Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
1985 Crankcase reassembly Question
dieselcamper01:
--- Quote from: 1989kawasaki on June 04, 2012, 01:25:36 PM ---Cmsnl has them in stock.
They usually have what they list, I got a few obsolete Honda parts from them
http://www.cmsnl.com/kawasaki-1985-b1-kx500_model11965/partslist/B3.html#results
If I were you I would order a bunch
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Awesome. Thank you for the link. I wonder how long that would take to ship here?
1989kawasaki:
It took 5 days for my order to come to Canada (from the Netherlands )
They take longer to process the order.
I hope things work out and they have them in stock :)
dieselcamper01:
Got everything back together finally! Started up fine and shifts through the gears fine.
But, I am leaking coolant out the head. There was some corrosion that I thought I got cleaned up ok. Obviously I
have have some surface uneveness. Any thoughts on what I could use along with the gasket to help seal the head?
It is not spewing out but it is seaping in about four defined spots.
Can I use RTV or some such gasket sealer?
Foxx4Beaver:
--- Quote from: dieselcamper01 on June 25, 2012, 06:59:46 AM ---Got everything back together finally! Started up fine and shifts through the gears fine.
But, I am leaking coolant out the head. There was some corrosion that I thought I got cleaned up ok. Obviously I
have have some surface uneveness. Any thoughts on what I could use along with the gasket to help seal the head?
It is not spewing out but it is seaping in about four defined spots.
Can I use RTV or some such gasket sealer?
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Unfortuneatly you're gonna have to pull the jug and lap the head and the jug mating surfaces.It's not a huge deal,just a set-back.
As for using RTV,no never.
Once you have the surfaces "flat",use either an OEM head gasket,or a Cometic....stay away from Athena gaskets!.You should not need to apply anything to the gaskets with lapped surfaces...some guys like to use Copper Coat for their own assurance/reasons.
I will say I like the Cometic gaskets alot.I learned about them from a member(BDI) that no longer visits this site,unfortuneatly.
1989kawasaki:
--- Quote from: dieselcamper01 on June 25, 2012, 06:59:46 AM ---Got everything back together finally! Started up fine and shifts through the gears fine.
But, I am leaking coolant out the head. There was some corrosion that I thought I got cleaned up ok. Obviously I
have have some surface uneveness. Any thoughts on what I could use along with the gasket to help seal the head?
It is not spewing out but it is seaping in about four defined spots.
Can I use RTV or some such gasket sealer?
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did u get the oem head gasket from cmsnl?
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