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KZ 550 Valve Clearances 22 Jul 2006 17:13 #63931

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Hi I'm hoping someone out there has a service manual and can tell me the correct valve clearances for an 81 KZ 550 engine. Thanks in advance.

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KZ 550 Valve Clearances 22 Jul 2006 19:01 #63950

oldcoldankles Offline User Posts: 234 Thank you received: 3	On the 1983 KZ550 the manual specifies: intake valve is .004- .008" and exhaust valve is .006-.010". Peachland BC 1981 KZ1000 CSR M1 1983 KZ550 LTD M1 (Shaft) 1989 Corvette coupe
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KZ 550 Valve Clearances 23 Jul 2006 17:49 #64091

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And, as I've mentioned before, don't bolt down the valve cover with the chain tensioner set. relaese the tensioner when bolting down the cover and re install it after the cover is on.

A manual will usually give those types of warnings that may not seem obvious, so a manual would be a good thing to get.

Post edited by: loudhvx, at: 2006/07/23 20:50

1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
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