KAWASAKI VN1500 Service Repair Manual 2000-2008

Kawasaki vN1500 Motorcycle Service Manual

Quick Reference Guide This quick reference guidewill assist you in locating a desiredtopic or procedure. .Bend the pages back to match the black tab of the desired chapter number with the black tab on the edge at each table oi contents page. aRefer to the sectional table of contents for the exact pages to locate the specific topic required,

Kawasaki vN1500 VNl5OOA: VULCAN 88 (US and Canada) VN-15 VNlSOOB: (Othersl VU LCAN 88 SE (US andCanada) VN-15 SE (Othersl Motorcycle Service Manual All rightsreserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced, storedin a retrieval system,or transmittedin any form or by any means, electronic mechanical photocopying, recording or other- wise, without the prior written permission of Ouality Assurance Department/Consumer Products Group/Kawasaki HeavyIndustries, Ltd., Japan. No liabilitycan be accepted for any inaccuracies or omissions in this publication, although every possible care has beentakento make it as complete and accurate as possible. The right is reserved to make changes at any time without prior notice and without incurring an obligation to makesuch changes to products manufactured previously. See your Motorcycle dealer for the latest information on productimprovements incorporated after this publication. All information contained in this publication is based on the latestproductinformation available at the time of publication. lllustrations and photographs in this publication are intended for referencs use only and may not depictactualmodelcomponent parts. @ Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., 1 987, 1 990, 1 991, 1 993, 1 995, 1 997, 1 999, Eighth Edition (1) : N/ar.20, 1999 (K)

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS A ABDC AC ATDC BBDC BDC BTDC "c DC F .F ft s h L ampere{s} after bottom dead center alternating current after top deadcenter before bottom deadcenter boftom dead center before top deadcenter degree(s) Celsius direct current farad(s) degree(sl Fahrenheit foot, feet gram{s) hour(sl liter(s) tb m min N Pa PS psi rpm TDC TIR W o pound(sl meter{s} minute(s) naryton(sl pascal(s) horseporer pound(s) per square inch rwolution revolution(sl per minute top dead center total indicator r€ading volt{s) watt(s) ohm(s) ReadO,I/NER'S MANIAt before operating

EMISSION CONTBOL INFORMATION To protect the environment in which we all live, Kawasaki has incorporated crankcase emission (1) and exhaustemission (2) control systems in compliance with applicable regulations of the United States Environmenal Protection Agency and CaliforniaAir Re sourcesBoard. Additionally, Kawasaki has incorporatedan evaporative emission control system{3} in compliance with applicable regulations of the CaliforniaAir Resources Board on vehicles soldin California only. 1. Crankcase Emission Control System This systemeliminates the release of crankcase vapors into the atmosphere.Instead, the vapors are routed through an oil separator to the intake sideof the engine.While the engine is operating, the vapors aredrawn into combustionchamber, where they are burned alongwith the fuel and air supplied by the carburetion system. 2. Exhaust Emission Control System This systemreduces the amount of pollutants discharged into the atmosphere by the exhaustof this motorcycle. The fuel and ignition systemsof this motorcyclehave beencarefully designed and constructed to encrre an efficient engine with loriv exhaust pollutant levels. 3. Evaporative Emission Control'System Vaporscaused by fuel waporation in the fuel systemare not vented into the atmos phere. Instead, fuel vaporsare routed into the runningengine to be burned, or stored in a canister when the engine is stopped. Liquid fuel is caughtby a vapor separator and returned to the fuel tank. The CleanAir Act, which is the Fede€l law coveringmotor vehicle pollution, contains what is commonly referred to asthe Act's "tampering provisions." "Sec. 203(a)The follorving acts and the causing thereof are prohibited... (3)(A) for any person to remove or renderihoperative any deviceor element of design installedon or in a motor vehicleor motor vehicle engine in compliance with regulations under this title prior to its sale and deliveryto the ultimate purchaser, or for any manufacturer or dealer knowingly to remove or render inoperative any such device or element of design after such sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser. (3XB) for any person engaged in the business of repairing, servicing, selling, leasing, or trading motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines, or who operates a fleet of motor vehiclesknowingly to remove or render inoperativeany deviceor element of designinstalled on or in a motor vehicleor motor vehicleengine in compliance with regulations under this title following its sale and delivery to the ultimate ourchaser..." (Continued on next page.l

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