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So my question is what the hell am I not seeing here? Everything is clean in the carbs, new battery, plugs, wires, everything is in spec, cam chain is rattling a bit, but I can't see that being the culprit or could it be?
It seems to be in the pilot circuit somewhere.
Anyone who has seen or had this problem?
Thanks in advance
BD
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Fresh gas and a few tanks of Seafoam treatment. Adjust the idle up a bit.
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Lol Kent beat me to it. Seafoam is good stuff.
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Until someone else chimes in with another suggestion have you tried new fresh gas?
Fresh gas and a few tanks of Seafoam treatment. Adjust the idle up a bit.
Yup, fresh gas actually 2 tanks later. Haven't tried the seafoam yet. As far as adjusting the idle, When I adjust it up to 1100-1200 rpm's it'll idle fine until it warms up and then it goes up in idle and I have to adjust it back down.
doesn't seem right to me.
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your idle circuits may have gotten gummed up/clogged and a good cleaning of all removable parts in the float bowls..in a little tub of carb cleaner two inches deep six around and a fine strand/strands of copper wire to pass through orifices carefully so as not to break off wire in a jet....you'll need a good diagram of you EXACT carbs a tiny flat head and a blow up of where the little circuits are tucked away...also spraying the passages out and resoaking thrttle bodies a few times is important...the choke issues and the popping are my clues to the idle circuits being clogged.....good luck...just my guess....if it is and you pull the carbs and get em squeeky clean you'll notice a dramatic effect....
I did clean the carbs this season already and put all new orings and seals in them. Thanks for all the responses. Also here is a stupid question for my fellow Canadian wrenchers. Where can I get this seafoam you speak of?
Thanks again.
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Make sure (clear hose) that a nice thick stream of fuel is getting in there under full choke.
... and that there is absolutely no air/fuel leaks anywhere possible in the system.
Cheers, n' good luck!
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the idle circuits are tiny/and out of the way and often get missed on inspecting for a cleaning...you may want to see a blow up and dble check that you got to em...i also had done cleanigns and adjusting and was not seeing em till my same problems arose...my 2 cents
Thanks man, I'll tear the carb down again and go through it. Also I am going to run the seafoam. Where can I get that in Canada?
Thanks again
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Popping is carb related, possibly electrical and also even headgasket like my 80 z. I would accellerate hard and then when I would back down it would pop. I noticed a small oil stain on the block and to my dismay I found that the PO had overfilled the oil at one point which is about the only effective way to blow a kaw gasket. :huh: :lol:
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Born Dead 2 wrote:
trianglelaguna wrote:
the idle circuits are tiny/and out of the way and often get missed on inspecting for a cleaning...you may want to see a blow up and dble check that you got to em...i also had done cleanigns and adjusting and was not seeing em till my same problems arose...my 2 cents
Thanks man, I'll tear the carb down again and go through it. Also I am going to run the seafoam. Where can I get that in Canada?
Thanks again
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1980 Z1R, 2002 ZRX1200, 2003 ZRX1200
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