KZ1K'S MOTOR

Motor Head wrote:

Good job, very organized. Looks like the rust got at least the valves. Do you have a valve spring compressor?

no, my dad might. we work on bb chevys. if he had one, would it work for the bike?

likely not, you need a ODHC spring compressor, they can be home made using a big C clamp and socket or piece of abs tubing, I think it is in the tools section. Not expensive to buy though, and you will use it again likely.

Depends on the type he has and if he has a adapter to go into the bucket bore. Ask him what he has first, if he doesn't then it can be taken apart, but probably very hard to reassemble without one.

dad does not have a valve compressor

9am53 wrote:

likely not, you need a ODHC spring compressor, they can be home made using a big C clamp and socket or piece of abs tubing, I think it is in the tools section. Not expensive to buy though, and you will use it again likely.

i am a welder/fabricator by trade. you got a link on how to make 1?

or you said they are cheap?

Joe, here is a link to a thread talking about valve spring compressors. If you're a fabber by trade, then this will be a no-brainer. Buy a cheap C-clamp and mod it
kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...d=2&id=197012#199088

porchev914 wrote:

Joe, here is a link to a thread talking about valve spring compressors. If you're a fabber by trade, then this will be a no-brainer. Buy a cheap C-clamp and mod it
kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...d=2&id=197012#199088

very cool. ill get started on that. btw....when the spring is compressed, what do you remove, the half circle pieces? what removes them? thanks ...Joe

also this may sound dumb, but what side does the rubber end go to, the inside or outside?

when you compress the springs you can take those little half circle keepers out with a magnet or tweezers. All of this is well explained in the manual along with pics.

Just like on your dads BBC engines, there are split keepers that fit into grooves at the top of the valve. Compress the retainer and spring to expose the keepers and pull them out with a little magnet. Then when you uncompress the valve spring you can remove the spring retainer and the spring, and the valve will pop out the bottom

cant picture it yet, but it will come to me. thanks guys for all your help.

im a lil anxiouse on how much i am going to spend on the motor...i still need lights all around. and some brake parts. oh well...in due time.

what are the slots for in the socket or pipe? to get the keepers out? and if i use 1" pipe i can just tack weld it to the c clamp?

kz1k wrote:

......

What happened to the chain? Ed