Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Fuel Reserve Switch Inspection

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Fill the fuel tank with fuel and close the fuel tank cap.
Remove the front seat (see Front Seat Removal in the Frame chapter).
Disconnect the fuel pump lead connector [A].

Fuel Reserve Switch Inspection

Connect the test light [A] (12 V 3.4 W bulb in a socket with leads) and the 12 V battery [B] to the fuel pump lead connector [C].

Connections: Battery (+) → 12 V 3.4 W Bulb (One Side) 12 V 3.4 W Bulb (Other Side) → R/BK lead [D] Battery (–) → BK/W lead [E]

If the test light turn on, the reserve switch is defective.

Replace the fuel pump.

Fuel Reserve Switch Inspection

Draw the fuel out from the fuel tank with a commercially available pump (see Fuel Tank Removal in the Fuel System (DFI) chapter).
Connect the test light (12 V 3.4 W bulb in a socket with leads) and the 12 V battery to the fuel pump lead connector in the same way again.

Connections: Battery (+) → 12 V 3.4 W Bulb (One Side) 12 V 3.4 W Bulb (Other Side) → R/BK lead Battery (–) → BK/W lead

If the test light does not light, replace the fuel pump.

NOTE

It may take a long time to turn on the test light in case that the fuel reserve switch is inspected just after the fuel is drawn. Leave the fuel pump lead connector with leads for inspection connected for few minutes.

Water Temperature Sensor Inspection

Remove the water temperature sensor (see Water Temperature Sensor Removal/Installation in the Fuel System (DFI) chapter). Suspend the sensor [A] in a container of coolant so that the temper ...

Oxygen Sensor Removal (Equipped Models)

Remove: Fuel Tank (see Fuel Tank Removal in the Fuel System (DFI) chapter) Right Lower Fairing (see Lower Fairing Removal in the Frame chapter) Disconnect the oxygen sensor lead connector ...

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Place the piston ring [A] inside the cylinder (upper crankcase), using the piston to locate the ring squarely in place. Set it close to the bottom of the cylinder, where cylinder wear is low. Measure the gap [B] between the ends of the ring with a thickness gauge. Piston Ring End Gap ...

Premuffler Chamber Installation
Replace the premuffler chamber gasket [A] with a new one. Install the premuffler chamber gasket to the premuffler chamber [B] until it is bottomed so that the chamfer side faces exhaust pipe [C]. Install the exhaust pipe clamp [D] as shown in the figure. Insert the projection [E] into ...

Amplifier Input Voltage Inspection
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