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Engine started to sputter in gear
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1982 KZ1000LTD K2 Vance & Hines 4-1 ACCEL COILS Added Vetter fairing & Bags. FOX Racing rear Shocks, Braced Swing-arm, Fork Brace, Progressive Fork Springs RT Gold Emulators, APE Valve Springs, 1166 Big Bore kit, RS34's, GPZ cams.
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I will pull out the carbs again and do the usual cleaning. Meanwhile, what's the best way to clean out the tank. I read a lot about seafoam here in the forums, will that work?
Also, why is it that the bike only seemed to stall in gear and not when I revved it up in idle if this is the carbs? But yes, the symptoms were definitely like the engine being starved of fuel.
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1982 KZ1000LTD K2 Vance & Hines 4-1 ACCEL COILS Added Vetter fairing & Bags. FOX Racing rear Shocks, Braced Swing-arm, Fork Brace, Progressive Fork Springs RT Gold Emulators, APE Valve Springs, 1166 Big Bore kit, RS34's, GPZ cams.
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I can try and buy just a single carb to get new bowl but I'm unable to find one on ebay. Can someone who's better at finding this stuff point me to one somewhere please?
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1982 KZ1000LTD K2 Vance & Hines 4-1 ACCEL COILS Added Vetter fairing & Bags. FOX Racing rear Shocks, Braced Swing-arm, Fork Brace, Progressive Fork Springs RT Gold Emulators, APE Valve Springs, 1166 Big Bore kit, RS34's, GPZ cams.
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Or maybe you are going to replace the cracked tube?
1982 KZ1000LTD K2 Vance & Hines 4-1 ACCEL COILS Added Vetter fairing & Bags. FOX Racing rear Shocks, Braced Swing-arm, Fork Brace, Progressive Fork Springs RT Gold Emulators, APE Valve Springs, 1166 Big Bore kit, RS34's, GPZ cams.
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Bunty27 wrote: ...one of the brass overflow tubes had a crack. I used epoxy to seal it ....
Other sealing methods include:
JBWeld;
solder;
snug plastic overlay tube;
metal soldered overlay tube;
heat shrink tubing.
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Thanks Patton. You think soldering would work on a brass bowl? The snug plastic overlay tube sounds like a great idea but I wonder where I could find a tube so small? And what's a "heat shrink tubing"?
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Bunty27 wrote: Sorry for not being clear. It is a left carb bowl (on cylinder 1 at this time) and I would like to buy a new carb bowl or the whole carb if needed. I don't think I can pull off the brass tube replacement on the same bowl.
Thanks Patton. You think soldering would work on a brass bowl? The snug plastic overlay tube sounds like a great idea but I wonder where I could find a tube so small? And what's a "heat shrink tubing"?
Shrink tubing is a plastic sleeve that you slide over an electrical connection (usually electrical that is), then you heat the sleeve and it shrinks very tightly around the connection. You can slide a piece over the brass carb tube and then heat it with a hair dryer until it shrinks tightly on the tube covering the crack. Be sure to use fuel resistant tubing. Here's one type I found online; I'm sure there are others. Click on the 4th item down in the 3rd column:
www.mcmaster.com/#heat-shrink-sleeving/=jrx7t4
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What size do you think I'll need? I need to use my calipers when I get home I guess.
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