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RIck beat me to it

Check the fuel filter, I bought a new one from Portugal and when it turned up it looked and fitted great
But it was crap at passing fuel. I think I could have dribbled faster. It was quite hard to just blow through it. Worth checking

Ian

Only use FAST FLOW type filters......nothin else !

Answer to an earlier question..............one of the best mods you can do to a Carb Model Z1300 is to fit a fuel pump.
This makes starting far better as it fills the float bowls very quickly and also acts as a fuel STOPPER VALVE so you can leave your petrol tap on all the time without worrying about flooding or filling your crank cases......great result !
I have fitted a pump to every 1300 I have ever owned and many others for other owners too.

The secret is to fit a MOTORCYCLE fuel pump (not a car pump) and it must come from a bike with CARBS and NOT fuel injection.
This means it will only be 1 to 2 PSI pressure. Anymore then that will force fuel past the float valves. You can locate it inside your air box or behind a side panel quite easily.

I use the pump from a VMAX 1200 or early model R6 and have had superb results.

Looking at the size of the carbs and the fact a Z1300 has 6 cylinders, I think it should really have had a pump from new........but hey !!

You can take the spare ignition live wire feed (i think its brown) from the fuel solenoid block connector to power the pump as it is only live with ignition on.

Pete F
UK

This is the sort of pump you can use its adjustable from 1 to 5 psi that way you will get a consistent flow even if the tank is full or low
Ebay item 141846631854

Rick,

Interested to see this pump but the Ebay number is not recognised on Ebay ??????

Pete F
UK

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configuration

strate6 wrote: Rick,

Interested to see this pump but the Ebay number is not recognised on Ebay ??????

Pete F
UK

Here's what I found:



When it's time to test-fire my bike it will be bottle fed, but once I start thinking about putting the tank in place I think I'll do an electric fuel pump as well. Looks like they run between $50-60 US, which is affordable enough for a good fuel supply.

Brandon............

That aint a pump mate, thats a regualtor you need to use with a pump.

Pete F
UK