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83 gpz won't start
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BLACKBEARD wrote: I picked up an 83 gpz 750 about two years ago...................... The air filter pods did not arrive yet, could the fact that I don't have the pods on yet be the reason it's not starting??
Are you still trying to start it with no airbox or Pod air filter ? If so then I believe that will be difficult as the engine is getting way to much air and not enough gas. Wrong gas / air mixture.
With the pods fitted you will need to rejet. With an airbox and filter fitted you have a better chance of getting it started assuming the carbs are clean and you have spark and compression.
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83 Gpz 750 named Rusty.
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As for jetting Go back to a #40 pilot and try 122.5 mains, put a small 1mm thick washer under each needle to raise them up for a richer setting. Your jetting is way to rich for the 750. By the way you cannot tune a set of dirty carbs by re-jetting them.
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and have them clean your carb's.
We have one at work and they WILL get all
the junk out a wire and spray can never will.
1980 KZ650 F1
ZX750A1 motor.
Wiseco 810cc kit.
Zukiworks racing ported head.
VM 29 smooth bore's.
Dyna 2000 Ign. w/Dyna mini coil's
APE cylinder stud's and nut's.
APE valve spring's.
APE Track King clutch.
V/H KZ1000 sidewinder.
3.5x18 laced to a KZ1000 disk hub.
150/60/18 Shinko 006 Podium.
63" wheel base.
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The reason I know this --- is that the previous owner of my bike had connected a hose that ran from one vent to the other. The result was that the vents were capped off so no ventilation could occur. IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. The symptoms were similar to what you describe. Good luck.
Bill Baker
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