oh yeah i had to do it that crazy dangerious way to free up the clutch of the '92 ZX-7 i bought at a repo auction about 1996. push start in...
i wouldnt take anything apart until you have good replcement parts in hand.
low compression is not a problem here.
have you tried bypassing the fuel pump relay as described in the FSM ? do you hear the pump clicking ?
nobody needs that kinda distraction while riding, NO PHONES ON BIKES its an addiction, Bozo :cyanghost:
^^ yes, boiling softens them alot
try hitting the antique seat DOWN with your fist while turning the key.
now you need to let the bike idle choke off for about 2 minutes then check for heat on all 4 headers, looking for one alot cooler than the others.
check for a missing washer under the float needle seat maybe ? its necessary to loosen the needle seat to be sure. check in water that the...
GOOD LUCK as youve discovered, a very small adjustment of the float tab changes height alot.
on the bike, i dont think the carbs are level. A
No, i think thats real funny vulgar working guy humor from florida right there. [ATTACH]
again, the carbs must be level and off the bike for the test to be valid. all floats must be set to the same level, 7 or 9mm.
^^^ your clear tube test isnt valid unless the carbs are level side-to-side and front-to-back. the proper fluid level is just at or 1 mm below...
thats only as a test of your idle circuit, not a setting for daily riding use. since you have a nice float level gauge now, id suggest you reset...
anyone remember INDIAN HEAD, the chocolate syrup stuff with the piney resin smell ppl used years before sillycohen or honda/yama-bond, what i...
the FSM states 2 different numbers for the float height settings, both 7mm and 9mm [after '86] but, unless they want it leaner [9mm] to meet...
yes, its likely to flood plugs with wet fuel.
oh, my, now this could stretch to 5 more pages :gandalf: but we WILL get him running im sure.
if your float levels are not set exactly right, your engine could get flooded whenever you try to start. if you see any wet fuel coming up around...
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