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1983 kz1100 spectre help
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I apologize for the random order of this post, I've only had 2 cups of coffee this morning.....
1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
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...just finished rebuilding the bike...new rings and the valve reworked...problem is that it burns oil now, It leaves a cloud when i give it any throttle. the bike only has 14000 miles on it. i rebuilt it because i only had about 95 to 100 psi of compression in all the clyinders....
What is current compression psi?
Were carbs being held wide open (or absent from engine) during the compression tests?
Has it yet been determined whether one or more cylinders is burning the most oil? Might show on spark plugs or indicated by looking into combustion chambers through the spark plug holes.
One conceivable reason for oil consumption following a rebuild is that one or more of the new oil rings was damaged or improperly installed during reassembly, which is difficult to diagnose with either compression or leak down testing.
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click on the link and go to #16. cylinder/ piston
I had to replace part #11009A
www.kawasakiepc.com/SystemSearch_Frames....734&CFTOKEN=39592947
Don't know if that is what you need but that is what happen to me.
1983 Kawasaki KZ1100 Spectre D2
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Spark plugs will tell a story....
Some J heads had bad valve guide fit. That can cause smoking but it's not generally heavy smoking.
Possible cam chain tunnel o-ring pinched as well.
Either way, the head has to come off so you'll spot the O-ring problem if it is that. If not, pull the block and inspect the rings.
Talk to the shop that did the head & find out exactly what they did.
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If an oil control wave ring is overlapped, it's screwed. The end breaks off.
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that was my thought to i couldn't understand it getting past the head gasket, i guess im going to ride it a few miles this weekend to see if it gets any better, if not i guess its back to the garage. i think this bike hates me, or it likes my heated garage, it spends more time being worked on it seems than being ridin. i guess it my partly my fault if its the rings, and i think it is. this is my first rebuild of a 4 stroke engine, i already bent 3 valves while adujusting them on the bench... i guess you learn from your mistakes Thanks for all the help guys. Do you guys have any tricks to getting the rings on easier, it took me about 3 hours. an hour the first time only to realize the jug was on backwards(cam chain tenisor faceing front) then 2 hrs to get it on the right way, the oil rings did not want to go on.. Thanks again
Chalk the up as lessons learned You're not the first to do any of those things.
You might want to put some more chamfer on the base of the sleeves with a 60grit sanding roll. Re-prep the block after.
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