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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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