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Phoenix Fighter 21 Mar 2016 17:33 #716629

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vent ports
76 kz 900 1075 76 kz 900 a4 78 kz 1000 ltd

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Phoenix Fighter 21 Mar 2016 19:14 #716646

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edit: just noticed previous post....yep, vents
I believe those are vents:

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Current: 79 KZ1000 A3 MKII, 78 KZ1000 A2, 78 KZ1000 Z1-R, 78 KZ650 SR, 80 KE175
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Phoenix Fighter 21 Mar 2016 22:58 #716669

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pulled the cam cover today cams were out of time. I either was not paying attention when I assembled it or it jumped a tooth. Either way it is corrected now, Ran out of time so I am not sure if that was the only issue. Should know tomorrow after work.
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Phoenix Fighter 22 Mar 2016 08:00 #716732

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kaw-a-holic wrote:

swest wrote: Do they have the main jet cap like my 33's? I was looking at rubber corks at the hardware store. Easy enough to make a tester.
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Hmmm, a cork may work. I also thought about tapping and putting a nipple in it.

No need to do tap, just use a 3/4" long piece of regular 3/8", or 5/16" black fuel line(whichever one fits snug inside your well plug holes)with about 8-12" of clear line pushed into it for your fuel level gauge. Works like a charm. Cork would work too.
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Phoenix Fighter 22 Mar 2016 08:07 #716734

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kaw-a-holic wrote: pulled the cam cover today cams were out of time. I either was not paying attention when I assembled it or it jumped a tooth. Either way it is corrected now, Ran out of time so I am not sure if that was the only issue. Should know tomorrow after work.

:whistle: Happens. Did it spit like that with the 36s?
Check your bowl vents, make sure they are clear. Set your fuel levels, then check back with us.
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Phoenix Fighter 22 Mar 2016 08:12 #716735

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The cap is 15.9mm thread. The main sticks down inside the cap. Kinda sexy looking.


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I might buy one for mine and use the old one as a tool.
They're the same for both the VM 33 and RS carbs.' Here's my tool I made years ago.


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Phoenix Fighter 22 Mar 2016 17:19 #716824

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It's all about the timing! That goes for life and a good running bike ;-)
Cam to cam timing was off and I may have even had my ignition 180 out which is easy to do with the C5 ignition as I no longer have timing marks just a light that tells me I have the disk lined up right. I fired it up today and it took right off. I will have to adjust float height as the #1 carb pisses all over the place. Now I can start the carb tuning all over again starting with pilot screws. Time to bust out the Color Tune.
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Phoenix Fighter 22 Mar 2016 17:32 #716827

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I hate to pry but could this have been the real reason the 36's weren't what you wanted?

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Phoenix Fighter 22 Mar 2016 18:03 #716837

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les holt wrote: I hate to pry but could this have been the real reason the 36's weren't what you wanted?

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LOL! No, it would have never ran as well as it did 180 out with the 36's. I know I was messing with the timing with the BS34'S and must have got it 180 out at that time. I do however believe that the camshaft chain was off with the 36's which had to effect my top end.
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Cool!

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Phoenix Fighter 28 Mar 2016 21:52 #717913

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Update
RS34's are installed and synced. Float levels are finally adjusted correctly. I could not do the clear tube test as the main jets get in the way when I tried to a couple methods to get the tube in in the cap whole. I went old school and kept setting them by float height and filling them with gas until they were right. PIA. That aside I used the color tune to get the pilot circuit tuned correctly. Until I can get a test ride in I won't know how they are going to run. They seem to run very well in the garage. No smoke out of the tail pipe and no excessive heat while riding.

I got my new gauge mounted at least temporarily until I get my new triple trees. It's not wired yet but should be by tomorrow.








Bought these bad boys on Face Book KZ Market today. I think they should work well on the bike. If not they should resell easy. I got a good deal on them.







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Phoenix Fighter 29 Mar 2016 06:05 #717946

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congrats on getting the carbs close to dialed in ...
nice score on the ol" shockaroos as well :evil:
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