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28 Feb 2013 19:31 #574614 by natetru
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1982 kz 1000, at idle i have a random miss....seems to be same cylinder everytime. I can feel/see a poof when the miss happens inbetween the block and the back side of carb....is that an indicator of bad carb boot? Thanks in advance
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28 Feb 2013 19:34 #574616 by wireman
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Yes,spray some carb cleaner around that boot while motor is running and see if idle changes B)
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28 Feb 2013 19:39 #574618 by 650ed
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wireman wrote: Yes,spray some carb cleaner around that boot while motor is running and see if idle changes B)


Agreed. Be sure to temporarily set the idle as low as possible when doing the test. This will yield the most obvious effect if the carb holder is leaking, because it applies more vacuum to the carb holders when the carb slides are closed as much as possible. Ed
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28 Feb 2013 20:51 #574628 by natetru
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Excellent guys, much appreciated
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