Carb Heaters
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Carb Heaters
Hey, I was just wondering does every zxr400 come with carb heaters or are they only on certain models?
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Re: Carb Heaters
not all of them came with carb heaters
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Re: Carb Heaters
I think all the L models have them
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not all l models do
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Re: Carb Heaters
Sweet, so will this stop the carb icing issue? Also what is carb icing as I have no clue what happens?
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Re: Carb Heaters
It will work if you have the spigot in the back of the engine block that allows the hot coolant to flow round. You will also need a T-piece that would normally fit under the genny cover into the coolant hose.
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Re: Carb Heaters
Carb icing occurs for the same reason the an aerosol gets cold as you spray with it or a gas cylinder gets cold when your burning gas on say a cooker..................the flow of the solvent as it boils and turns to gas...............draws heat from the surrounding area or container.................and if it is very cold the temperature drop cause ice to form on the outside of the container...............or in the case of your bike the petrol boiling and turning to a gas draws heat from the surrounding area (carbs) and ice can form on the outside or even inside I suppose as air has a certain amount of water vapour that can turn to ice
I think something like that anyway.....................
I think I have some of the pipe work that goes to each carb.................I'm guessing that you would need the carbs from a bike that has the carb heating and that you can't just connect up any carbs....................
I think something like that anyway.....................
I think I have some of the pipe work that goes to each carb.................I'm guessing that you would need the carbs from a bike that has the carb heating and that you can't just connect up any carbs....................
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Re: Carb Heaters
I may be wrong but didnt UK spec L models come with carb heaters and import spec 1's didnt?? Sure i remember reading around here somewhere?
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Re: Carb Heaters
i was thinking the same
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Re: Carb Heaters
I have a set of carb bowls with heater attachments if you're interested?
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Re: Carb Heaters
My import L9 definatly had heaters
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Re: Carb Heaters
and my current L3 import has them too. In fact, i think my original UK L5 didnt have them.
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Re: Carb Heaters
My Import L1 doesn't have them.
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Re: Carb Heaters
Hi need some help. Im from the philipines which we have a very hot climate here. And im having problem to start my bike after i drive an hour. My bike is a zxr 400 h2 imported from the uk. I i remove the the carb heater will it be easier to start the bike while hot. Thanks
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Re: Carb Heaters
probably not, hotstarting has to do with either (depending on who you ask) fuel evaporating from the float bowls, poor battery, poor battery leads, incorrect fuelling, coils breaking down under heat, knackered spark plugs...the list goes on.
mine was down to the fuel air mixture being too rich when the bike was cold...heating the air around the bike and the engine only makes this problem worse (hot air needs less fuel vapour), mine was cured by turning each of the 4 the pilot adjuster screws 1/4 turn clockwise, this restricts the amount of fuel/air vapour on startup/idle and allowed my bike to fire up better when hot.
mine was down to the fuel air mixture being too rich when the bike was cold...heating the air around the bike and the engine only makes this problem worse (hot air needs less fuel vapour), mine was cured by turning each of the 4 the pilot adjuster screws 1/4 turn clockwise, this restricts the amount of fuel/air vapour on startup/idle and allowed my bike to fire up better when hot.
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