KZ550 header problem
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KZ550 header problem
06 May 2015 14:27
Hello all,
My 1980 KZ550a header is broken, missing the last 3.8" of flaired out pipe on the engine side of cylinder #2. The #2 has a slight exhaust leak as the split collar is not pushing the pipe all the way into the copper gasket. Wish I could provide a picture, but I dont feel like taking the pipes back off at the moment. It is overly loud because of the exhaust leak. Is this sort of thing repairable? Would a bike shop be able to weld a small bit back in? Or am I going to be looking for a full new header?
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My 1980 KZ550a header is broken, missing the last 3.8" of flaired out pipe on the engine side of cylinder #2. The #2 has a slight exhaust leak as the split collar is not pushing the pipe all the way into the copper gasket. Wish I could provide a picture, but I dont feel like taking the pipes back off at the moment. It is overly loud because of the exhaust leak. Is this sort of thing repairable? Would a bike shop be able to weld a small bit back in? Or am I going to be looking for a full new header?
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Re: KZ550 header problem
06 May 2015 15:03
3/8" or 3.8" ?
Any decent tig welder worth a salt should be able to scarf a repair joint in there and grind it to fit if it is just the flanged part.
Any decent tig welder worth a salt should be able to scarf a repair joint in there and grind it to fit if it is just the flanged part.
Bruce
1977 KZ1000A1
2016 Triumph T120 Bonneville
Far North East Metro Denver Colorado
1977 KZ1000A1
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Re: KZ550 header problem
06 May 2015 15:58
Yeah the last 1/4" to 3/8" bit where the header flanges out. I dont know much about welding, seems like a rather small bit to work with
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Re: KZ550 header problem
06 May 2015 16:14
Is the entire flanged end of the end gone?
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1977 KZ1000A1
2016 Triumph T120 Bonneville
Far North East Metro Denver Colorado
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Re: KZ550 header problem
06 May 2015 16:28
Yeah, just the bit where the pipe flanges out. The straight part is all there, just the flange that is gone.
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