1979 A1 Carb Refurb - Idle Jet Adjustment - not working

The launched needle and parts led to 2 days of shop cleaning.. well needed. And now it feels good to have a nice area to work in again...

2025-01-02 Shop Cleanup

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Which leads us to 'real time'...

After cleaning the carburetors with the trademarked, and brilliantly designed and built scotch tool, it's time to reassemble the carburetors on the bench. I also received a carburetor kit with brand new brass, so I was able to replace the missing in action spring that went flying into outer space last week. After tearing the shop up from top to bottom, I was able to locate the needle, circle clip, washer, and plastic spacer. But the spring is long gone. Happy to see that the spring is part of the kit.

2025-01-08 Kz1300 Carb Reassembly

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This goes along with my overall preference to repair things myself whenever possible after I tired of paying people to ruin my stuff when I'm perfectly capable of ruining for free, and I just might manage to repair it in the process.

 2025-01-24 Kz1300 Fuel Height in Float Bowl Check

 Here is the test set up. A 1976 Yamaha TT 500 gas tank with a new petcock up on a ladder.
 

Acceptable range per the factory service manual.


I do not know what they're talking about when they say the zero line.


Had to add safety wire to keep it from leaking.


Everything nice and clean. However, I did notice small, very small, particulate matter from the black ceiling gasket.


I always use anti-seize on all my fasteners.


One very well used factory service manual.
 

if running fuel through the carbs while off the bike is meant to flush them, that's pretty smart.