PLEASE HELP ME.....

Ok i took off my carbs today....to look at what jet sizes i need, and i cant see the jets size. how do i adjust the pilot jet, i have a Factory service manual. but I seriously believe this out of this world..i have done carbs before...but these are not as easy...there are screws that are stripped, and wont come loose...i dont know where to adjust fuel air mixture...or nothing...someone help me!

Start by listing the year and model of the bike, and the type of carburetor.

If you have the factory manual it is explanied in the manual.
If you have the Clymer or Haynes manuals - Get the Kawasaki Service Manual. It will be the best tool you could ever buy for your bike.

I have the factory service manual, and it does explain to well about adjusting the pilot screw.

82 KZ1100 A3

For reference, from kawasaki.com

To help identify the parts in question.

Good Luck!

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REF NUMBER PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QUANTITY US CA CN REMARKS


220 220B0406 SCREW PAN HEAD 4X6 4


220A 220B0510 SCREW PAN HEAD 5X10 14


220B 220B0514 SCREW-PAN-CROS 16


461 461F0500 WASHER SPRING 5MM 16


11009 11009-1240 GASKET,CARB. PLUG 4


11009A 11009-1241 GASKET,FLOAT CHAMBER 4


11009B 16038-022 "O" RING 4


13169 13169-1482 PLATE 4


14025 14025-1359 TOP-CHAMBER,MIXING 4


14043 14043-1010 FILTER,FLOAT VALVE 4


16009 16009-1088 NEEDLE JET 4 X US


16009A 16009-1089 NEEDLE-JET (Canada) 4 X CN


16012 16012-1010 CAP-STARTER PLUNGER 4


16012A 16012-1011 CAP-STARTER PLUNGER 4


16014 16014-1014 SCREW-PILOT AIR 4


16016 16016-1019 PLUNGER 4


16017 16017-1086 JET-NEEDLE 4 X US


16017A 16017-1087 JET-NEEDLE (Canada) 4 X CN


16030 16030-1016 VALVE-FLOAT 4


16031 16031-1013 FLOAT 4


16055 16055-010 PLATE,NEEDLE 4


43028 43028-1025 DIAPHRAGM,VALVE 4


92022 16034-001 WASHER MAIN JET 4


92037 16008-014 CIRCLIP 4


92043 16032-008 PIN,FLOAT 4


92055 92055-044 "0" RING 4


92055A 92055-1059 "O" RING,CHECK VALVE 4


92055B 92055-1105 "0" RING 4


92063 92063-1101 JET-MAIN,#A122.5 4 (RACING USE ONLY)


92063A 92063-1102 JET-MAIN,#A125 4 (RACING USE ONLY)


92063B 92063-1106 JET-MAIN,#A120 4


92063C 92063-1107 JET-MAIN,#117.5 4 (RACING USE ONLY)


92063D 92063-1109 MAIN JET,A115 4 (RACING USE ONLY)


92064 92064-1036 JET-PILOT,#A37.5 4


92066 92066-1051 PLUG,PILOT SCREW 4 X US


92066A 92066-1064 SCREW,DRAIN 4


92066B 92066-1086 PLUG,CARBURETOR 4


92066C 92066-1087 PLUG,PILOT JET 4


92081 16022-016 SPRING,PILOT SCREW 4


92081A 92081-1363 SPRING,DPHRGM VALVE 4

Am wondering if might be prematurely addressing the carbs.

Have sparkplug readings been done to support need for possible re-jetting or adjustments to floatbowl fuel levels?

Is airfilter clean?

Has a compression test been performed, and valve clearances assured to specs?

And with a brand new plug, has spark quality been visibily observed and found to have a fat blue spark?

Has ignition timing been assured to specs?

And using a strobe type timing light, has operation of advancer been assured by watching it quickly move back and forth as rpm's are varied by blipping the throttle?

All of these non-carb components should imo be assured (compression, valve clearances, spark quality, timing, advancer function, floatbowl fuel level, and clean air filter) along with an ample clean supply of fuel to carbs, and sparkplug readings, BEFORE addressing the carbs.

Why? Because even perfect carbs cannot compensate for deficiencies in the other components. And it's usually a futile exercise when proceedng otherwise. Think "crapshoot." :lol:

Good Luck!

ok my pilot screw is blocked off....how do i access it. My timing and spark were great before i had cut my pipes, and i just bought pod filters for the bike...so that is why i been trying to work on the carbs...because nothing has changed, she was running like a champ before i made cut my pipes, and added on headers.