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cold weather vs carburetor
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I live in MN and am working on a 1978 kz1000 that my neighbor gave me, hence the login name. I got it running after reassembly, I completely tore it down and had the frame powder coated, lots of new parts, it's been really fun!! What does cold weather around 32 degrees do to a carbureted motorcycle? I took it down the road and it ran fine at first but lost power and died after about a mile. I boiled all the jets and cleaned the carbs, it idles very nice but doesn't like the cold. is this typical?
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baldy110 wrote: No not typical, have you done any mods to the engine. 4 into 1 pipe, pods filters ect. If you put it together all stock it should run fine.
+1 My bike loves cold weather more than I do. It runs very well on the cold, dense air. Ed
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Freekz1000 wrote: The stock airbox went back on last night. I pulled the carbs and mechanically sync'd them. After reading up on it I found out that the pods are kind of a pain. We'll try that and see if it resolves the problem.
Good choice! Ed
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78 kz 1000
wiesco 1015
29mm smoothbores
gs1100 swingarm
gsxr rear
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