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    1984 Kawasaki 550 died

    Bike is a 1984 Kawasaki 550 Ltd, with about 17,000 miles on it. In the last 2 years, the carbs have been rebuilt, valve adjustment done, new battery, and a lot of the electrical connections have been cleaned.

    Went thru the carbs(again), put them back on, synced them, played with the mixture screws, synced them again..... ran great at idle outside the garage. Then I took it down the street to get some gas. Never made it before it started running like crap and losing power so I turned around. Died about 3 blocks from the house. Still cranks, but no fire. Didn't have time to check for spark but I think it's got to be electrical. Ran good when it was cold, but broke down when it got hot. Heck, might even be the 2 yr old battery that is in it. Havn't had time to check anything yet, but looking for ideas.

    Thanks
    Brian
    Brian
    1978E Midlife Crisis - A work in progress
    1984 Kawasaki 550 Ltd - Gone, but not forgotten

    A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people
    remembering the same thing!
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    Battery, blocked gas tank vent (does it help if you open the gas tank?), charging problem, ignition unit problem (if any, points usually don't crap out like that), also check and replace fuel lines, empty the gas tank and clean it, clean the plastic filters inside (petcocks), check... spark, ignition coil may fail when warmed up, check for... everything else.
    A friend had a 550 LTD... I think he's still sorry he sold it.

    LP
    If it doesn't have an engine, it's not a sport, it's only a game.
    (stole that one from I-dont-know-who)

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    • #3
      Can you say "Brian feels like a dummy!!"? Go on, I know you can....


      The original reason I took the carbs off was that I couldn't get them to sync. After a complete disassembly, clean, and reassembly, I discovered a mising "E" clip on #4 carb. Kawaski used "E" clips on the starter enrichment rod to hold the individual carb levers in place. I somehow lost the clip, allowing #4 to stay in the enriched position. That solved, and the carbs tuned and synced once again, I replaced the tank. Somehow, I pinched the fuel line, resulting in Death On the Road. Line is cut a bit shorter now so it won't kink, and bike is running a champ once again.
      Brian
      1978E Midlife Crisis - A work in progress
      1984 Kawasaki 550 Ltd - Gone, but not forgotten

      A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people
      remembering the same thing!

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      • #4
        Great!

        Just keep the rubber side down!

        LP
        If it doesn't have an engine, it's not a sport, it's only a game.
        (stole that one from I-dont-know-who)

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        • #5
          great see you Fri. Sat.??
          Seamus Ó hUrmholtaigh
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