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26 Apr 2019 05:18 #802836 by Nessism
Replied by Nessism on topic Starting a rusty '82 KZ750
Either a float needle isn't sealing or if the carb bowls use an overflow tube, one or more of the tubes is cracked. I mention this second possibility because I've seen it several times on the 750 style Keihin carbs.

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26 Apr 2019 06:20 #802841 by Tvag06
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Thanks Nesism. I'll pull the bowls and take a closer look. Can I use the aux fuel tank if the carbs are working properly or do you think they exacerbate the issue?

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26 Apr 2019 06:27 #802842 by Nessism
Replied by Nessism on topic Starting a rusty '82 KZ750
A remote tank is no issue. Just don't hang it way above the carbs because the tank height determines how much pressure is in the feed line.
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26 Apr 2019 06:30 #802843 by SWest
Replied by SWest on topic Starting a rusty '82 KZ750
Use the clear tube test to identify which carb is leaking.
Steve

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26 Apr 2019 07:42 #802847 by 650ed
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Tvag06 wrote: Hey folks. It's springtime in New England and I'm happy to say I got the bike running last night. It was idling pretty damn good and I was optimistic I would be on the road in no time but... then I looked at the floor and saw the gas puddle. Sadly the gas was draining out of the airbox which has me concerned about oil contamination as well (but that's a problem for another day). During this test, I was using an auxiliary tank I made to fuel the bike. After some inspection I realized this bike uses a vacuum fuel delivery system. So my gravity aux fuel delivery tank is most likely part of the problem. I would have assumed that the float valves in the carbs would have mitigated the excess fuel by shutting off the flow of gas as is their purpose. My question is this, could the flow of gas from this gravity feed be too overwhelming for the needle valves to cut the fuel off? I'm going to use the tank and petcock for all future engine calibration but was hoping to avoid having to pull the carbs again (they have been fully rebuilt).


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26 Apr 2019 08:37 #802849 by Tvag06
Replied by Tvag06 on topic Starting a rusty '82 KZ750
That's not shouting...

THIS IS SHOUTING!

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26 Apr 2019 08:40 #802850 by Tvag06
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SWest wrote: Use the clear tube test to identify which carb is leaking.
Steve


Will do. I think it's number 4 since I found a droplet forming at the base of the float bowl but will confirm. Thanks guys.


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26 Apr 2019 09:21 #802851 by 650ed
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Tvag06 wrote: That's not shouting...

THIS IS SHOUTING!


Maybe you haven't noticed, but all others on this site use a normal size, black font. (hint, hint). Ed

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26 Apr 2019 10:19 #802857 by SWest

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27 Apr 2019 03:44 #802892 by riturbo
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Maybe use green next time . B) Made it easy to read . Didnt even need my glasses .

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29 Apr 2019 09:58 - 29 Apr 2019 09:58 #802993 by Tvag06
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An interesting result from the clear tube test. #3 & #4 leveled in the same location just below the lip of the bowl. #1 leveled at the seam (a few millimeters higher). #2 did not release any fuel when opened ?. So something is going on. I pulled the carbs and bought a sonic cleaner to run them through. Then I'll take a close look at all the internals more closely. Thanks guys.

Carb 1



Carb 2 - no fuel

Carb 3


Carb 4

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01 May 2019 19:12 - 02 May 2019 05:11 #803175 by Tvag06
Replied by Tvag06 on topic Starting a rusty '82 KZ750
After an ultra Sonic cleaning and inspection, put the carbs back on tonight. Started up fine, but...

#3 carb is gushing fuel out both boots. I've got a spare needle valve from the 440 project I'm going to try and swap out of there. Of course the problem carb couldn't be 1 or 4 (conveniently on the outside of the stack) :dry:

I'm sure the oil is contaminated as well. Smells gassy. :sick:

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