Clogged carbs - ZX-6R Ninja kawasaki Motorcycles

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no year car told ,1974 to 1998
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MK1 is old. sure.and first ones did have a carburetor
2 barrel Zenith carburetors
the AFRICAN 1.4L? 2007 to 2009 pump to it dead, most are 5 to 7PSI pumpsfuelfilter to carb clogged, replace it.carb float stuck open or closed clean it or replace the float valve. and make sure level test is good.clogged, jets. from bad fuelclogged air tubes in carb. aka emulsion tube clean them all. or venturi nozzles clogged.choke bad, stuck closed or dead stuck open.huge vacuum leak below carb.or someone messed with carb and not its broken for lots of reasons. even missing parts. or wrong parts used.good luck

Remove the gas line feeding the carb and try crank it to see if gas is there. If not make sure the tank vent is clear, and that the fuel line is not clogged. Over time the rubber line will deteriorate on the inside and small bits of rubber can clog it, as well as the carb. Its always best to replace the fuel hose whenever you replace or rebuild the carb.

You're not telling us anything about its history or other symptoms. Given that, it's got fuel delivery problems, to possibly include: clogged fuel filter, cracked or collapsed fuel line, leaking purge bulb, clogged carb screen, stiff or leaking carb diaphragm or loose carb mt bolts, for starters. Replace lines, bulb & filter & rebuild carb first, in that order. Pay close attention to fuel line routing- take pix. You'll need a special tool to adjust carb mixture- Husqy carb tool

hi cowboydesign

its starving for gas, either because the gas isnt getting to the carb or because the carb is clogged up. make sure your getting fuel to the carb first. remove the fuel line at the carb to make sure gas is flowing from the tank to the carb. if it is, your float might just be stuck or your carb is clogged up. you can try spraying carb cleaner in and around it, but that doesnt always work. if you never took a carb apart, i recommend finding someone that has.


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Your idle circuit in the carb can be clogged. Have you tried to set and adjust the idle? Have you tried running with the choke on a bit. This problem can be due to

• 1) clogged idle circuit in the carb.
• 2) ignition timing
• 3) Vacuum leak at carb to head mount.
• 4) restriction in tank port, or clogged screen in tank valve.

Hope this helps.

either a clogged fuel line, bad fuel pump, clogged jets in carb, or stuck float in float bowl on carb

Sorry, could be a clogged up carb from sitting or a bad ignition box. Have you got a pal with the same bike you could change out the carb to try? If the bike sat for quite a while, it almost certainly needs a carb cleaning and service.

Sounds like your fuel intake port is clogged in the tank or the fuel filter is clogged for starters. look for a fuel filter in the line from the tank to the carb and see if you can find anything. If not then it's a clogged line or in the tank clog. That would be my bet.

If it will start on choke and die when choke is taken off...the carb needs to be taken off and cleaned. The main jet in the carb is probably clogged.