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Bike won't idle after taking apart carbs
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KZ7hundy wrote: I couldn't tell you. It's got a golden pod shaped filter in it. What do you think about turning the pilot jet out another half?
Official authorization is hereby granted to turn the pilot screws (but not the pilot jets) out an additional 1/2 turn each, and test run for effect.
Some cv carbs have plugs/caps over the pilot jets, which plugs/caps are required for proper carb function.
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If the pilot screw is a pilot mixture adjustment screw, turning it out would generally allow more mixture into the bore thereby providing a richer intake mixture.
The carb parts diagram on kawasaki.com describes the 1984 KZ700 carb pilot screw as a pilot air screw, which would seemingly be an air adjustment, but this could be an erroneous interpretation.
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650ed wrote: Does turning the throttle stop screw help?
I like Ed's suggestion. If it just takes maybe a 1/4 choke to keep it idling then a good sign the initial adjustment has just shifted the idle a tad as the last part of choke travel just effects the idle.
To find the idle adjustment/throttle stop look or reach behind and below between carbs 2 & 3 to find a large black plastic knurled nut or thumbscrew. Turning clockwise usually increases the idle. Just a tiny bit at a time
When the bike is warmed up reduce the choke and turn the throttle stop. I can sit on the bike at a stop light and reach under to the idle adjust/throttle stop and adjust the idle.
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