Month: September 2012

Writer’s Block?

I’m teaching a kid to ride a bicycle. “Be careful not to run into that mailbox”, I tell her. She doesn’t know how to steer yet, so she zeroes in on the mailbox, focussing so hard on not hitting it that she rams it head on. If I hadn’t...

KZ305 Carburetor Removal and Inspection

First, a question and an answer. Is it safe to use red Permatex to seal a carburetor? NO IT IS NOT. This tutorial details the removal and inspection of carburetors from a 1982 Kawasaki KZ305b LTD. This is the carburetor. Remove the seat. Remove the air box and tool...