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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 06:18
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If you don't feel like doing your valve adjustment anytime soon, how about a valve job when it starts running like a Moped or won't run at all? Still waiting for pics.
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 08:14 - 19 Jul 2015 08:16
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What do you guys think of item #201381213413 on Ebay ...... 1978-80 Fact service manual 24.95 + 6.00 shipping with offer avaliable......maybe put this up Blink with a link so a few folks could confirm it first........ mine is a slightly newer serial number but covers the same years........ got it for 5 bucks at a garage sale in a tiny town....... talk in about lucky. :laugh:

O and I know its a pain but checking the valves is good advice.
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 08:22
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swest wrote: If you don't feel like doing your valve adjustment anytime soon, how about a valve job when it starts running like a Moped or won't run at all? Still waiting for pics.
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 08:25
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TexasKZ wrote: Does your exhaust have a baffle in it, or is it a straight, wide open pipe? Just trying to eliminate possibilities....

Has a baffle in it
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 08:28
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TexasKZ wrote: By the way, 25,000 miles without checking the valve lash is much too long. That could be the main problem.

Yes maybe but it's not like I'm never going to do it probably later this yr or next spring. What symptoms would I be experiencing if they needed adjusting? I mean I do hear the cams hitting the buckets a little but I think that's normal.
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 08:31
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KZB2 650 wrote: What do you guys think of item #201381213413 on Ebay ...... 1978-80 Fact service manual 24.95 + 6.00 shipping with offer avaliable......maybe put this up Blink with a link so a few folks could confirm it first........ mine is a slightly newer serial number but covers the same years........ got it for 5 bucks at a garage sale in a tiny town....... talk in about lucky. :laugh:

O and I know its a pain but checking the valves is good advice.

I know but I wanna sync the carbs too first. I won't neglect looking at the valves just not yet
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 08:45 - 19 Jul 2015 08:46
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swest wrote: If you don't feel like doing your valve adjustment anytime soon, how about a valve job when it starts running like a Moped or won't run at all? Still waiting for pics.
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Nice bike. Before you Sync or fine tune it, you must make sure the valves and routine maintenance procedures are done. You have VM carbes. They are cheaper and easier to repair and tune. If those are Graphite/silicon HT wires you should loose them. Hard to make good connections. Been there.
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 10:02
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swest wrote: If you don't feel like doing your valve adjustment anytime soon, how about a valve job when it starts running like a Moped or won't run at all? Still waiting for pics.
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Nice bike. Before you Sync or fine tune it, you must make sure the valves and routine maintenance procedures are done. You have VM carbes. They are cheaper and easier to repair and tune. If those are Graphite/silicon HT wires you should loose them. Hard to make good connections. Been there.
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Graphite silicone ht wires????
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 10:52
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Believe he was talking about your spark plug wires, the big yellow wires... Look on them and see if they say graphite silicone on the yellow part of the wire anywhere....
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 10:58 - 19 Jul 2015 11:06
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It also woud be a good idea to place an electric fan in front of your bike to aid in the cooling when tuning the carbs, etc..
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 13:32
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I can tell by the boots. They're noise suppression wires. Better off with some 7mm hard wire and NGK caps. You might have bad connections at the coils. They look cool but unless you have the proper connections, they will fail in a short amount of time. I'm sure you know about the dust boots on the forks. You should get new ones or the seals can be damaged.
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Re: carb tune help/procedure

19 Jul 2015 13:44
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swest wrote: I can tell by the boots. They're noise suppression wires. Better off with some 7mm hard wire and NGK caps. You might have bad connections at the coils. They look cool but unless you have the proper connections, they will fail in a short amount of time. I'm sure you know about the dust boots on the forks. You should get new ones or the seals can be damaged.
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I have to take the fork off to change the seals right? Well the coils are firing so why change them?
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