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Whats up with my overflowing carbs?
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14 Jul 2009 19:53 #307096
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Whats up with my overflowing carbs? was created by BadB3
After riding my 1979 kz650b3 and it has sat for a while when I move it just a few feet,like pushing it from one side of the garage to the other,a considerable amount of fuel comes out of the overflow tubes onto the floor.What's up?It runs great,I don't get it.
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14 Jul 2009 21:31 #307117
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1982 kz1000ltd
Replied by brianrae33 on topic Whats up with my overflowing carbs?
pull the float valve assemblies off completely and clean them..
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14 Jul 2009 23:31 #307130
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1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000
Replied by roy-b-boy-b on topic Whats up with my overflowing carbs?
Or try some seafoam.
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15 Jul 2009 05:34 #307145
by anarki650
09 Kawasaki ER6n
77 kz650b1 cafe rebirth project
"Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube, that's why God made fast motorcycles..."
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Omaha NE
Replied by anarki650 on topic Whats up with my overflowing carbs?
Is your petcock functioning correctly? If it's leaking gas after parking, and you still have the stock vacuum petcock, your petcock is either set to prime or the vacuum diaphragm isn't working and it's letting fuel by when the bike is shut off. If you determine it's the petcock I'd highly recommend replacement. Jeff at z1enterprises has a nice vacuum unit listed as a suzuki part that bolts up to the 650 with minimal mod (I believe you have to rotate the back plate 90 degrees to fit correctly, nothing major).
If it's not your petcock check and clean the float assemblies and set the float heights with the clear tube method.
If it's not your petcock check and clean the float assemblies and set the float heights with the clear tube method.
09 Kawasaki ER6n
77 kz650b1 cafe rebirth project
"Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube, that's why God made fast motorcycles..."
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Omaha NE
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