Timing a kawasaki engine

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14 Nov 2007 07:07 #181009 by drewbarry86
Timing a kawasaki engine was created by drewbarry86
I took the cams in my 400 kawasaki engine, now I i dont know how to put it back in time. can yall help me! The cams have some arrows and numbers(1,2,3) on them. Would I just set them 1 with 3 and slap them in?:(

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14 Nov 2007 07:26 #181011 by mariozappa
Replied by mariozappa on topic Timing a kawasaki engine
Did you have the #1 cylinder set to Top Dead Center when you took the cams out?
1977 KZ650C1
and the KZ650/KZ750 Conversion ;)

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14 Nov 2007 08:09 #181014 by Samwell
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mariozappa wrote:

Did you have the #1 cylinder set to Top Dead Center when you took the cams out?


I have nothing to add, its just mariozppa's avatar made me laugh out loud and I thought I'd pass it along.

Thanks! :laugh: :laugh:
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14 Nov 2007 09:29 #181026 by drewbarry86
Replied by drewbarry86 on topic Timing a kawasaki engine
I can put it back at TDC! How do I line up the marks and numbers?
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14 Nov 2007 09:38 #181028 by mariozappa
Replied by mariozappa on topic Timing a kawasaki engine
There are marks on the cams where they should line up with the top of the head, at least that is the way on my 650's.
I do not own a 400, hopefully some one who does whill chime in.
Do you have a manual?
1977 KZ650C1
and the KZ650/KZ750 Conversion ;)

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14 Nov 2007 16:03 #181083 by hydrolazer
Replied by hydrolazer on topic Timing a kawasaki engine
cams in a 400? i had a kz400 and it was a single cam. try www.kz400.com for some help
\'79 kaw 1000 ltd

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