KZ1000 won't start after carb cleaning

  • Mikaw
  • Mikaw's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Sustaining Member
  • Posts: 4837
  • Thanks: 1851

Re: KZ1000 won't start after carb cleaning

11 Jul 2020 11:06
#830374
Kidkawie wrote: Do yourself a favor and install a Dyna pickup.

+1
1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
Kowledge Speaks, But Wisdom Listens.
Jimi Hendrix.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Rick H.
  • Rick H.'s Avatar
  • Offline
  • User
  • Posts: 840
  • Thanks: 241

Re: KZ1000 won't start after carb cleaning

11 Jul 2020 11:21
#830375
TSK, TSK, TSK....Dyna's are for girls! Points and condensers are for men!!!

Rick H.
Rick H.

1977 Kawasaki KZ-1000A1
The following user(s) said Thank You: 650ed

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Scirocco
  • Scirocco's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Premium Member
  • Never change a running system
  • Posts: 4395
  • Thanks: 2239

Re: KZ1000 won't start after carb cleaning

11 Jul 2020 11:43
#830377
Rick, be carefull. A lot of Dyna pussy´s reading here.... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
My 1975 Z 1 B 900 Project

www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/605133...ears-deep-sleep-mode

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Kidkawie
  • Kidkawie's Avatar
  • Offline
  • User
  • I bleed premix
  • Posts: 1913
  • Thanks: 243

Re: KZ1000 won't start after carb cleaning

11 Jul 2020 15:02
#830392
Rick H. wrote: TSK, TSK, TSK....Dyna's are for girls! Points and condensers are for men!!!

Rick H.

You must send text messages via smoke signals.
1975 Z1 900
1994 KX250 Supermoto
2004 KX125

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • magilla
  • magilla's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • User
  • Posts: 14
  • Thanks: 3

Re: KZ1000 won't start after carb cleaning

12 Jul 2020 05:35 - 12 Jul 2020 08:41
#830443
Well, the issues with the lighting circuits must have been related to the moisture, because when I started trying to track down the shorts, the voltages were back up to 12.5V on both of those circuits with no overheating of the fuses. It has been hot and dry here for several days. It was great to get the bike out again, I rode about 60 miles yesterday. I think I need to adjust the carbs. After riding about 30 miles, the bike seemed to be missing a little at idle, and I couldn't adjust the idle down any lower than about 2,000 rpm. The idle setting procedure in the manual is for the 26mm carbs. Mine are the 28mm carbs that don't have pilot screws on the bottom. There are adjusting screws on the tops, are these the pilot screws?
1979 KZ1000-B3 LTD
Carrollton, Illinois
Last edit: 12 Jul 2020 08:41 by magilla.
The following user(s) said Thank You: Oncle Raoul

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • F64
  • F64's Avatar
  • Offline
  • User
  • 81-KZ440D2
  • Posts: 1126
  • Thanks: 406

Re: KZ1000 won't start after carb cleaning

12 Jul 2020 08:16 - 12 Jul 2020 08:17
#830455
I'm glad the bike sorted itself out electrically.
Thanks for the update.
The others will be able to help you out on the fueling side. :)
81-KZ440-D2.
Louis Dudzik's GM HEI ignitor conversion installed 2015 s3.amazonaws.com/gpzweb/Ignition/GPZgmHEImod.html
Motogadget m-unit blue installed 2017.
LIC, NY
Last edit: 12 Jul 2020 08:17 by F64.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Powered by Kunena Forum