carb tune help/procedure

You are looking at the tdc mark, not the ignition timing mark, right?

What is the recommended gap for a 650?

swest wrote: This has drifted from carbs to cams and valve clearances. Time to start another thread.
Steve

Well SOMEONE wanted me to check the valve clearance and now I am so that pic is what I have right now. Manual says .015 gap but mine is way smaller or maybe non existent

The manual should give a range, like .010 - .020 or some such. If the minimum is .015 and all of yours measure .008 or less, then thinner shims are needed to get the gap within range.

Yes and SOMEONE didn't want to do it. These were all suggestions of how to find the real problem and it seems obvious the carbs are not at fault.
Steve

swest wrote: Yes and SOMEONE didn't want to do it. These were all suggestions of how to find the real problem and it seems obvious the carbs are not at fault.
Steve

Looks like .008 mm is the very limit. The next thinner shim shoul give the .008 valve .013, which woul be ideal. Most guys shoot for wider half of the allowable range. In this case that would be .013 - .018.

maintenance.kz650.info/GeneralMaintSpecs.htm

TexasKZ wrote: Looks like .008 mm is the very limit. The next thinner shim shoul give the .008 valve .013, which woul be ideal. Most guys shoot for wider half of the allowable range. In this case that would be .013 - .018.

maintenance.kz650.info/GeneralMaintSpecs.htm

The numbers I wrote are in inches

Actually let me get back to u on that

blink543 wrote: Ok wtf I opened it up to find out the cam chain is skipping again I just fixed this a month ago with a newer tensioner it came out of alignment again

So?

swest wrote:

blink543 wrote: Ok wtf I opened it up to find out the cam chain is skipping again I just fixed this a month ago with a newer tensioner it came out of alignment again

So?

What do u mean so? It's not supposed to do that

You can start another thread and go on from here.
Steve