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Kx 500 help
troy_68:
Thanks for the ideas ill be tearing into it in the morning to see if i can find a solution. I really dislike barley being able to beat a 250...
Troy
Motorrad:
--- Quote from: troy_68 on October 09, 2011, 04:48:53 PM ---I recently rebuilt my 1996 kx500 and it runs good but it seams to be slow. it has 190 lbs of compression i run 93 octane gas. and i am barley able to pull away from my buddys kx 250. i also have a fmf exhaust system and uni air filter. any help would be much appreciated.
Troy
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190 PSI of compression... on 93oct... HMMM.... Somthing there doesnt add up, :|
Is that Oiled or not oiled? (some drop oil down the Plug hole before test, which gives a false high reading sometimes)
Has the head been cut? Barrel been decked? what is your Head volume? Deck hight? and squish clearance? And Which FMF pipe?
Positive you installed the Kips correctly? Using the wrong base gasket can also cause you to lose roughly 1mm of exaust port time off the kips flap....
troy_68:
Friar-Tuck you were right i pulled the plastic cover off and started the bike and when it was reved the levers never moved. so next question how do i fix it?
Troy
1989kawasaki:
are you able the move the rod manually with out the engine running?
husky333:
The powervalve actuating arm has a tip on it that should sit in the groove of the Kips wheel. check to see that the powervalves are opening and closing manually before re connecting the system. the actuating arm sometimes comes adrift because the tiny circlip that holds the wheel in place has fallen off.
I recently rebuilt my `88 kx5 and had the same problem, i found that the tip of the actuating arm wasnt engaging the wheel correctly,(although the circlip was still in place), so i carefully bent the actauting arm forward until it sat in the groove on the kips wheel properly. it only takes a few minutes to fix,.. and is really obvious what to do,( i knew nothing about such things when i found my powevalve not operating properly), a friend told me over the phone what to do,... no special tools needed! :wink:
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