Top 20 1995 kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja Questions & Answers

If you have a petcock below the tank with a reserve switch, you should have two lines. The smaller one is a vacuum line that goes to the carbs. The other is the fuel line. The vacuum line is important, as without it the petcock will not flow fuel. The presence of a vacuum opens a pneumatically operated valve in the petcock allowing fuel to flow. There should be a nub on the middle of one of the carbs to connect the vacuum line to. The fuel line goes to a fuel rail that feeds all the carbs.

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I have this problem with my kx 80, its must be clutch plates

Did this problem come on all at once, or has it progressively gotton worse. Have you changed / cleaned your air filter. Have the carbs been cleaned, are the rubber manifolds without cracks,and are the carbs well sealed, when was the last time they were syncronized. what color are you plugs after a hard run, they should be a nice tan color, are they all firing. check to see if all the pipes are egually warm, do not burn yourself on them.

sounds like fuel starvation check for blockages in petrol tap, does it only do it reserve?? the 600s are known for crappy reserve internal filter, check the petrol tank breather

replace coils

You have a short hard to find if in the loom usually is connection directly to the back of ignition. Probably has caused the coils to fail if you replace coil pack without fixing the short you will burn out the coils again. Does it send power to the coils sometimes when ignition is off? this will destroy your coils over time

Head gasket gone...

The fix is going to cost more than the bike is worth. The shop labor will be at least $950. Parts cost is additional and 2 gaskets are $20 each, pistons are $40, rings are $30 per set, cylinder inserts are $72 each. That puts the parts cost around $625. That's around $1558 total. The repair is not for the home mechanic.

i would remove and inspect the starter sounds like it is breaking down electrically and not spinning fast enough to mesh. brushes may be worn.

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Hate to tell you, but you will need to pull the carbs off again. When cleaning the float needles, check for wear on the needles. Check to make sure the tip of the needle is pointed without any grooves wore in tip and the 4 "corners" of the needle are not getting flat. Also check for wear in the needle seat where the float needle sits. The seat should be round, and with use it will wear grooves where the needle rides up and down with the float. If those parts are worn out it will not shut fuel off to the carburetor, especially on a gravity feed fuel tank. Let me know if this helps, Daniel.

If condensation in the gas tank makes it into the carbs, the float bowls will trap the water. Too much water and the bike will act as you have described. Drain the carb float bowls. With a little luck you will be back on the road.

hello carl...sounds like you might have a charging system problem. If you have a volt meter you can check it out. You can test at the battery. With the meter leads, red on positive, black on negative, you should have 13.5-14.5 volts direct current with engine at 3500 RPM. I hope this helps.

u need to clean carbs change plugs and ballance the carbs start there sounds like someone has been messing with them check the jets havnt been changed if u bought it off someone

Hi,
Bad news mate, you bought a bike with a blown head cylinder gasket! You should have thoroughly checked the engine and electrical before you pay for it. That milky choco substance in your engine lubrication is your coolant that seeped into the engine block, that was cause by too much overheating or age.
You should bring that Ninja to your mechanic and have them replace the head/block gasket and do some machining/shaving on the head, be carefull on your speed and temperature it may cause a lot more damage in your piston and crankshaft.
Oil change is a must after you replace the gasket.
Hope that helps you out!

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Jst un screw end of cable of carbs

Hello
The air filter on this bike is under the fuel tank, you will have to remove the seat and there will find the bolt holding the tank down, once this bolt is removed the tank will then just lift up.
Thanks

if the valves hit the pistons the cam timing out way out.
Even a slight touch between the piston and valves can bend the valves, you may be able to confirm this if the valve clearances are too big,
the head may need to come off

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