Kz 440 first run after 30 years

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Kz 440 first run after 30 years

09 Mar 2013 21:25
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my kz 440 i got a few months ago, this is the first time shes ran in decades, only has 2xxx miles on it, been wasting away most its life

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Re: Kz 440 first run after 30 years

09 Mar 2013 21:51
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Re: Kz 440 first run after 30 years

09 Mar 2013 21:58
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Re: Kz 440 first run after 30 years

09 Mar 2013 22:27 - 09 Mar 2013 23:27
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she took me 3 months but i did it, she idles really high though, i didnt get to mess with the choke or throttle screw but what could it be? im new to the kz, i found this thing for 400$ and had no mechanical experience, but i ripped her apart and fixed her up
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Re: Kz 440 first run after 30 years

10 Mar 2013 01:12
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Check the idle screw and also check your throttle cables to see if they're hanging up. Use cable lube, apply from the throttle side and see if rusty fluid pours out the bottom.
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Re: Kz 440 first run after 30 years

10 Mar 2013 01:54
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which way do i turn the idle screw to make the rpms go down?

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Re: Kz 440 first run after 30 years

10 Mar 2013 06:40 - 10 Mar 2013 06:41
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turn the screw and all will be revealed crabman.
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Re: Kz 440 first run after 30 years

10 Mar 2013 06:42
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nice find by the way. well done for the work so far, bit of an adventure i gather.
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Re: Kz 440 first run after 30 years

11 Mar 2013 03:13
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oh it has been, the airbox situation was tricky, had to go with the cone filters, but it wont start without starter fluid, i have spark in both plugs, but it might be a weak spark, one terminal in my battery has no acid could that be it?

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