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06 Nov 2018 12:31 #793470 by gordone
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I have a feeler gauge bought local shop, I think it`s for car, I need to use two gauge on top each other some times to get correct tightness.

Do you know about a place I can order a one who is good for checking valve clearness on Kawasaki engines ?
1981 KZ650-D4, with 1981 z750L engine (Wiensco 810 big bore).

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06 Nov 2018 13:16 #793474 by davido
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Try these people. Cheap and cheerful.
www.louis.eu/artikel/feeler-gauge-9-blade-0-04-0-3-mm/10003975
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06 Nov 2018 14:53 #793477 by TexasKZ
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I bought one from NAPA for less than $10.
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06 Nov 2018 15:12 - 06 Nov 2018 15:14 #793479 by Scirocco
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I bought these feeler gauges

www.woembi.de/Fuehlerlehre-003-010-8-Blatt

8 blades in 1/100 mm steps from 0,03 mm/0,04 mm/0,05 mm/0,06 mm/0,07 mm/0,08 mm/0,09 mm/0,10 mm for 3,50 Euro

and

www.woembi.de/Fuehlerlehre-003-025-9-Blatt

9 blades with this thickness stepping 0,03 mm/0,05 mm/0,08 mm/0,10 mm/0,13 mm/0,15 mm/0,18 mm/0,20 mm/0,25 mm for 4 Euro
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07 Nov 2018 00:44 #793507 by gordone
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davido wrote: Try these people. Cheap and cheerful.
www.louis.eu/artikel/feeler-gauge-9-blade-0-04-0-3-mm/10003975


Thank you, I have purchase these one now !

Thank you all for inputs !
1981 KZ650-D4, with 1981 z750L engine (Wiensco 810 big bore).

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www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/607213...sr-1981-z750l-engine

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12 Nov 2018 11:28 #793719 by gordone
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I received the feeling gauge today, but these also have some gap ?
It jumps between 10 and 20, how can I measure where I`m between ?
For my engine the tolerance is 0.10 - 0.15, so I want to be close to 0,15mm ?


1981 KZ650-D4, with 1981 z750L engine (Wiensco 810 big bore).

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12 Nov 2018 11:41 #793721 by davido
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Put the 10 and the 5 together,or is this a trick question?
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12 Nov 2018 11:46 #793723 by gordone
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hehe

That is what I have done before also, but thought it was a bad solution 10+5 = 20 + X (since you adding two blade together = 17 ?
Oil between the blade give some extra thickness ?
1981 KZ650-D4, with 1981 z750L engine (Wiensco 810 big bore).

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www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/607213...sr-1981-z750l-engine
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12 Nov 2018 15:03 - 12 Nov 2018 15:07 #793732 by Scirocco
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www.woembi.de/Fuehlerlehre-003-025-9-Blatt

9 blades with this thickness stepping 0,03 mm/0,05 mm/0,08 mm/0,10 mm/0,13 mm/0,15 mm/0,18 mm/0,20 mm/0,25 mm for 4 Euro

As i say before, I bought two sets with different steppings in case of not must adding two feeler gauge blades together to work like one feeler gauge blade only!!!
My 1975 Z 1 B 900 Project

www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/605133...ears-deep-sleep-mode
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12 Nov 2018 22:19 #793746 by gordone
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Scirocco wrote: www.woembi.de/Fuehlerlehre-003-025-9-Blatt

9 blades with this thickness stepping 0,03 mm/0,05 mm/0,08 mm/0,10 mm/0,13 mm/0,15 mm/0,18 mm/0,20 mm/0,25 mm for 4 Euro

As i say before, I bought two sets with different steppings in case of not must adding two feeler gauge blades together to work like one feeler gauge blade only!!!


They are not shipping to Norway :(
1981 KZ650-D4, with 1981 z750L engine (Wiensco 810 big bore).

Project:
www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/607213...sr-1981-z750l-engine

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12 Nov 2018 23:43 #793748 by Scirocco
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PM me your shipping info and Santa Claus will do the rest.......
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13 Nov 2018 08:43 #793762 by old_kaw
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gordone wrote: Oil between the blade give some extra thickness ?


I always felt this to be the case too. It would be easy enough to check with a caliper or micrometer, but I never have. Whatever it might be, it would be trivial.

Wiping the feeler gauge blades clean is a must. Debris can also be stuck with the oil.

But, yes, it would be best to use the proper thickness, assuming it is the proper thickness to begin with.
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