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Hey Bud. Did you ever come across the Dr. Rod kz650 engine rebuild, in the archives?

If your Valve seats are really bad just talk to the local VW Bug repair shop and find out who they use for rebuild work, they should be able to get the bronze valve seat inserts to fit your valves and have the equipment to install them into your head therefore keeping you from ever needing to replace your head unless you crack it or just throughly screw it up. Just had the ones on my 750 twin done for about 20 dollars a valve seat installed.

luvmykaw wrote

Hey Bud. Did you ever come across the Dr. Rod kz650 engine rebuild, in the archives?

I just found it. Way cool! I'll be using it for reference most definately!

And Wolfman, thanks for the info about bronze valve seat inserts. I appreciate it!

Can't wait to get started on fixing it up, even tho I want to ride the finished product right now!

I dont know about the price on the rings some people were talking about, the cheapest I have found for a 650 has been around 80.00 a set if you can find them, would like to know if someone has found some cheaper, I am going to be going thru mine soon

Holy cow, cheapest I've seen is more like $180. Where did you find them for $80?

hey, i have an '80 750 kz engine for sale. this will fit right in your frame !!!!! alls you need to really do is put new rings into it. maybe hone. all comes with it. ignition, alt,starter

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everything but the carbs!!!!!

let me know.

the head and the jugs are already apart. i was going to to a 810 kit to put into my 650.

this even comes with a complete gasket kit (minus the valve cover gasket)

i don't need this any more. going to do a 1000 rebuild and build up to put into my 650 frame.

again let me know!!!!

I was doing some research on the internet, seems like it was a ring mfg that gave me that price, that is 320.00 for the engine, I havent looked into it in a while, going to tear into mine this winter, if time allows