I ask my mechanic / friend. His response - sell it and get an Honda. On Jan 14, 11:15 pm, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > Googled a couple KZ forums and chatter there suggests that 454 valves > are tempermental, require frequent adjustment and can mimic carb > malfunctions, especially the cold/hot problem you're experiencing. > > Dunno how true, but maybe worth investigating. > > On Jan 14, 1:15 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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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