Kawasaki ZR-7S ZR750 Service Repair Manual

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1. Hi Evan,

   Nice rebuild article, complete and to the point.
   Great coverage.
   I have only one [?]..question…:)

   I am rebuilding the carbs [cleaning] on a 81
   Kaw 750 LTD. 6k miles. Seldom ridden, so
   floats were always sticking until they became
   a pain and decided to pull them off and clean.
   Everything was pretty clean except the jets
   which have a lot of varnish. There doesn’t
   appear to be ANY solvent to remove that stuff
   except MEK which removes some. My gal [a
   pharmacist] told me to try dishwasher soap and
   hot water. This resulted in the varnish turning
   into white powder which scraped right off. For
   the next three I will use your method of boiling them. Now the question…..

   Does the float needle SEAT unscrew or is it
   pressed in? I’m reluctant to put a pair of
   pliers or grips on that brass seat. I did
   take a q-tip with some MEK and it appears to
   be clean and the float valve has no ring on the
   rubber tip…

   Thanks for your time…
   Ps…what is the plastic or nylon plug that sits right next to the removable jets? The
   carbs are marked with Kei Hin Brand…

   Sincerly
   Doug Kopp
   happyman22@verizon.net

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