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Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:04 pm
Farkit! Oil in the plug wells for #2 and #3 cylinders. Bike won't run properly, oil seeped past the plug threads.
I took the lid off, and it seems I will need a new gasket set.
All this a few months after I had the local Kawi shop do my shims. Seals didn't get replaced.
Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:36 pm
I've seen this on the ZRXOA site mate. Check there. Bugger
Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:33 am
Yep mine has the same problem. Sealed up with goo until next valve adjust- got the new gaskets. Pity it is a radiator hose out job.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:27 pm
Seals are on order. If they're not too far away (eg Japan) it should be back up and running on the weekend.
And, I just had the radiator hose off, when I installed the Tealdo radiator, which is a very nice unit btw.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:38 pm
Actually, getting the parts from Kwik (ZRXOA), for a lot cheaper than local dealer prices.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:55 pm
Are you sure that the dealer replaced the rubber gaskets properly? Sometimes they will fail to seat the gasket around the plug holes properly, leading to oil leakage. It might be worth pulling off the rocker cover to check it. Those gaskets rarely fail from what I experienced when working for a Kawasaki dealer.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:01 pm
Same thing happened with my Rex. Gasket kit fixed it.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:05 pm
Nope, dealer didn't replace them. I can tell, by the blue silastic (still on there) that I put on them some time ago......
New kit should fix it.
Sat May 12, 2012 7:45 pm
All good again.
Took a little while to get the gasket kit from Kwick, but worth it, about 2/3 the price of a local kit.
At first it wouldn't run right, still missing on one cylinder. I then replaced all my (iridium) plugs with an old set of standard plugs I had justin. Now runs beautiful. I guess the iridiums really fouled up.
Bill.
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