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mopguy wrote: Okay, so nobody can help me yet, however I was looking at the BS34mm rebiuld tutorial and saw in the pictures of a slide with the diaphgram at the bottom and jet needle at the top,that means jet needle is fastened in the slide, mine is just placed in there, if you turn slide upside down, the needle falls out. Question is, are the needles fastened to the slides in this carburetor, because if they are, I am missing the pieces to fasten the needle, and that means the previous owner was in here, and probably why I am having difficulties, also if I spray carb cleaner in from main jet where should the cleaner come out?.
The BS34 carb that is the Factory Original on your bike will have the needle with a single clip in one grove. It goes into the slide, than the round plastic piece which holds the needle down when the spring is in place. So you have the slide, needle with clip, spring then cover. No other small spring, or spacer on the OEM BS34. Now if it has say Suzuki BS34 carbs instead, so the hole rack was changed out, then it would have the other small spring which lifts the needle up off of the bottom of the slide. You should not have that set up unless the carb rack was replaced.
If you spray carb cleaner into the main jet hole, it should come out of a few places. The first would be the needle Jet orifice at the venturi. Then the main Air Bleed, as well as the Pilot Jet and Slow Air Bleed, and the mixture screw. There are connecting circuits in that carb to the Main Jet.
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I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.
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I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.
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I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.
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If the spark plug tips remain dry, that means no fuel mixture, which means no combustion.
Here's a diagram showing how to spray carb cleaner to assure it's exiting into the carb throat.
This test assures that the tiny passageway into the pilot circuit is clear
On carbs fitted with plugs over end of pilot jets, the plugs are essential.
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I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.
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The objective, of course, as with any carburetor, is assuring that fuel mixture will be getting into the carb bore to be sucked into the combustion chamber.
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I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.
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I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.
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