I have a 92 Katana 600 with a 750 engine swap. It has 22k miles.
If you remember, from 2 years ago, my kat broke down by loosing power, and I have been trying to diagnose it for some time now.
Well, a VERY kind guy, Ray, came to help me, he went through the cabs. After he was confident about the carbs, we decided to do a compression test. It turns out that I had 140, 140, 20, 140.
#3 cylinder was dead. We decided to pour some oil down into it to see if its the top or the bottom. The compression went up to over 220+ with the oil. I was very disappointed, but when we look, we saw oil coming from the front of the engine, from the #3 cylinder where the head gasket is.
So, with this, we conclude that it was the head gasket. We read the manual and followed the instructions to remove the head. I am pretty confident that it is the head gasket, because when I pull off the head, I saw oil on the front part of the gasket only, where it was leaking.
Is this conclusion correct?
What do I need to do now? What parts will I need for a head gasket change? Where is the cheapest place to find parts?
So far, I have on my list to change:
head gasket:
valve cover gasket
4 o-rings for spark plugs
6 rubber seals around head gasket under the bolts
4 exhaust seals
12 copper gaskets for head bolts.
Is there anything else that I need to change?
When I price these parts at my local dealership. they come out to be $127+ tax. This dealership did not have a "head gasket KIT"
The other dealerships has a head gasket kit, but they cost $228.48 and $215 at another.
Is there additional things that come in the kit other than those things I listed? What else would I need to change? Can I get it cheaper than this online? Anyone has any suggestions?
Do you think that I need to get the head checked? My vehicle mechanic friend says that there is a reason why the head gasket failed, and the head is probably warped. What do you think of this idea? I used to a 600 oil cooler, until I realized that the person didnt change it over, so I upgraded to the 750 oil cooler. Could this have been the cause? Do I really need to get it checked?
Also, my spark plug wire pulled out of the spark plug tube. Ray says that I can just cut off the end and re-join it, or else I am going to have to spend a lot of money buying whole new rectifier and everything.
If you remember, from 2 years ago, my kat broke down by loosing power, and I have been trying to diagnose it for some time now.
Well, a VERY kind guy, Ray, came to help me, he went through the cabs. After he was confident about the carbs, we decided to do a compression test. It turns out that I had 140, 140, 20, 140.
#3 cylinder was dead. We decided to pour some oil down into it to see if its the top or the bottom. The compression went up to over 220+ with the oil. I was very disappointed, but when we look, we saw oil coming from the front of the engine, from the #3 cylinder where the head gasket is.
So, with this, we conclude that it was the head gasket. We read the manual and followed the instructions to remove the head. I am pretty confident that it is the head gasket, because when I pull off the head, I saw oil on the front part of the gasket only, where it was leaking.
Is this conclusion correct?
What do I need to do now? What parts will I need for a head gasket change? Where is the cheapest place to find parts?
So far, I have on my list to change:
head gasket:
valve cover gasket
4 o-rings for spark plugs
6 rubber seals around head gasket under the bolts
4 exhaust seals
12 copper gaskets for head bolts.
Is there anything else that I need to change?
When I price these parts at my local dealership. they come out to be $127+ tax. This dealership did not have a "head gasket KIT"
The other dealerships has a head gasket kit, but they cost $228.48 and $215 at another.
Is there additional things that come in the kit other than those things I listed? What else would I need to change? Can I get it cheaper than this online? Anyone has any suggestions?
Do you think that I need to get the head checked? My vehicle mechanic friend says that there is a reason why the head gasket failed, and the head is probably warped. What do you think of this idea? I used to a 600 oil cooler, until I realized that the person didnt change it over, so I upgraded to the 750 oil cooler. Could this have been the cause? Do I really need to get it checked?
Also, my spark plug wire pulled out of the spark plug tube. Ray says that I can just cut off the end and re-join it, or else I am going to have to spend a lot of money buying whole new rectifier and everything.
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