new owner of an 81 kz 550 ltd (video)

Oh yeah, all of us, up in the midwest and north, feel sorry for you and your Florida weather. Lots of symapthy your way. :laugh:

We had a snow storm just a few nights ago.

What he said ^

so she runs great, rides so nice shes a blast. i only have one issue and that is i forgot i had to turn the new petcock to off be for i when over to my friends house for a few hours and i came out to no gas in the tank so fun. anyway im going to go pick it up later today and i did end up riding in the rain the other day it was going to stop anytime soon.;

lightitup wrote: so she runs great, rides so nice shes a blast. i only have one issue and that is i forgot i had to turn the new petcock to off be for i when over to my friends house for a few hours and i came out to no gas in the tank so fun. anyway im going to go pick it up later today ....

Before attempting to start the engine, would first sniff-test and examine the crankcase oil, which might have become contaminated with gasoline.

Also, there could possibly be gasoline inside a combustion chamber to cause hydraulic lock, which hasn't yet drained into the crankcase.

Fully functioning overflow circuits, when carbs are so equipped, should prevent gasoline from reaching the combustion chamber and into the crankcase by allowing the gasoline to exit underneath the bike.

Good Fortune!

i have the hoses on the bottom of my carbs of over flow and my bike started up it just died once the gas was out of the carbs but i will check the oil once i get it back home its only a few blocks away from my house. i also saw the gas in the water from the rain. i also only had about a gallon of gas in her.

lightitup wrote: i have the hoses on the bottom of my carbs of over flow and my bike started up it just died once the gas was out of the carbs but i will check the oil once i get it back home its only a few blocks away from my house. i also saw the gas in the water from the rain. i also only had about a gallon of gas in her.

Might be okay, but it's risky to run the engine at all, bearing in mind that an engine may start running with gasoline-contaminated oil, and that only one mal-functioning overflow circuit can result in gasoline-contaminated oil, while overflow from the other carbs (with functioning overflow circuits) escapes underneath the bike.

Another indication is that the level appearing through the sight glass might be too high, resulting from gasoline intrusion.

Good Fortune!

i gotta ride it home before i can change the oil all i can do is do a smell test and the oil level was full so i wouildnt be able to tell that way. does gas sit on top of oil or sink to the bottom?

i also just ordered a different petcock to deal with this problem so it doesnt happen again.

Chances are it's more than just a petcock. Even if the petcock leaks, the fuel isn't supposed to make it past the float needles

i drained the oil because it had gas and i got it back to my house it runs really well i just have a fuel supply issue so im going to put my old petcock on till i get the new one on friday. i also just had my carb cleaned professionally. with new kits.

here is the video sorry its really bad but i took it with my phone i will get a better one later

heres a better video of her running