1976 kz900 oil pressure

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08 Mar 2015 18:28 #663779 by mitchelldaughtry
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I bought a 1976 kz900 project last week and I got it cranked up today. I screwed in am oil pressure gauge and at idle it has very low oil pressure. My question is how much pressure did these motors make? I read some where that they were low pressure high volume system around 3 psi, does this sound accurate?

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08 Mar 2015 18:42 #663780 by StreetfighterKz
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Three-four psi is typical. The bigger Kz's have roller bearing cranks so high pressure isn't really needed.

Later, Doug

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08 Mar 2015 19:01 - 08 Mar 2015 19:04 #663783 by SWest
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Your right. They have low oil pressure. I redid my oil pump so when cold I get 20+ psi. It drops down to 3-5 after it warms up. I bought two Doremi low pressure gauges and blew both. Ended up buying a HD Sporster gauge that only went up to 60 psi. The regular ones don't even regester.
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08 Mar 2015 19:15 #663785 by mitchelldaughtry
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Thanks guys I feel a lot better about this motor now. And it makes since now I didn't realize they had roller bearings.thanks for the quick replies.

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08 Mar 2015 19:17 #663786 by mitchelldaughtry
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Swest what did you do to get your pump toilette pressure?

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08 Mar 2015 19:19 #663788 by mitchelldaughtry
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Sorry, what did you do to the pump to make more pressure?

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08 Mar 2015 19:57 #663797 by SWest
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While I was into the cases I pulled the oil pump. You had to anyway. You can do it by dropping the pan too. I had three oil pumps. One from a Z2 750. I took all the gears and measured them for play. I used the best housing and took the cover plate to a piece of glass with #600 wet/dry paper. Got all the marks out and used a thinner gasket.
That's it. I didn't expect this much pressure but it is what it is.
Steve

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