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06-29-2008, 06:04 PM
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| Newbie Joined: Jun 2008
Bike: 1988 GSX600F KATANA
Location: Bend,OR
Posts: 3
|  vacuum/fuel issues i have 88 600 katana i have no idea where vacuum hoses etc. are supossed to be. it has 1 from petcock to carbs and one from petcock to just behind carb 2 where or what am i missisng. the bike will run for a nfewn min. before sputtering to nothing
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06-29-2008, 06:22 PM
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| Fourth gear and illegal   Joined: Jan 2007
Bike: 02 1200 Bandit
Location: Western Australia
Posts: 713
| The second smaller hose goes to a nipple that provides vacuum for the fuel valve to work. Look carefully....use a small torch just like CSI... to pick the nipple. Good luck
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06-29-2008, 06:23 PM
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| Fender Buffer   Joined: Jan 2007
Bike: 2007 Kawasaki EX250; 1987 Suzuki RM250
Location: Lakewood, WA
Posts: 425
 | I don't know if it helps but, here is a link to the carb assembly for your bike.
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06-29-2008, 08:40 PM
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| Can Ride And Chew Gum  Joined: Apr 2007
Bike: Suzuki GZ250
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 2,102
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In this part of the world, "torch" means something that is ON FIRE.......which is not good around gasoline.  Translate that to "flashlight" and then we're cool!  
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06-30-2008, 10:18 AM
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| Newbie Joined: Jun 2008
Bike: 1988 GSX600F KATANA
Location: Bend,OR
Posts: 3
| I believe i have hoses right. i have fuel line going to inlet naer bottom of carb#3 looks like going to the bowl. vacuum line i put to the inlet on same carb thats located on back of carb. still bike runs for maybe a mile then sputters out and wont start, whats the deal anyone have any idea
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06-30-2008, 11:50 AM
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| Can Ride And Chew Gum Joined: Apr 2007
Bike: Suzuki GZ250
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 2,102
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 "The second smaller hose goes to a nipple that provides vacuum for the fuel valve to work. Look carefully....use a small torch just like CSI... to pick the nipple." Except for the regional reference to "torch", this is good advice. Why are you ignoring it? OK, so maybe a more detailed explanation is in order. First, does the petcock have a PRIme setting? If so, put it there and see if it solves the problem. If it does, then you either have no vacume in the line from carb to petcock OR the vacume mechanism in the petcock is shot. If you need help testing the vacume line, I'm sure somebody can provide that.
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07-02-2008, 07:46 PM
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| Fourth gear and illegal Joined: Jan 2007
Bike: 02 1200 Bandit
Location: Western Australia
Posts: 713
| Other thing could be a vacuum in the tank...when it sputters to a standstill open the tank cap and see if that helps...run with low fuel level so it doesn't slop out when cornering. Good luck
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