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Carb/fuel lines
- phillyman2633
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Probably a pretty stupid question but I'm about to replace the spark plugs/wires on my 1982 KZ750N1 and I figured I'd change out some of the hoses because a few of them are starting to show rot. I'm having trouble figuring out what size hoses the bike has for the carbs and fuel lines, I can't find anything in the service manual. I could cut a piece of it off and take it to the auto parts place, but then I'd be out of a mode of transportation until I could get around to fixing it lol. I have attached a few pictures. Thanks for your help!
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I don't know what size the large valve cover port tubing is.
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There may be a couple of vents, but I don't know what size those are.... you can compare the vent ports to the other ports to figure it out.
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One of the photos shows the hoses for the air injection system. These are totally different. If you need hoses for that I'd go with the OEM stuff, or at least remove the hoses and measure the size carefully.
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I use the spring type clamps shown below - 2 seconds to put on or remove with long nose pliers instead of fighting with a screwdriver in tight spaces.
BTW - I tried Gates Barricade fuel line - it is absolute TRASH. The inner sleeve rolls up like a sloppy sock when you put the hose on the nipple and blocks the fuel flow, and if a piece of that inner sleeve breaks lose it will end up in the carb passages. What crap!
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1978 KZ650 b-2
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They have been on my bike for 16,000 miles ( two years ) but have gotten hard and it is time to replace them with fresh ones, I bought a long roll.
The vacuum lines are a different size and I forget what I used , something black from an auto parts store,
I got a bunch of samples and went with what fit.
As for the over flows , again I went to an auto parts and found a small yellow fuel line that fit snug.
Bring a sample in with you if you have one.
Don't worry about it being metric as long as it fits snugly and is fuel proof you'll be fine
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The Kaw dealers around here don't carry metric tubing. I use zip ties, but I've been meaning to get some Moose clamps to give those a try.Nessism wrote: The OEM fuel line is metric sized and thin walled. It stretches over the barbed nipple fittings so you don't need a clamp. ....
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