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General => Introductions => Topic started by: russ on March 10, 2011, 07:48:50 AM

Title: hey all
Post by: russ on March 10, 2011, 07:48:50 AM

hey all nice site i am the proud owner of a 88 kx500 and am in some need of some help lol and i heard this is the place to go

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Post by: 1989kawasaki on March 10, 2011, 07:55:37 AM

yep, you came to the right place thats for sure

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Post by: Swe_K5_89 on March 10, 2011, 08:39:28 AM

Welcome!!

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Post by: russ on March 11, 2011, 08:42:56 AM

Q. all i am rebuildin my top end and i inspected my piston rod up and down no movement but side to side a bit . i stuck a feeler guage in there and i have 0.022 in  i know the service limit is 0.028 do you think i will be ok for one more season cause i allready have to replace the whole top end and replate the cylinder so kinda getin high on the funds lol but anyways  do you guys or gurls lol think i will be fine

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Post by: 1989kawasaki on March 11, 2011, 08:54:26 AM

Quote from: russ on March 11, 2011, 08:42:56 AM

Q. all i am rebuildin my top end and i inspected my piston rod up and down no movement but side to side a bit . i stuck a feeler guage in there and i have 0.022 in  i know the service limit is 0.028 do you think i will be ok for one more season cause i allready have to replace the whole top end and replate the cylinder so kinda getin high on the funds lol but anyways  do you guys or gurls lol think i will be fine

A. if you really think you should rebuild the crank then do it. 0.022 sounds really close to 0.028 service limit

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Post by: russ on March 11, 2011, 08:59:20 AM

i just took the water pump cover off grab the inpeller and it has some movement is that ok i think i will leave the crank for now might do it half way through the season i should be fine hey

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Post by: 1989kawasaki on March 11, 2011, 09:04:02 AM

Quote from: russ on March 11, 2011, 08:59:20 AM

i just took the water pump cover off grab the inpeller and it has some movement is that ok i think i will leave the crank for now might do it half way through the season i should be fine hey

what do you mean it has movement?

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Post by: russ on March 11, 2011, 09:07:44 AM

i can wiggle it up and down a little bit small amount

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Post by: 1989kawasaki on March 11, 2011, 09:10:44 AM

i think both bearings are worn and maybe seal and or the shaft itself

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Post by: russ on March 11, 2011, 09:13:15 AM

both what bearings sorry

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Post by: 1989kawasaki on March 11, 2011, 09:15:56 AM

water pump bearings kawasaki part # 92045-1305  must order 2
seal part #92049-1366
gear/shaft part # 59051-1129

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Post by: Friar-Tuck on March 12, 2011, 08:18:45 PM

 I think there is a photo or two of the H20 pump here:
http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i75/Friar-Tuck/service%20repair%20maitenance/

(Look to the right of the image of the JFab Carb Spacer)