KZ1000 First start up.

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Re: KZ1000 First start up.

14 Nov 2016 01:50 - 14 Nov 2016 01:54
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baldy110 wrote: Epoxy will not hold up to gasoline. And yes I never trust what a seller is telling me about a bike.

You can get fuel resistant epoxy Baldy, its used to line fiberglass tanks, amongst other things, there are some pretty tough epoxy products around... ;)
Phenol Novolac Epoxies are a new breed of chemical resistant materials, able to withstand permanent immersion of many harsh solvents, fuels and oils. This Epoxy has much better bond strength than single component products, with strengths of up to 3000 PSI
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Re: KZ1000 First start up.

14 Nov 2016 10:06
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Your are correct however 99% of people just break out the JB weld which will not hold up.
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Re: KZ1000 First start up.

19 Nov 2016 10:12
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I have taken the advice I received on board and I have re-done the repair to the float valve pivot. This time I drilled and tapped a hole in the stump that was left, Threaded a piece of brass rod, then screwed it into the hole with a little thread lock on it.

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Hope this works this time.

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Re: KZ1000 First start up.

19 Nov 2016 10:19
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Looks good to me , as long as the hinge pin is parallel and true with the float rotation, I can't see any issues.
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Re: KZ1000 First start up.

19 Nov 2016 16:13
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Looks good that will work

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Re: KZ1000 First start up.

19 Nov 2016 16:29
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baldy110 wrote: Looks good that will work

+1, I've seen them micro welded before but that is a good fix

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Re: KZ1000 First start up.

21 Nov 2016 12:46
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Ok guys, here's the start of the stupid questions.
How many turns out of the mixture screws would you recommend as a good starting point. On the KZ1300 you start with 3 to 3 1/2 turns, is the KZ1000 J1 the same?

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