1979 KZ1000 LTD (B3) Service Manual Needed

In the middle of an engine rebuild and I'd really like to get ahold of the factory service manual for my bike. Does anyone have this in .PDF form that I could have? Any help would be much appreciated!!

David

six862m6 wrote: In the middle of an engine rebuild and I'd really like to get ahold of the factory service manual for my bike. Does anyone have this in .PDF form that I could have? Any help would be much appreciated!!

David

I have the actual book but not in PDF format. What specifically do you want to know?

six862m6 wrote: In the middle of an engine rebuild and I'd really like to get ahold of the factory service manual for my bike....

The KZ900 manual may help until the KZ1000 manual becomes available.

www.kzrider.com/filebase/doc_download/43...asaki-service-manual

www.kzrider.com/forum/4-electrical/47008...lugs-question#470277

Good Fortune!

Larry -

The entire rebuilding of the engine section..... :lol:

Patton-

Thank you sir, I appreciate the help! I've actually been using the Clymer's 900 manual for my past workings.... Just hoping I can find the actual service manual for MY bike.

If it's not a MkII engine there are several hard copies available on FeeBay for around $30-$40. I've got a manual that covers the '79 A3A. The B3 (LTD) would be in a supplement. That would cover the differences from the A3A. I can shoot some pics of some pages or answer specific questions also. The manuals are copy-written (sp) and Kawasaki doesn't appreciate digital copies of their manuals floating around. They asked the American Voyager Association to take pdf copies of the ZG1200 manuals off the website. I'm surprised they haven't done the same here.

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationNo eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationIts a MKII Engine. I appreciate the offer, I don't have any specific questions at the moment. Just gearing up for the rebuild is all. I was just hoping not to have to plunk down the $30 for a manual.... plus I like having digital copies as I don't get greasy pages that way.... I've found both the A3 full manual and the B3 supplement on Ebay. I would think the only differences would have to do with the body of the bike and not the engine. Oh yea... and that oddly enough the LTDs still came with points in '79 while all of the others did not...

Is this the manual you have:

And this is the supplement:

six862m6 wrote: Larry -

The entire rebuilding of the engine section..... :lol:

Patton-

Thank you sir, I appreciate the help! I've actually been using the Clymer's 900 manual for my past workings.... Just hoping I can find the actual service manual for MY bike.

That's all in the main manual. The supplement isn't really much of anything important. Wiring schematic in B&W, the minor differences...turn signals, accelerator pump adjustment, stuff like that.

If it's a 79, that was the split year. Early models have a 15 pin crank and late models have a 16 tooth. Both have the new style alternator. The way to tell which crank before you tear it down is to count your cam sprocket teeth. They will be double the crank teeth.

First year for drilled disks, new style engine covers with allen head bolts and clean air exhaust port heads with emissions hoses and cut valve. First year for accelerator pumps on the carbs. Carbs are 26mm, 102.5 main jet, 5cn29 adjustable needles, 15 pilots.

First year for automatic cham chain tensioners. Ball lock type. I suggest modifying it to make it manual lock. It's simple.

I can try to send you photo copy's of the KZ1000 A2A-A3A shop manual with supplements for the MK11, it's a big file, close to 50 kb
The engine should be the same I think.

PM me with your Email address if you're interested.

JD

LarryC wrote:

six862m6 wrote: Larry -

The entire rebuilding of the engine section..... :lol:

Patton-

Thank you sir, I appreciate the help! I've actually been using the Clymer's 900 manual for my past workings.... Just hoping I can find the actual service manual for MY bike.

That's all in the main manual. The supplement isn't really much of anything important. Wiring schematic in B&W, the minor differences...turn signals, accelerator pump adjustment, stuff like that.

If it's a 79, that was the split year. Early models have a 15 pin crank and late models have a 16 tooth. Both have the new style alternator. The way to tell which crank before you tear it down is to count your cam sprocket teeth. They will be double the crank teeth.

First year for drilled disks, new style engine covers with allen head bolts and clean air exhaust port heads with emissions hoses and cut valve. First year for accelerator pumps on the carbs. Carbs are 26mm, 102.5 main jet, 5cn29 adjustable needles, 15 pilots.

First year for automatic cham chain tensioners. Ball lock type. I suggest modifying it to make it manual lock. It's simple.

Is the link to the main manual that I provided the CORRECT main manual though?

I'll have to count the crank teeth for the cam chain and get back to ya. Don't have to count the cam gear teeth as the engine is already fully dissasembled.

Everything you said is correct for my bike. Carb stats don't apply to mine anymore though as I'm running Mikuni RS34s on it now.

I've been hearing about that automatic tensioner being bad and think I will go ahead and switch it over to a manual tensioner like an APE. How do you properly set the tension with one of these?

Thanks!
David