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26 Nov 2005 12:51 #10367 by wiredgeorge
That new cylinder head you just bought? was created by wiredgeorge
Well... If you have ever bought a new cylinder head and have NO clue as to whether the valve clearances are any good after you took it apart, cleaned it up, and then put it together again...

The 77-80 KZ1000 Kawasaki Motorcycle Service Manual has a neat chart that tells you which shim to use when reassembling after you have measured the valve stem length. I spent a few minutes typing the darn thing into a MSWord file and put it in the non-model specific Filebase area.

kzrider.com/component/option,com_docman/.../gid,240/Itemid,231/

The reason I found this darn thing in the manual I already owned is that azchili pointed it out to me. Good catch!!! Thanks.

wiredgeorge Motorcycle Carburetors
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26 Nov 2005 14:34 #10381 by BohicaBob
Replied by BohicaBob on topic That new cylinder head you just bought?
Thanks a bunch for taking the time to do this! I certainly appreciate it.:)

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26 Nov 2005 21:52 #10433 by azchili
Replied by azchili on topic That new cylinder head you just bought?
thanks wg.thats the chart i was trying to send.it's a big help.i used mine today reassembling my engine and it got me in the ballpark.

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28 Nov 2005 06:08 #10620 by wiredgeorge
Replied by wiredgeorge on topic That new cylinder head you just bought?
I bought a cylinder head some time ago from a friend (Brian Connell kzmoney99 on ebay) and it was in great shape except for a broken exhaust stud. The vavles look about as nice as I have seen on a used head. I marked the shims when I disassembled it and will check later today maybe or tomorrow to compare against the stem lenghts I measured to see if the head was shimmed proper before removing it from the donor bike. Will report on what I find but I will reassemble with the shims suggested in the chart.

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29 Nov 2005 07:45 #10878 by CruisingRam
Replied by CruisingRam on topic That new cylinder head you just bought?
Thanks alot- great info!

1975 Z1 B 900- soon to be heavily modded
Pahoa, Hawaii is my new hom
I am working hard to save up the shipping money to get my shop opened here in Hawaii
I hate electrical stuff.

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