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some help for a newbie would be much appreciated

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notronk said:
i take straight shots. the forum turns them.
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What do you use for a camera?

If you use an iPhone or some other "smart" phone that has an "auto rotate" feature, that might be what is turning them.

I use a real camera, have never had any problems with picture rotation.
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Steve said:
What do you use for a camera?

If you use an iPhone or some other "smart" phone that has an "auto rotate" feature, that might be what is turning them.

I use a real camera, have never had any problems with picture rotation.
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Yeah, iphone. Thanks for the info!

and as for the carbs thanks for all the help! I'm feelin the love here!
 
So when I bought the bike, the guy told me he just had the carbs rebuilt. he gave me another set with it. as far as I can tell, they're the exact same. here's photos of them, taken with a big boy camera not my iphone :), I still see no air/fuel screw.


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Agemax said:
you can see the combined air/fuel screws in the 5th pic, at the bottom of the carbs
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ok, on my current set that are on the bike, they're all in all the way. I was starting to loosen one and some fuel came out of the stem there at the bottom so I stopped.
 
notronk said:
ok, on my current set that are on the bike, they're all in all the way. I was starting to loosen one and some fuel came out of the stem there at the bottom so I stopped.
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you are undoing the drain screws, the air/fuel screws are further up at the front, just below the bowl mating surface
 
Victory at last!! Thanks everyone!! if I'm gonna find gaskets for these, how hard is that gonna be?
 
You're going to have to find out 'exactly' what carbs they are first, or rip them apart and start guessing at the "exact" size of the o-rings you need. Z1 enterprises has a decent inventory of Kawasaki carb stuff, and some good info on there about Kawi carbs. Did you ever find any numbers on the side of the bodies?
 
my guess is early Z1 carbs, 74 or 75 maybe. possibly VM28SC. note the idle adjuster screw is up the top and TWIN fuel inlets, make them unique to the early Kwaks (and of course, the lack of air screws).

also 2 vents but no take off for vacuum fuel tap
 
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just got back from the shop, consensus is Vm26's after they measured them. perhaps off of a '79 Kawasaki.
 
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