So….. today mission was getting valve cover off, and doing a valve check (possibly adjustment). It has been a while since I have done one. Most of my bike wrenching was done when I was racing two-stroke GP bikes (T250's and TZ125's). Luckely my buddy Brian was around working on his race car to keep me in check.
What a tight fit. At one point I even considered dropping the motor out. But that is way more work then I am ready for. So I kept taking bits off until valve cover slid out of the frame side. Shop manuel is pretty helpful. Just need to be patient.
Bike looks like it exploded:
So my current feeler gauges are not thin enough for the task. And a new set is purchased. Was really hoping valves would all be in spec. Well, they are just a hair out of spec on all exhaust valves, and two outside intake valves are out of spec as well. Crap, I guess it has to be done
A bunch of bolts and cams are out. They look great, but would get a cleaning and examination just in case. No anticipation of issues there.
Time to do the math. And figure out what shims I can reuse and which ones I need to order. I need 5 new shims. Priced them online… about 9 bucks each. Holy hell, kawasaki….
By the way, there is a mistake (typo) in the shop manuel. Page 68. Mean value on exhaust side is not .125mm but .215mm
Well, thats all for now. Hope to get the gasket in the mail soon and get the necessary shims so I can get motor all back together.