noob needs help on kz650 carb rebuild

wiredgeorge wrote:

You have four throttle slides; one in each carburetor. When you pivot the bellcrank (the thing the cables hook into), the slides should move upwards smoothly.

uh oh. Mine dont move at all even with significant force. Im going to have to take apart the carbs from the top now aren't I? Any tips on getting the slides unstuck?

Wd 40 workks great. Spray into the top of carb and all the openings.

I personally would disassemble the entire assembly and remove everything made of rubber or plastic and put the carbs in dip to soak. I would then clean the carbs ultrasonically as the stuff holding the slides stuck is gas-goo... it is also internal inside the passageways... spraying and compressed air may not do the trick.

wiredgeorge wrote:

I personally would disassemble the entire assembly and remove everything made of rubber or plastic and put the carbs in dip to soak. I would then clean the carbs ultrasonically as the stuff holding the slides stuck is gas-goo... it is also internal inside the passageways... spraying and compressed air may not do the trick.

Not everyone has a ultradowhatsit to clean carbs:S :huh: :lol:

Snakebyte... Whether a person has the correct tool to do the job or not isn't really something I can do anything about. I can help with tips but if the person needs tools, they need to figure that one out themself I guess.

I think napa still has the good carb cleaner stuff, but you have to ask for it

wiredgeorge wrote:

Snakebyte... Whether a person has the correct tool to do the job or not isn't really something I can do anything about. I can help with tips but if the person needs tools, they need to figure that one out themself I guess.

Yah I know the right tools will allways work better:)
I wonder what the ultra sonic does? Does it just agitate the liquid or does it do something else

Can I make an ultrasonic out of Tupperware and my wife's vibrator?

The gas-goo wg is talking about looks and acts like epoxy glue that hasn't quite hardened up completely.

It does come off with cleaner/fresh gas/tupperware & a vibrator but soaking away can take time. Doesn't the ultra sonic device speed up the process by keeping the cleaning fluid actively moving in the small passages?