Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Piston experiment
nirvanafan98:
My local Kaw Dealer told me about this site . Learned a lot since I joined. Read the Forums a couple of times a week to learn something new . :roll:
motopunk:
i think the pistons might be the same from 83 - 2004 . but there is always to watch out for right piston-clearance and ring gap .. :-)
sandblaster:
When it comes to engine work, trust no one..... I have seen too many builds go sour because of it.
Get a Clymer and verify the specs..
Do I sound cynical? :lol:
nirvanafan98:
Here's a picture of my 500 . Bought this bike used last fall. :evil:
motopunk:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on May 18, 2013, 04:45:24 PM ---When it comes to engine work, trust no one..... I have seen too many builds go sour because of it.
Get a Clymer and verify the specs..
Do I sound cynical? :lol:
--- End quote ---
you sound like the real life, where some guys dont know what they have to do for installing the right pistons... :wink:
i saw some strange things in blown engines... 1. place an old aircooled simson s70-engine.
the guy installed a new piston, cylinder and plug. as he cames to me with the blown engine, ha said there were always a knocking in the engine since his rebuild 4 days ago! but he couldnīt locate it and rode it and kaboom after 50 miles. :evil:
i pulled the cylinder and found a big hole in the piston. cause, the idiot had installed a wrong plug with to long thread that hits the piston all the time... :|
i cleaned the crankcase without splitting, installed new piston and right plug with the short thread that is needed on it and voila... than it was one of the best engines, as it run again.. :-D
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