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I have completely had it with my poor project Katana. I've spent an incredible amount of time upgrading parts on it as well as making sure the important bits like tires and brakes are up to snuff. However, for all my tinkering and troubleshooting, I cannot figure out what the issue is with my motor.
You can read about my symptoms here:
I have no clue what the issues could be. While waiting for some new ignition coils, thinking mine were bad, I pulled my exhaust off, which snapped off three bolts inside the head. Shops gave estimates of $120+ for removal, so that's pretty much out of the question. A few more bucks will get me a complete motor!
I reinstall the head, re-using my old headgasket and there's air/fuel spraying out from cylinder #1, between the head and block. Out the front, back and side. I was informed metal headgaskets can be reused, but I don't think that was the case with my bike. Even if I do get a new HG, it's another $40 or so into the bike that I don't want to spend just to get back to square one with the problems outlined in my thread.
I can get a new motor and tranny for about $200, maybe $450 if pickings are slim, but then I'm still back to my problem described in the linked thead. It's probably electrical, but I could easily spend a week going through my bike's electrical system and might not find anything wrong with it.
So I'm torn. Spending $200+ on a new motor/tranny doesn't gaurentee I have a working bike. Money is also tight, so parting the bike out, with a lot of new parts with <500 miles on them, would help in the short-term, but I'll take a huge hit, money-wise, to do that.
So, fellow Katana riders, please tell me your opinions! I'm uncertain as to what to do and would appreciate input. Thanks.
You can read about my symptoms here:
I have no clue what the issues could be. While waiting for some new ignition coils, thinking mine were bad, I pulled my exhaust off, which snapped off three bolts inside the head. Shops gave estimates of $120+ for removal, so that's pretty much out of the question. A few more bucks will get me a complete motor!
I reinstall the head, re-using my old headgasket and there's air/fuel spraying out from cylinder #1, between the head and block. Out the front, back and side. I was informed metal headgaskets can be reused, but I don't think that was the case with my bike. Even if I do get a new HG, it's another $40 or so into the bike that I don't want to spend just to get back to square one with the problems outlined in my thread.
I can get a new motor and tranny for about $200, maybe $450 if pickings are slim, but then I'm still back to my problem described in the linked thead. It's probably electrical, but I could easily spend a week going through my bike's electrical system and might not find anything wrong with it.
So I'm torn. Spending $200+ on a new motor/tranny doesn't gaurentee I have a working bike. Money is also tight, so parting the bike out, with a lot of new parts with <500 miles on them, would help in the short-term, but I'll take a huge hit, money-wise, to do that.
So, fellow Katana riders, please tell me your opinions! I'm uncertain as to what to do and would appreciate input. Thanks.
Good judgement comes from experience, and often experience comes from Bad Judgement :smt084
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