I got 22K miles on the bike and have 2 rides of 2500 mi each almost back to back, manual states 24 K
- Do I do the valve clearance before these trips, or can I safely wait till approximately 28k mi?
It all depends on longitude. According to Kawasaki its 15,000 miles if you live in NA but 26,000 miles if you live in Europe.
I would like to know how many here did their own valve clearance check at 15k miles and found one of more valves grossly out of adjustment. Most of the time they are still well within specified range.
That is my exactly my point, same bike but across the pond manual states 24K for valve clearance !Having a PCV installed should have minimal impact on performing a valve clearance check or adjustment, just one extra connector to unplug.
Aside from that, are there any incidence on the PCV maps when doing the valve check ?
asking this question here, of people that will not be paying for your bike to be repaired in the event there is an issue, is a bit iffy.
I would like to know how many here did their own valve clearance check at 15k miles and found one of more valves grossly out of adjustment. Most of the time they are still well within specified range.
I would like to know how many here did their own valve clearance check at 15k miles and found one of more valves grossly out of adjustment. Most of the time they are still well within specified range.
I would ask both of them, how many C-14 or ZX-14 engines have you done a valve adjustment on? Until they have done several, I would definitely not recommend them.
- My dealer is exclusively a Kawa dealer, very knowledgeable about the bike, but he has no knowledge about the PCV and autotune; will this job have any incidence on the map and bike tuning? Or would you recommend that I go to the mechanic who installed and mapped the PCV?
I would ask both of them, how many C-14 or ZX-14 engines have you done a valve adjustment on? Until they have done several, I would definitely not recommend them.
If this were the old days and the shims were on top, and there was not layers of tupperwear and various equipment for smog hanging everywhere I'd do mine still. But the level of difficulty has changed from the last time I did a valve adjustment myself many times over.
That is my exactly my point, same bike but across the pond manual states 24K for valve clearance !
Aside from that, are there any incidence on the PCV maps when doing the valve check ?
It all depends on longitude. According to Kawasaki its 15,000 miles if you live in NA but 26,000 miles if you live in Europe.
In the USA we measure distance in miles, 15,000. In Europe and most of the rest of the world the unit of measure is kilometers, 24,000. Valve clearance and Power Commander V are in no way related.
How in the hell does longitude have anything at all to do with any questions or answers in this thread?