JacobSlabach

also, I fouled my sp on it at my friends house. It started as usual when I put it on the trailer but when I pushed the starter button to unload it, it turned over fine but it didn't fire. The sp was maybe 2 or 3 months old. Happens my friend rides a Honda Recon and got a new sp in the mail that day so i tried his old one in my bayou and it fired up but still ran as usual. compression tester came in this evening: it holds at 60psi (4bar). Anyone know where its supposed to be at? its a 97 bayou 300 (klf300b)

I did get stuck (2wd)😕 and I had to get pulled out with a truck lol. I can figure stuff out but I dont have much to any experience with engines.

ok thanks! I am still waiting on the compression test kit- got the carb in but I wont have time to work on it till next week because of thxgiving.

I was advised not to get into the valves by a friend that used to work on small engines. I ordered to seal kit already so what should I do? Should I get into this having no experience? I want to learn how to work on engines but I'd rather not screw up my bayou. The friend advised me to sell it as is and take to hit.. I'm thinking 'well I have already bought the seal kit soo'

thanks for all ya'll's yelp! Lol I'm actually taking it to a friend's house Saturday and he has a swamp so we i'm probably gonna end up mudding it... I guess if I sink it.......... OH WELL😎

ok i ordered it, a valve seal kit, and a sp.

ok. And heres the parts diagram for the carb from kawasaki.com. https://www.kawasaki.com/Parts/PartsDiagram/18411/1997/KLF300-B10 I still dont see the what the youtube vid was talking about...?

Loop the carb and all the used/new carbs look exactly like my current carb. And all of them are at least $75. Should I just eat this or what? There doesnt look to be ANY difference between the oem carb, the stock used carbs, and my carb.😰 If Im gonna have to pay that much for a carb, I'm probably gonna try that valve seal kit first: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PLS6ZXW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_77R6BbVRTF3VG

I will try to find a used stock carb. Also my compression test kit hasn't come in yet but when it does, I'll give you guys an update of what the compression's running.

The last pic is an identical carb on ebay. lol sorry it isnt big- Heres the link: https://www.ebay.com/i/263943917635?chn=ps

I will try and get a picture of the carb today.

Thanks, that's a lot better price than the rebuild kit I looking at for $140. Thanks. So, I will check the compression, replace the sp, and get this kit for the valves. I will attach a picture of my carb- It doesn't look like the one the YouTube vid..maybe the former owner put in the wrong carb? I dunno..

Can you send a link to amizon or ebay for the valve kit? I'd rather not get the wrong parts.. All the jets are clean- I removed everything I could and cleaned everything with carb cleaner. I will get another sp soon to make sure that works.

I have cleaned and inspected the carb thoroughly three times now- the float is not sticking or anything, and its not adjustable to my knowledge.. correct me if im wrong tho.

Hey I have a 97 bayou 300 2x4 (klf300b) that i bought for 1000 last June and sunk another 1000 into it already. When i went to look at it, the seller had warmed it up before hand (he was riding it when I got there). it ran good so i bought it and took it home that evening... next morning it wouldn't hardly start. I discovered the carb was clogged, there was chunks of rust in the fuel valve, the choke lever was missing and other things. I have since cleaned the carb and replaced the fuel valve and gas lines and cleaned out the gas tank and cap. Enough background on it, the problem is this: It floods if i push it past half throttle in 4th and 5th gear even going downhill and shifting correctly. It also has to idle and warm up when you first start it which is really annoying now that its cold... It also smokes blue smoke for about 15 seconds when started cold- does not smoke at all once warm but the exhaust still smells like burnt metal. A friend told me that it didn't have enough compression. I also found out that the valves are a common cause for low compression on Kawasakis.. I have never adjusted valves before- the most I've ever got into a engine was a head gasket on a riding mower so I'm new to this. My goal is to get this bike running and starting cold like a top- should i tear down and rebuild the top end? What should i try first? I tore the carb apart and rebuilt it and fiddled with the air screw and nothing changed. I also ordered a compression test kit that should be coming in soon. Ive also considered just selling it for like $500 and taking the hit- Id rather not sink too much more into this machine.. lol