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Exhaust leak

10 Dec 2020 19:35
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Ive got a 1975 KZ 400D.
So my exhaust seems to be the 2 piece design and is leaking at the block and where the mufflers slips on. Ive got new gaskets on the way as well as red permatex for the block. But is there supposed to be a clamp in the center section?

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Re: Exhaust leak

10 Dec 2020 19:47
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Here is what you should have
www.partzilla.com/catalog/kawasaki/motor...s-74-75-kz400-kz400d
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Re: Exhaust leak

11 Dec 2020 08:15
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This is what i got. The shapes look slightly different than the stock photo.

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Re: Exhaust leak

11 Dec 2020 14:51
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When you say block, are you planning to put sealer between the head pipes and the cylinder head?
If so, I hope you can be persuaded otherwise. Nothing is needed there except a new crush washer.
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Re: Exhaust leak

11 Dec 2020 18:59
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I think i may just use it to help seal the middle connection. It was just slid together. Do i may use some sealant and a clamp

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Re: Exhaust leak

12 Dec 2020 08:52
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Looks like you have a pretty prodigious oil leak, too.
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Re: Exhaust leak

13 Dec 2020 13:53
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Not oil. I jad just sptayed the echaust bolts with pb blaster!

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13 Dec 2020 13:54
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And english has failed me once again haha.

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Re: Exhaust leak

13 Dec 2020 15:47
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Ah, a prodigious penetrating oil leak :silly:
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