I4 question

This may be a simple matter for some, but here goes...

1984 Kawasaki ZN700
I4, aircooled

How in the world do you get those four tubes from the airbox to go on
the carbeurators? Cylinders 1 and 2 go on solid, 3 goes on kinda
sorta, and cylinder 4- forget it. I know the carbs are lined up as
flush as they are intended to be with the cylinder head. So I know the
carb assembly is not sitting kockeyed. As a result of unfiltered air
getting into the carb, the rpm does not like to drop when the throttle
is closed.

TIA
Charles

 

Would it help to remove the battery and the battery box so that you can
reach in from behind?

 

Thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately, no. The air filter goes in
through the top. I can remove the air filter and get into the inside of
the airbox that way, but no luck.

 

It may well be time for new boots as they have a tendency to harden and
shrink with age. Some tips for working with the old boots may be found at
http://www.kzrider.com/forum/ and new ones are probably available at
http://www.z1enterprises.com

I gave up and bought new ones for my 650 SR.

Good Luck!

- Nate >>

 

Loosen the intake manifold some so you can wiggle the carbs around. That
is, have a lot of play in the system, get all the 'tubes' attached and
then straighten out and tighten.

 

That kind of nonsense on my GPz550 is what drove me to buy an airhead
BMW. Much easier to work on for many things. Although, it has its
*difficult* issues as well.

 

You can soften old hard rubber air intake hoses by spraying them with
an aerosol carb cleaner. The carb cleaner will evaporate and the hoses
will be back to normal in an hour or so...

I have a KLR-600 dualsport and the rubber hose is a bear to hook up to
the single carburetor. I have to push the rear end of it back into the
airbox, it just goes through a round hole on the box, and then push it
forwards onto the carb bell mouth and then align the groove in the hose
with the airbox hole...

 

That's the kind of solution I'm looking for. Cheap and easy. Krusty,
sometimes you post more wisdom in one day than I can ever hope to
accumulate. Thanks.