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Putting it all back together.
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83 kz750 ltd, dyna coils, k&n, mac 4->1 just rolled 50k
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Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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83 kz750 ltd, dyna coils, k&n, mac 4->1 just rolled 50k
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1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000
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1980 KZ1000 LTD-B4(MK II engine) - Progressive suspension, MTC pistons, Dynojet Stage III, all wear items replaced, WFO paint scheme(1978), etc..
Past bikes- 2 1976 Kz900's, 5 1975-76 Honda CB750's, Honda 500 -4, Honda 250, Honda 125, Honda 100, Suzuki RM 250, Honda XL350, Kawasaki KLR 650, etc..
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Insure you have the cylinder base gasket in place!
Raise Pistons 1 & 4 to TDC (Highest level) and place cylinder GENTLY where the bottom of the sleeves are just barely resting on the top rings for 1 & 4 pistons.
Using fingers or a Popsicle stick (wood) or something similar that won't scar the piston, compress the top ring (keeping their rotation positioning) and gentley slide the cylinder over the ring...
Now do the other piston, little at a time back and forth... Accomplish the same back & forth between pistons 1 & 4 until all rings are positioned in the sleeves.
Now slowly, using the 17mm nut under the right side ignition cover, rotate the crank SLOWLY where pistons 1/4 will lower and pistons 2/3 will start to raise... Rotate to where the 2/3 pistons are just at the base of the cylinder sleeves.
Complete the before mentioned process a little bit at a time back & forth, raise a little, back and forth for 2/3 pistons & rings....
Whola! See, that wasn't that hard now.... :blink: Isn;t this crap fun!!!!
As mentioned, patience, a whole pack of smokes and no beer drinking and she'll drop into place... Just like the pro's.....
OMR
1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter
Phoenix, Az
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You can make some from paint stir sticks at Home Depot... they give them away for free and you can cut them to length and duct tape some to get the height you need.You can cut you a piece of wood with four slots in it to place under the pistons to hold the pistons while you work the cylinder down.
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Easy and simple. Put zipties around the rings
not a bad idea......might belong in tools section.....
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