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I think I have managed to track down (thanks to bonesters input) a replacement engine for my GT 750...It has 100psi in each cylinder...price $600...what do you guys think?

painter wrote:I think I have managed to track down (thanks to bonesters input) a replacement engine for my GT 750...It has 100psi in each cylinder...price $600...what do you guys think?

As long as it's OK internally apart from compression I s'pose it's cheap!!!! How many miles has it done do you know???? Could change things?

Strikas right...k's will influence what you do and have to check

120,000 might be ok but still worth a new camchain and tensioner
while the engine is out
but
given the bikes age....any engine may be up more like 200,000
klicks and compression may be ok now but in a few months...????

100psi is not bad...140 would be better
but you also need to do a leakdown test on each cylinder
which will check the valve sealing as well


hth

I paid about the same a few years ago for a 245Hemi...

Pretty much the same deal - was cheaper to drop the secondhand engine in than to fix the one I had. Don't think we needed to do much to it, either, just plonk it in and away we went.

Generally I have found wreckers to be pretty good with stuff like this, if it is crap they'll say so or strip it down.

You really have two options - put it in as is and hope for the best or spend some money before it goes in and hope for the best

I trust this has proved enlightening

Motor done about 80,000ks...I think I'll go with this option and just take a punt. New cam chain and rework/replace the tensioner for sure...Thanx Guys!!!

Mate check these out:
(near you!)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GT-750-BLACK_W0Q ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1984-Kawasaki-GT ... dZViewItem

mate i wouldnt kno what to say, but $600 is cheaper than the $2000 i paid to rebuild a cb900 a few yrs back...