No, it's not like Suzukis and I've tried that - no vacuum leaks.
It's a bit of a mystery isn't it, Graham
On Jan 14, 2012, at 8:36 PM, Allen Thomas wrote:
It might have o-rings in the intake manifold that seals to the
heads. Suzuki does that, and when they crack you get a bad vacuum
leak before the carb. I'd try spraying carb cleaner around the
whole intake system while its running and listen for any rpm changes.
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I had two sets of carbs to work with and I cleaned them both
thoroughly , including all passage ways and jets - no enrichment
valves on this bike. The choke really is a choke. I tried both
sets of carbs and the results were the same. Graham
On Jan 14, 2012, at 4:05 PM, Allen Thomas wrote:
My guess would be the enrichment valves are clogged shut.
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Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Starting issue on Kawasaki 454LTD
I have cleaned the carbs on a 454 and the bike runs great - when I
can
get it started. No matter what the temperature is (at least so far
this winter) I have to spray a real small shot of starting fluid into
each air cleaner intake to get the bike started. It won't take any
choke. In fact the choke just 'chokes' it. Without using the choke,
even in 40 degree 'garage temp', just the smallest shot of fluid and
the bike starts right up and quickly settles in to a nice idle. It
will start again as often as I try it, without starting fluid, until
it's completely cold (like next day), and then it's back to starting
fluid to get it going again. Any suggestions as to what's going on?
It has new air filters, new oil and plugs. It wasn't running when I
bought the bike a couple of weeks ago. Graham
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