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Top-End Redo 17 Aug 2019 16:35 #809353

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old_kaw wrote:

daveo wrote: My old cylinder block is out of spec to re-ring my pistons, so the 1135 MTC kit is the-choice to keep this old girl up and running.

Decisions, decisions...perhaps it's time to :kiss: her goodbye. :)


You KNOW that it will drive you even >more< CrAzY if you get rid of that beauty. I know it's your therapy too, and you would just have to buy another project. SOON.

What happened to the old block you had stashed? Just a resizing and oversize pistons / rings will fix the oil consumption.

I must have lucked out. My bike only leaks oil (slightly LF O-ring) but does not smoke or burn oil, not even a little bit.

No matter what you decide, I know you will do a great job of fixing it. :)



:blush: You are probably right about one thing...except the last one.
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Top-End Redo 17 Aug 2019 16:55 #809354

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baldy110 wrote: Bumping up the compression to 10.25-1 is not going to stress the bottom end at all. It won't create excess heat either. Get the 1135 MTC kit you wont be sorry and there is no downside to it. The problem arrises when you bump compression a lot then add big cams, porting, bigger carbs, ect.. That will lead to excessive heat and stress but the bottom end of these engines are pretty stout. The engine Old Kaw is referring to was damaged by operator error and had nothing to do with the piston kit he installed Your over thinking this Daveo.



I appreciate all the encouragement to move forward. Working out the details, and may just go for it.

Will the OEM two-piece head gasket work properly with the MTC 1135 piston kit, for which I believe the bore size is 74mm?

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Top-End Redo 17 Aug 2019 19:13 #809358

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No it won't. A head gasket will come with the piston kit.
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Top-End Redo 17 Aug 2019 22:51 #809375

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baldy110 wrote: No it won't. A head gasket will come with the piston kit.


My KZ cylinder block has recesses for o-rings at the four corner stud holes, whereas the ZX cylinder block this MTC kit is made for does not . Considering that, will a special head gasket be required for my application?

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Top-End Redo 18 Aug 2019 10:45 #809392

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I wish I could answer your question Daveo, but I can't. I just wanted to say thanks for posting this thread as I am contemplating what to do with my KZ-1000 cylinders. I have two cylinders that have some pitting on the walls that seems to be the result of the pistons being parked in one spot for quite a while. The engine didn't seem to burn any oil, at least no smoke, before I took off the head for some work. So I am contemplating leaving it alone and putting it together and see how it runs, or pulling the cylinders off and going with oversized pistons based on how much material would have to be removed to eliminate the pitting on the cylinder walls. I am also undecided on going up in compression from stock. Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of gain just bumping up compression.
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Top-End Redo 18 Aug 2019 11:48 #809393

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Loosening the head on my engine caused the cylinder base gasket seal to break every time.

Wished I could tighten it up or just put the head back on, but without 100% confidence that would reseal it, it was head-first into the worm can again.

Now I have that hard-knock confidence, and think I know ahead of time what I'm in for.

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Top-End Redo 18 Aug 2019 12:07 #809395

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Sounds like you would need a solid copper head-gasket.. You might try www.powersportsplace.com/parts/wis-w2717...saki/model/kz1000a-j Good luck...
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Top-End Redo 18 Aug 2019 12:17 #809396

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daveo wrote:

baldy110 wrote: No it won't. A head gasket will come with the piston kit.


My KZ cylinder block has recesses for o-rings at the four corner stud holes, whereas the ZX cylinder block this MTC kit is made for does not . Considering that, will a special head gasket be required for my application? :unsure:


OR, you could rig up one of your neato jigs and machine the ZN block to accept those overpriced goofy O-rings, much like you did to flycut your piston recesses.

And Yes, baldy is right the 2 scored pistons I mentioned were victims of operator error. The poster apparently thought that overheating a freshly assembled tight engine was a good thing. When you first start that motor, do not let it sit there running (no cooling system) . . Start it, hop on and YeHA! Like almost every thread on this forum, everything was "right" yet the pistons scored.. expensive mistake. go figger. :blink:
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Top-End Redo 18 Aug 2019 13:45 #809400

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I hate dealing with those goofy o-rings, but haven't had one leak since 2015, thanks to awesome advice from Jeff Saunders to install them dry. And the APE cylinder studs and nuts sealed the deal for sure!

Wish I had a nice low-mile ZN cylinder block to work with, but I don't. So, off the rods with my specially modified stock pistons and new set of rings I have waiting for them, and out with my wallet and every cent in it. :kiss:
Still undecided, but close.

With the one-piece copper gasket, do I simply leave all the o-rings out including the center galley o-ring, and that's it?


I gotta stop over-thinking this...

:S
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Top-End Redo 18 Aug 2019 15:05 #809410

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I believe that's correct. If you don't get a more definitive answer try contacting APE, they will know. kzzone.com/gaskets.html
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Top-End Redo 18 Aug 2019 15:13 #809412

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daveo wrote: I hate dealing with those goofy o-rings, but haven't had one leak since 2015, thanks to awesome advice from Jeff Saunders to install them dry. And the APE cylinder studs and nuts sealed the deal for sure!

Wish I had a nice low-mile ZN cylinder block to work with, but I don't. So, off the rods with my specially modified stock pistons and new set of rings I have waiting for them, and out with my wallet and every cent in it. :kiss:
Still undecided, but close.

With the one-piece copper gasket, do I simply leave all the o-rings out including the center galley o-ring, and that's it?


I gotta stop over-thinking this...

:S


I dont think the copper gasket is the one you want .
Probably one piece composite from Cometic
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Top-End Redo 18 Aug 2019 15:54 #809413

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Copper ones are for race and tend to weep.
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