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Ok guys... I'm a long time member here and have found this board to be invaluable since I've had my Kat, which I bought new in the Fall of '07 (it was the last one the dealer had). However, about a year and 5500 miles after buying it, I was tempted and swayed over to the dark side in the Fall of '08 and picked up an '02 GSX-R 1000 that only had 700 miles on it... I know it's horrible, but my Kat ended up sitting in the garage for months at a time after that. I still have both bikes and I was hoping to revive the old girl.
When I put her away year before last, I was smart enough to take all the necessary precautions (or so I thought). This Spring, I gave her a brand new battery and hoped that would be enough to make her happy again, but alas, it was not to be. I could only get her to fire up with full choke and holding the throttle open. Then I saw the gas pouring out from beneath it and killed the engine immediately. I knew it was time for a good carb cleaning.
I followed all the steps in Carb 102 to the letter, but there was something I wasn't counting on once I got into it. When I took the carbs off to clean them, there was this really nasty green sludge in all of them (I'll post some pics later -- you won't believe how bad it was) and the jets were all tarnished and green and completely clogged with some sort of what seemed like a build-up like you would see in old water pipes.
I replaced all the o-rings and did my best with the jets. Days soaking in carb cleaner and such did absolutely nothing with the crud that was clogging them up. I had to use a fine wire brush to remove the gunk from the carb bowls and the exposed metal parts. Then, I used fine copper wire to open the holes in the jets. However, I'm pretty sure they still aren't completely clean and I know they can't be flowing like they should.
I also took the liberty of throwing in a set of CR9EIX plugs while I had everything opened up. I put everything back together and she fired right up and idled with just full choke. However, that's all she would do. As soon as I tried to back down the choke, she would die. So, here's my question...
Does anybody have the full and correct specifications for ALL the jets for a fully stock '06 750? I want to go ahead and replace all of them. I have searched and read all the articles here and everywhere else I could find and I keep seeing conflicting information. I just want to get the girl back up and running and any help from you guys would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Kevin
When I put her away year before last, I was smart enough to take all the necessary precautions (or so I thought). This Spring, I gave her a brand new battery and hoped that would be enough to make her happy again, but alas, it was not to be. I could only get her to fire up with full choke and holding the throttle open. Then I saw the gas pouring out from beneath it and killed the engine immediately. I knew it was time for a good carb cleaning.
I followed all the steps in Carb 102 to the letter, but there was something I wasn't counting on once I got into it. When I took the carbs off to clean them, there was this really nasty green sludge in all of them (I'll post some pics later -- you won't believe how bad it was) and the jets were all tarnished and green and completely clogged with some sort of what seemed like a build-up like you would see in old water pipes.
I replaced all the o-rings and did my best with the jets. Days soaking in carb cleaner and such did absolutely nothing with the crud that was clogging them up. I had to use a fine wire brush to remove the gunk from the carb bowls and the exposed metal parts. Then, I used fine copper wire to open the holes in the jets. However, I'm pretty sure they still aren't completely clean and I know they can't be flowing like they should.
I also took the liberty of throwing in a set of CR9EIX plugs while I had everything opened up. I put everything back together and she fired right up and idled with just full choke. However, that's all she would do. As soon as I tried to back down the choke, she would die. So, here's my question...
Does anybody have the full and correct specifications for ALL the jets for a fully stock '06 750? I want to go ahead and replace all of them. I have searched and read all the articles here and everywhere else I could find and I keep seeing conflicting information. I just want to get the girl back up and running and any help from you guys would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Kevin
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