kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan Classic - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals - Page 8

Cam cover gasket , pretty easy, buy the clymer manual it pays for it's self the first repair you do!!

hi try another type of sparkplug.or see that the oil in engine is,for summer or winter.use oil for bolt.

Rocker cover gasket

There is a better than not posibility that your carb is gummed up from sitting for a long period of time. The BEST way to overcome this problem is return to the dealer and ask them to clean and adjust your carb. You can do it ... if you have proper tool and cleaners. It will not hurt at all to have your 14 year old Kawasaki properly attended to as a new owner. After you get this this repaired, I recommend you use a guel conditioner which will lessen the occurrence of gum build up on your machine due to inactivity.

Add that to the laundry list of mysterious unexplained safety hazards and defective equipment associated with the Vul-Can't 900 ( by 900 miles you'll have noticed or experienced one of the 30+ fatal defects, just pray your not going more than 0 mph and you're survival rate increases to %50 chance) haha sorry my dad almost died on his Vulcan this last summer while I was riding it 10 feet behind him in tears from the vision ill never shake from my mind as he impacted a jersey barrier at highway speeds, how he didn't die on impact ill never know, I was positive he was dead. Thank god he on,y sustained tons of injuries. I digress were still trying to investigate what faults caused this lock up of the transmission after the engine cut out in a curve. I'm getting to the bottom of this one, after researching all the issues multitudes of people have had on the exact same bike I'm disappointed in Kawasaki's negligence when it comes to making save products for consumers. Seriously the last thing we all need is to worry about our bikes killing us on top of other people and our environment.

its the air bro open it up littlebite

Fan should only come on when requred due to heat. If it comes on with jumper, it works. If you have proof that you are hot enough for the fan to come on and it does not, replace the switch that senses the heat.

solenoid jammed on...

The clutch bleeder is behind the left engine cover, you will have to remove the left exhaust from the head and also the left front foot peg in order to get it off should be about 5 bolts holding engine cover on dont worry its just a cover no oil leakage from that side, then it will be down just above the frame, it will have clutch hose going to it.. to Bleed it remove cap on leftside handle bar make sure fluid level is 3/4 fulll hold clutch lever in then open valve, let air out then close valve release clutch lever, should fix if not repeat bleeding until you have good pressure on clutch lever, dont let fluild get to low . once pressure is good refill and put cap back on. put bike back togather and RIDE good luck

If it doesnt jump out of any other gears. It may even grab 2nd on decel. sounds like a bent shift fork.

Check valve clearances.

mixture is non adjustable but idle speed is. located under the carb near the breather cover on the right hand side is a knob that will turn to set idle speed

Hi the thing to do is wash your bike off remove bags and stuff that you can, then take it for a short ride and just look for the area where it is leaking.try not to ride it to fast because oil on a hot motor will blow all over making it hard to determin where it is coming from.

the clicking sound you here might be your cylnoid dis engaging your starter. charge battery, change plugs and try again

check for vacuum leak and spark plug wires firing ordered. use a bottle of propane around the intake seal to check for leaks there (if you have a leak at the seal the engine will surge near the leak)

Just use the left side

posssible switch failure if it has 2 wires short them together and if it has 1 wire touch it on the frame of the bike

head gasket

Make sure you have the right amount of fluid in your check your thermostat

Usually a bad regulator will only cause problems with charging...Sounds like you've got a short somewhere in the wiring...I'd start by checking the ignition switch wiring and the connections going into the fuse box.