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Offline grunthum

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89 KX 500
« on: May 26, 2015, 02:26:51 AM »
Hello everyone,
Just logged in to your fantastic site. A lot of great info here! I am in the middle of trying to resurrect an 89 KX 500. Hasn't been ridden much but was left outside for a period of time before I got it. Cleaned out the fuel system and tried to start it and first kick it almost fired up but nothing after that. Has good spark & compression. I believe it is a carb problem. There was a mouse nest in the airbox and the urine had set in the back end of the carb and locked up the airscrew with corrosion. I was not able to clean that passage or turn the airscrew....thinking that might be my problem. Also the float pin hole was broken off on one side but I put the pin back thru the one hole and it seemed to keep the floats in adjustment at least to start it up.  If anyone has a PWK 39 in good working order for sale I would be interested. Thanks Grant

Offline kxpegger

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Re: 89 KX 500
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2015, 11:13:59 AM »
Looks like the welcoming committee was asleep at the switch again. Welcome aboard! The site is a little slow moving at times but there is a crap load of info here!
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Offline b4himdude

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Re: 89 KX 500
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2015, 03:46:53 AM »
yep welcome aboard. more information here than you have the time to go through. but if you have a question people are always glad to help. enjoy ya that seemed like a slow response  to that ./. whats up with that?
hell ,i,m so broke . if it cost a nickle to take a s**t, id have to puke.....