head rebuild

Does anybody know who can rebuild a 1977kz1000 head. Cincinnati.ohio

Locally or 2hr driving distance

Does anybody have one rebuilt already willing to sell?1977 kz1000

Are you going for the double or triple posting championship?

Just kidding :evil:

www.schnitzracing.com/ is 2 to 3 hours from you, depending on where you are in Cincinatti.

No interest in doing it yourself? What work does it need? Valve seats can be lapped to improve seal, new guides can be installed, valve seals can be put on, all with basic tools and manual. The biggest thing you need is kitchen oven to heat head to install guides. Local machine/bike /garages can do work cheaper if you remove head and do prelim work. There are many here who would lead you thru steps to rebuild head. Head can be removed with engine in frame.

If you decide to change the guides yourself you will still need to cut the seats. If you want it done right.

The bike smokes a little when let off gas. It might need rings? Any thouhts would be great!!!!

1977KZ:

In order to determine what you need done, you are probably going to have to pull the head...whether you do the work yourself or whether it entails handing the head to a machine shop for more intensive work. Unless the works entails new valve seats/valve guides and/or honing the cylinder jugs...it is quite do-able yourself!

All this has been extensively covered on this site (in both recent archives and archives from the old site and I encourage you to read the various threads). Without being there, things that you can do (with the purchase of some special tools and a reasonable set of standard tools) are:

1. adjust valves
2. replace valve stem seals
3. lap valves
4. replace gaskets
5. replace cam chain
6. replace can chain tensioners
7. replace piston rings

You haven't explained the history of your bike and it could be exhibiting a number of faults. Interestingly enough, many older low-mileage Z's have just as many problems as high mileage bikes because it is not always the number of miles that is the 'engine-killer', but rather the age of all those rubber bits inside the engine that deteriorate through time sitting in oil!

Post edited by: Mcdroid, at: 2006/08/06 09:58

Post edited by: Mcdroid, at: 2006/08/06 09:59