Carburettor Nipple/Fitting

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Carburettor Nipple/Fitting

16 Jan 2009 13:22
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On my '77 kz650, I broke the fuel nipple/fitting (the tee that swivel between carbs), Z1 doesn't carry that part anymore. Does any one know where I can get one? I used crazy glue to put it back together. Is the fuel going to react to the glue?
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Re: Carburettor Nipple/Fitting

16 Jan 2009 14:17
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Some carb parts places to try:

1. www.nrp-carbs.com
2. www.motorcyclecarbs.com
3. www.carbparts.com
4. www.carbkitscapital.com
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Re: Carburettor Nipple/Fitting

16 Jan 2009 18:46
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Check this ebay auction , is this what you want?
Item number: 380097569204
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Re: Carburettor Nipple/Fitting

16 Jan 2009 18:57
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Z1E lists the fuel pipe for large fours at $15.56.

Am guessing the 650 uses a smaller size.

Good Luck! :)
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Re: Carburettor Nipple/Fitting

16 Jan 2009 21:02
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According to the parts diagrams the ’77 KZ650 uses part #16046-011 which has been superseded with new part #92005-1010; this part has been discontinued. This part was also used by some KZ1000's but not by the bikes that used part 16046-002 shown in the eBay listing (which is still an active part). I'm guessing the aftermarket brass part may be the only thing available unless you can get a used one from a junk set of carbs. Please let us know how you solve the problem as it could happen to any of us. Ed
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Re: Carburettor Nipple/Fitting

17 Jan 2009 10:20
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how many do you want?
i got a couple junk sets torn apart for situations just like this.
shoot me a pm with your address if you want them and i'll drop them off wednesday at the post office.
someday i will be able to afford my kz habit.

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Re: Carburettor Nipple/Fitting

31 Jan 2009 17:04
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I'm rebuilding the carbs for my kz650B3 and the "T" fitting is loose and allows fuel to leak.

Has anyone tried removing the old rubber and replacing it with a stack of O-rings?
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Re: Carburettor Nipple/Fitting

31 Jan 2009 18:31
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I'm rebuilding the carbs for my kz650B3 and the "T" fitting is loose and allows fuel to leak.
Has anyone tried removing the old rubber and replacing it with a stack of O-rings?

A tip from a kind member on here solved your very problem on my 650C2 last spring. My apologies for forgetting who gave me the tip.
What you do is take some standard white teflon tape and put 2-3 wraps around each end of the tee where it fits into the carb body. Do this BEFORE you insert the tee back into the carb body and do NOT remove the rubber from the tee.
This trick fixed my problem and it worked great all last season (~3,000 miles). Whoever gave me the tip mentioned he'd done this to HIS bike 3 years previously and HE still had no leaks.

Strongly recommended fix, IMO.
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