground on carb, got it all hooked up with a better ground and was able to get her to idle and make some adjustments. Has much more power than before probably because my original carbs were all gummed up and out of sync. I also removed the yics as well and made sure to plug the ports on the motor. And I also put a little breather filter on the port where it went to the air box. ThatÂ’s all I have for now, will continue to ride and adjust as needed

It’s a markland cruise control, the component that I thought was part of the cruise control system is a black plastic canister type thing just behind the front left blinker. And as for the TCI, I will have to figure out how to route it to pull vacuum above the butterfly. Tried starting it again today, had to turn it a bunch of times and wouldn’t idle. I’m starting to suspect that the intake manifold is not fully seated in the intake boots🧐, have it back on the charger tonight and will try again tomorrow. Thanks for all the help guys I really appreciate it! 😎

Good points cowpuc and mercarl, sorry I forgot to mention how I did that. I left the vacuum line for spark advance connected to vacuum port 2 just as it was originally. Did away Witt the cruise control vacuum line and routed a vacuum line from the back of the carb to the port the cruise control vacuum line was attached to. I plugged the smaller port on side of carb.

Thanks for the advice marcarl! Today when I got home from work and after replacing a part on my wife’s car(that always comes first) I had some daylight left so I figured why not try to start it and see what happens. Taped off half the intake and it started after a few revolutions. There are 2 vacuum ports on the carb, one at the rear and one on the left side near the large adjustment screw. Connected the port on the back to one of the vacuum ports on the lower intake manifold(plastic part) and it seemed to run noticeably better, still going to make some tweaks/adjustments until it is fully dialed in. Perhaps tomorrow if fate allows I will be able to take her on her maiden voyage with the single carb setup.🤩 I’m pretty excited to see how she’ll do out on the street and of course I’ll be sure to keep y’all updated. Hopefully I’ll get some videos up on here soon, tried to take one today but it came out too dark 😑

Yes, it is the solex carb kit. There is a YouTube video of a guy running the solex single carb, although he doesn’t talk at all during the videos, at least there is some verification there that proves it works. I’m going to put the link here.

Hello everyone, I am the proud owner of a 1983 Yamaha Venture xvz1200. I have decided to go with a single carb conversion kit off eBay for simplicity and ease of Maintenence. So I have it installed and performed the initial setup per instructions that came with the kit. The problem I am having is that sometimes it will fire right up and other times it will not. When it doesn’t it spits smoke up out of the carb a few seconds into cranking. I am mechanically inclined and have performed many repairs and modifications on my venture, I just need some help with this one. Maybe I’m missing/overlooking something? Thanks in advance.