KZ 1000 Cylinder rubber plugs...

I have the bike apart and i for to put the 4 rubber plugs that go on the bottom of the cylinder. Well the base gasket leaked oil pretty good. So tore it down yesterday. I got it mostly cleaned up and will finish it this evening. Then just waiting on parts lol. The question i have is the 4 rubber plugs dont fit snug in the holes. They will fall right down in the holes. I looked at some nos ones but thats all i could find. I wanted new ones. Do they need replaced? Or just gasket maker them in? Thanks, Eric

I would get new ones just as a precaution. It would be a shame to need to tear the engine down again if they cause a problem. They are still and "Active" Kawasaki part, so any local or online dealer can get them. Partzilla lists them at $2.68 each. Ed

find.partzilla.com/?r=t&q=92074-030&x=11&y=10

Hate to tell ya but at 1327 and not dry blocked, your gonna leak a little anyway, or I should say I have never seen one that didn't that was really ridden. My cases are bored for 1260 and it weeps oil, when on boost it leaks a little more.

Les

Hey Powerstroke! I got fed up, and took MY baby to Caton's for diagnosis...tired of fighting it! Good luck getting her buttoned up...Hope to see ya at the fair!

just dry block it man, save yourself the trouble and do it while its apart.

Ya would like to but its just more cash i dont wanna spend lol. But i will buy new plugs. I just wanna get the oil leak stopped. Some people say that it will leak no matter what and some say it wont. I dunno what the truth is yet. But i just would like to keep the stock look. I mean some people will notice stuff right off the bat and know i got a little work done, but for the most part people have no idea till its to late lol. That and i dont want the lines hanging out there and i would have to get a custom oil cooler/dry block/ oil pressure sensor take offs. So i really wanted to just get it to seal up. Hows your bike turning out lush?

I bought new ones from partzilla. Thanks Ed

I think you may be talking about the rubber plugs that fit in the bottom fins. As I understand they are there for the purposes of vibration of fins at certain harmonics.... They can be discarded!
RegardZ

I have read over on Dragbike.com where they bore the stud holes that oil travels in and insert thin tubing .From what I understand is the oil travels down the studs,leaks there.There is mention of it in the following link. Can't find the articlae as I lost my log in info. A wealth of info on our motors ob=ver there.
www.dragbike.com/forum/archive/index.php?t-52486.html

Wayne

I have never thought about sleeving it. But i got the rest of the parts on order so i will try to button her up. Iam gonna buy some gasket maker. Iam think i am gonna buy some of the gasanitch (however its spelled).

Grumpy Ole Artist wrote: Hey Powerstroke! I got fed up, and took MY baby to Caton's for diagnosis...tired of fighting it! Good luck getting her buttoned up...Hope to see ya at the fair!

When is the fair this year? I hope to have it back together this week.