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Interceptor398:
This thread will be for tips and tricks to resurect your Kawasaki sled back to being a reliable rider.  Good Luck

mswyka:
I want to give this topic quite a bit of consideration before beginning to post.  But I am thinking that even before Jim yells "Crankseals" that every Kawasaki owner should own or have access to the correct manual for their sled.

kawhead:
imo  if you clean the fuel system and carbs and it won't run right quit jacking around and put in crank seals......can't count how many threads that will solve ::)

Boomologist:
Totally agree about crank seals.
For the new Kawasaki sled owner:
   Kawasaki engines are an amazing engineering design with extremely close tolerances. They won't survive long or run right if things get out of spec. It's very important to get a genuine Kawasaki manual and read and follow it for whichever system of your sled you're working on.
   Another huge issue with old engines is fuel, primer and oil lines. So many times the old and (sometimes hard) lines are reused. Most of the time when an old line is put back on the nipple it won't seal and will allow air in plus sometimes when the old line is forced on it will loose small chunks of rubber that will go into the carb or oil system and plug up some small port. Both air leaks and plugged ports = lean cylinder or no oil = meltdown.
Be sure to use new lines of proper material and size.

Boomologist:
Would also like to see a posting about oil pump vs. pre-mix. Should make for some great debate.

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