Well, That kinda Blows!

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Well, That kinda Blows!

13 Feb 2008 18:11

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I just took the kz out for a spin for the first time in nearly a year.
I got it firing on all 4 and running like a raped ape, but that Head on the #1 cyl either got loosened or my Gasket needs replacing.
Seems i am getting oil blowing out of there which sucks because now i will have to plan on doing a head gasket soon, Never been into a motor before.
Hope its easy. :blink:

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13 Feb 2008 18:34

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try retorquing head bolts first,couldnt hurt;)

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13 Feb 2008 18:47

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Well Randy, as you know, that is enough help on here to get you through any dilema.

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13 Feb 2008 18:51

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Sorry to hear that, Randy. I'm sure you'll get 'er straightened out before the "real" riding season gets here. Godd luck and hope it's an easy fix!

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Re: Well, That kinda Blows!

13 Feb 2008 19:31

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DUCT-TAPE!!:woohoo:

Just kidding Randy...like the plummer said...try retorqueing the head bolts first...

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Re: Well, That kinda Blows!

13 Feb 2008 20:00

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That is a bummer. If re-torquing them doesn't work doing a head gasket is no big deal, we can talk you through it.
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Re: Well, That kinda Blows!

13 Feb 2008 20:12

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I will be re torking it this weekend after i warm it up a bit, i wont torque cold metal anymore.
I hate snapping bolts.

I hope it does the trick, if not i will be using you guys's help. I am just not to keen on going inside motors. Never done it before, always had my dad or Mechanic buddy do that stuff for me.

Guess i will be purchasing a new torque wrench soon.

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Re: Well, That kinda Blows!

13 Feb 2008 20:56

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ran429 wrote:

I hate snapping bolts.

On that note it may be worth the time to pull each of the bolts you can out of their repective holes and "never sneezeing" them. Best of luck!

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14 Feb 2008 01:23

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after having my head rebuilt I was scared to put the cams in ect....Im no mechanic by any means, grab a manual and study it, once you have done that you will feel more comfortable about doing the job!!!!

All my stuff is back together and running great!!!

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Re: Well, That kinda Blows!

14 Feb 2008 04:51

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Its not that hard, plus if you do have to go into it, you will care a lot more on how it goes back than the person who built it at the factory

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Re: Well, That kinda Blows!

14 Feb 2008 07:33

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ran429 wrote:

I will be re torking it this weekend after i warm it up a bit, i wont torque cold metal anymore.
I hate snapping bolts.

All torque specs I've seen are for cold bolts/nuts. You might want to break all the bolts loose on a hot engine, but do the torquing on a cold engine.

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Re: Well, That kinda Blows!

14 Feb 2008 10:03

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while your in there, why not change the valve springs and at least lap the valves in?
also gives you a chance to bench shim the head and get a real good look at the top of your pistons.
nothing to scary. like they said, we can talk you through it if you get stuck.

take some pictures along the way.

someday i will be able to afford my kz habit.

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