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#1 PostAuthor: becker » Fri May 31, 2013 2:00 pm

Been having a problem with the Z1000 carbs overflowing for a while - as some witnessed when I tried to set out for the Ace :oops:

Don't get much time between kids and work to sort it out - have taken them off a couple of times, cleaned them, floats working fine, floats valves in good order, put them back and although better, one of the bastards will still overflow.

Have taken them off again - what else can I try?

Also, where's the best place/price to get a set of 4 refurb kits?
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#2 PostAuthor: KWACKERZ1 » Fri May 31, 2013 4:22 pm

nrp

www.nrp-carbs.co.uk
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#3 PostAuthor: stempy » Fri May 31, 2013 6:54 pm

The guys who are doing the cheap big bore kits also do Carb kits

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/cruzinimage-uk ... 7675.l2563
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#4 PostAuthor: tricky » Fri May 31, 2013 7:20 pm

hi beker, you need to check your service fuel level, it tells you how to in the z 1000 manual.
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#5 PostAuthor: z1000puddin » Fri May 31, 2013 7:59 pm

Becker,
One thing to try as I have just had the same problem on one of my zeds.

I had removed the float valves, mains, pilots etc & blown them out twice!!

Put them all back together & still one carb overflowed.

Off again,but this time I unscrewed the float valve seat & noticed inside where the valve seats & there was the smallest particle of scale.( it was no more than a millimetre and a few microns thick.

I removed this and problem no more.

Just one to eliminate before ya go spending a load of cash.

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#6 PostAuthor: coldsummer » Fri May 31, 2013 9:38 pm

Check your floats are perfectly square on the tang, it only takes a very small twist and they can catch on the internal castings. It's a long shot but it happened to me and took ages to find.
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#7 PostAuthor: becker » Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:24 am

Cheers for the replies guys :) especially the couple of new things to try :)
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#8 PostAuthor: freddyz1r » Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:13 pm

Becker,
I've just had this problem of flooding. Mine was just a float sticking.

A member on here warned me to check my sump(oil) for petrol. He was spot on,petrol had made it into my oil. :cry:
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#9 PostAuthor: becker » Sun Jun 09, 2013 4:57 pm

Ok, taken apart the bottom of these carbs several times - blown them through etc - all looks to be working fine, but everytime one of them is still overflowing.

I've almost run out of patience with this - summer is passing me by. Also, I've got a load of other things I should be doing.

Reckon its time to give them to someone to refurb and set-up - have done a quick search but couldn't find anything - who's our recommended carb refurb/set-up expert not to far from Oxford?

Cheers in advance.
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#10 PostAuthor: Bongoball » Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:11 pm

Ay up Becker,
I went to see Kev at Projex in Cradley Heath a couple of weeks ago.
He refurbs carbs as well as setting them up.
Recommended.
http://www.projex-uk.co.uk/
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#11 PostAuthor: becker » Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:34 pm

Cheers for the recommendation Bongo.

But I thought we had a club member that refurbed carbs? anyone remember who?
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#12 PostAuthor: ADRIAN H » Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:38 pm

becker wrote:Cheers for the recommendation Bongo.

But I thought we had a club member that refurbed carbs? anyone remember who?


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#13 PostAuthor: Pigford » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:13 am

Have they got the DODGY brass overflow pipe in the float bowl :?:

If so they can split - causing a leak :??
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#14 PostAuthor: Z1parR » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:53 pm

Pigford wrote:Have they got the DODGY brass overflow pipe in the float bowl :?:

If so they can split - causing a leak :??



How do you remove the overflow pipe from the float bowl as i have a couple leaking from between the pipe and the casting .

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#15 PostAuthor: steve bowdler » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:21 pm

Do not think it is removable , just try to run some solder on the outside of the pipe
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