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  • #1

    Oil path

    Hey all,

    I have been riding the BIGDOG everyday since I finally got her back on the road. Got about 125 miles on her so far since the valve guide issue. I decided to re torque everything. Heard a little valve chatter, not much, but decided to check valve clearanceand re-torqued the cam caps. In doing so, I found one of the nuts on intake number 3 to be loose. So I thought it was loose. In fact the stud is just spinning in the head. It will not draw down and it won't back out.

    Now My question: Is that threaded stud hole positioned over an oil path? If I have to drill out that hole to put a heli-coil in am I punching into an oil path? My concern is the shavings that might make it into the oil. I can sheild everything externally. But if the hole is over a valve path I would be dropping some nasty shavings into my oil.

    Does anyone have a head off that they could look at and see if you can tell? I don't want to have to pull the head and buy another head gasket. I have already been through three.
    Of course I will if that's what it takes.
    79 XS1100 f (BIGDOG)
    80 XS650 Special
    85 KAW 454 LTD
    Dirty Dan
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  • #2
    Sorry ,

    That last part should have said, If that hole is over a OIL PATH not valve path.

    I cannot type to save my life.
    79 XS1100 f (BIGDOG)
    80 XS650 Special
    85 KAW 454 LTD
    Dirty Dan

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    • #3
      Pull the stud and see. I'm sure it will be a blind hole, and not into the oil passage. When you drill for the helicoil, just be sure to use a depth stop and you should be fine.
      Brian
      1978E Midlife Crisis - A work in progress
      1984 Kawasaki 550 Ltd - Gone, but not forgotten

      A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people
      remembering the same thing!

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      • #4
        Thanks Brian, That will save me some money and time if you are correct. I am ready to put some more miles on it



        I noticed you have a 550 KAW LTD. I just pickup a nice little 85 454 LTD for my wife. How is that Kaw on maintence anyway?
        79 XS1100 f (BIGDOG)
        80 XS650 Special
        85 KAW 454 LTD
        Dirty Dan

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        • #5
          The Kaw is amazing. I probably put about 7 or 8 thousand miles on it last year and never had a complaint from it. This included a camping trip to northern Ontario.. probably about 2,000 miles total. Kept up with 2 XS1100s, 2 Harleys, and a Suzuki Vtwin all day with no problems. Close to 60mpg too!!

          I bought it after it sat in a barn for 6 years so it had all the normal problems.. rubber, dirty carbs, rusted thru gas tank, rusted exhaust... etc etc!!! Since I started riding it, outside of oil changes, the only thing I've done was adjust the valve clearances and change the plugs.
          Brian
          1978E Midlife Crisis - A work in progress
          1984 Kawasaki 550 Ltd - Gone, but not forgotten

          A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people
          remembering the same thing!

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          • #6
            Brian,

            Well thats good news. I have spent enough getting the BIGDOG back on the street. If I had to spend anymore on the KAW I would be out of beer money
            79 XS1100 f (BIGDOG)
            80 XS650 Special
            85 KAW 454 LTD
            Dirty Dan

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