76 KZ900a semi restoration

aafadca wrote: Just curious. How did you figure out your suppresion wires were cutting your spark,etc?

I saw that explained in a thread on here!

Nice! Subb'd.

killer story,cool resto.

keep us posted,

leon

Thanks leon

Went down tonight, cleaned out the oil pan, and spent at least two hours trying to scrape the gasket surfaces clean for the oil pan. I wasn't able to get a pic of the oil pump pick-up screen, because as soon as I loosened the pump assembly, there was apparently a big "glob" of oil in there that came out and dislodged the crap. after I got done with that I put the pipes on, so to the best of my knowledge we are just some air filters away from firing her up. so, tomorrow we ride, 05 registration stickers or not :laugh:
just as a precaution, is there some crazy oil pump priming ritual that I should be adhering to?(other than giving her a dozen or so kicks with ignition off)

thanks

Tom

let us know how the ride goes.

no special oil pump priming technique i know of.

leon

Nice work! My first 76KZ was the diamonod green in 1977. I poured paint stripper on a perfect tank
in 1978 to paint it :woohoo: Along with the 2 chrome fenders.
Tell me about the Ol'mans rigid FL panhead?

The pan is a 52, its been torn down for 10-15 years at least. He just got the motor back a couple of years ago(spent a long long time at the machine shop, on of those back burner jobs). At any rate, to the best of my knowledge it is all there, and its Next! I just gotta get the ole boy off his butt, I can turn the wrenches, just need the info(which he has).

a couple pics from last night

when I remove this the oil came of and cleared all the crud from the screen before I could get a photo, reminded me of cleaning a lint trap

wouldn't go around parking it on mirrors, but not bad

this is right before I came home. pretty excited to get down there and take her out, gotta do the dinner and cake thing for my brothers birthday first though

whats the part# for the little filter you have on the crankcase breather
I wanna get one of those

Its Just a little 5 dollar thing from pep boys, I read about oddities where they may cause problems, so thinking of that im gonna pull it off, at least until the rings are seated

Ive tried to get one here and no one seems to be able to find it
Ive got a remote one with a hose going to the breather right now
but would like to try one like you have
No pep boys up here in the great white north

I'll, get you the info on it next time I swing through a pep boys, could probly fire it in the mail for you too

wow that would be cool
let me know
i could send you some cash
thanks man
Jeff