Hello everyone,
I have been a bad boy and let my 2004 Katana 600 sit too long and had issues starting. Would only start under choke so...been there... done that... and started my 2nd rebuild. The first one went really well and this one seemed the same. Carbs soaked in Berryman...Put everything together and I could not get the throttle adjusted correctly. The throttle was slow to return. Checked cables and looked ok. Even choke cables were slow to return. Decided to take carbs off again and then whammo. One of the two carbs (the ones without a return spring, would not open and close easily. Lubed one up a little and got better. Another carb, spring loaded, was basically stuck, got it to move better. Took them all apart again and will try and soak them for 30 minutes to see what happens. Why did this happen? I actually put the carbs back on the bike a few days ago, no throttle issues, and then a few days later and no worky...Love my bike, even waiting on repainting, but she's fighting back. Choke issues resolved quickly.....wire brush on drill to polish and in opening and smooth as silk. The only other issue was that when I backed out the pilot screws, they almost all lined up exactly....I mean they all looked like they were in the same position (lets say 10 o'clock) but one did not.
I have been a bad boy and let my 2004 Katana 600 sit too long and had issues starting. Would only start under choke so...been there... done that... and started my 2nd rebuild. The first one went really well and this one seemed the same. Carbs soaked in Berryman...Put everything together and I could not get the throttle adjusted correctly. The throttle was slow to return. Checked cables and looked ok. Even choke cables were slow to return. Decided to take carbs off again and then whammo. One of the two carbs (the ones without a return spring, would not open and close easily. Lubed one up a little and got better. Another carb, spring loaded, was basically stuck, got it to move better. Took them all apart again and will try and soak them for 30 minutes to see what happens. Why did this happen? I actually put the carbs back on the bike a few days ago, no throttle issues, and then a few days later and no worky...Love my bike, even waiting on repainting, but she's fighting back. Choke issues resolved quickly.....wire brush on drill to polish and in opening and smooth as silk. The only other issue was that when I backed out the pilot screws, they almost all lined up exactly....I mean they all looked like they were in the same position (lets say 10 o'clock) but one did not.
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