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Hello, Jonathan. and WELCOME to KZr!Onealjp wrote: Hey guys, so about a week ago I drove up 4 hours to pick up a 78 kz650 and when I brought it home, I was having issues with it. When I started it, gas would pour out of the first carb so I figured it was having issues with the float getting stuck. One thing to add is that it was running fine when I left. Anyways, I decided to pull the carbs and do the pine sol soak. So I did that and when I put the carbs back on, it solved the overflow problem but now it won't run without the choke on. I know you guys are magicians so I was curious what you guys thought.
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Jonathan
Soaking, alone, usually isn't sufficient to adequately clean the pilot circuit.
It's important to assure that the pilot jet and the pilot circuit are "as new" clean, and that the pilot fuel mixture is entering the carb throat through the small orifice(s) at the end of the pilot circuit.
Compressed air is very helpful toward blowing the passages clean.
May also use a pressurized canister of carb cleaner spray to squirt through the passages.
Be sure to wear eye protection, because the spray always backfires. ALWAYS.
#6 orifice on side-located pilot air screw design carb.
#3 and #4 orifices on bottom-located pilot mixture screw design carb.
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So since there was that dried debris on the screw that wouldn't come off with just air, I'm assuming that the same problem is going on somewhere in the circuit. Something clogged up there that has to be freed using something more than just compressed air. So I think I'm going to pull them again, do a soak to loosen everything up again and then shoot some compressed air through the pilot circuit. I'm still new so I may not even know what I'm talking about so what do you guys think?
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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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