Will a 70 kz750 cylinder head fit/work on an 84 zn700A1 ltd properly?

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Will a 70 kz750 cylinder head fit/work on an 84 zn700A1 ltd properly?

27 May 2018 01:42
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Ive got a really big problem with the #3 plug hole on my 84 kawasaki zn700a1 ltd shaft drive....someone has heli-coiled it and didnt do it properly! I have inadvertently pulled the heli-coli right back out and now it's to big of a hole to fit another one back into it correctly.
But I've got an opportunity to get a 79 kz750 for basicly nothing,and I was wondering if the cylinder head would swap directly onto my 84 zn700a1 ltd without doing any major rework? Basicly,can I jut pull it off,clean it up & put it directly onto mine?

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Re: Will a 70 kz750 cylinder head fit/work on an 84 zn700A1 ltd properly?

27 May 2018 04:44
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It might be easier and cheaper to have a Timesert installed in the hole. Ed

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Re: Will a 70 kz750 cylinder head fit/work on an 84 zn700A1 ltd properly?

27 May 2018 06:50
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I thought Kawasaki's first 750-4 came out in 1980. Isn't that 1979 a twin?
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Re: Will a 70 kz750 cylinder head fit/work on an 84 zn700A1 ltd properly?

27 May 2018 07:06 - 27 May 2018 07:18
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Yes, he either has the model year wrong or it's a Twin. 1979 could be the date of mfg & not the model year.

Assuming it is a 750-4 cylinder head, would it work? I'd guess yes, but he might want to swap the exhaust camshaft.
The 750N Spectre exhaust cam is the same as the GPz & Zephyr 750s.
The Spectre's intake camshaft has the same part number as the 750E & 750H models el al, and the gaskets are the same as well.
Last edit: 27 May 2018 07:18 by martin_csr.

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