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KZ 550 carb help
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Richardb98 wrote: it cant be the petcock, it leaks just sitting on my work bench with sea foam in it. i will try the q-tip trick but ive already cleaned the valve with sand paper. and going to break it down one more time and clean it. its throwing me off how its leaking even without anything flowing into the carbs. maybe a bad gasket on the drain screw?
That will make it lead for sure. I think you need to replace the float valves and NEVER touch them with anything abrasive. Ed
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my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
Past; 78 kz1000, 83 kz550
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