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Leaks, leaks and more leaks
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Bad crank seal? If so, is it a case-splitter to fix?
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You mean the small case behind the ignition advance mechanism? A rather easy fix with a new seal if yes.Skiprrdog wrote: I just finished replacing the rubber plug in stator cover, fixed that leak, but now I notice a new one. 1976 KZ900A4, starts, idles, sounds okay, but I have drips coming off of the bottom of the inner (next to engine cases) timing cover. I took the outer cover off, no oil there but have not taken off the inner cover yet.
Bad crank seal? If so, is it a case-splitter to fix?
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edit: The audio on my phone goes out, but the bike keeps running when I pull off # 1 and 2, not only that, but I am hard pressed to hear a difference in the motor sound when I pull them off
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In case I did not mention it, bike also has good compression, 1-4 is 190, 195, 210, 210.
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I believe this was an issue with models equipped with coils having integrated built-in plug wires, where the aging wires deteriorated even though the coils themselves seemed perfectly serviceable.
The fix for me was new Dyna green coils plus new Dyna plug wires (caps come already fitted with the the new wires). The Dyna plug wires are readily available and relatively inexpensive, and come in black, red or yellow color.
A shorted or otherwise defective spark plug can also cause the engine miss, where combustion will fail on 1 or 2 cylinders leaving the engine "running" on either 3 or 2 cylinders.
With the large fours, you can limp home on just two cylinders.
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