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Howdy everybody,
my first post here. The story is...I bought a big Kat about 8 years ago, but the bike had some issues and myself not really the time to ride her, so she went into storage some 5 years ago. Now I decided to see what I can still make out of her and pulled her back to the light. The bike has around 11000 miles and some problems (Gasoline in the oil- need to rebuild carburetors, voltage regulator shot, running only on 2 or 3 cyls until warm, etc.). I am trying to get her running without spending a lot and then I might sell her, since I prefer lighter bikes now. Some pics:
The head looks good, the cams look like new. Opened a cam journal and it looks fine too. Checked the valves and all clearances were within specs.
The carbs were already opened by someone before, no surprise. I remember the bike had a strong gas smell after every ride and I found about 6 liters of oil mixed with gas. Luckily, nothing major had happened, so the leakage seems to be an minor and slow one.
Already checked the vacuum petcock and it let gas run through without vacuum applied. Changed the o-ring inside and it seals now. Also need to check/change all the float needle valves. The bike was idling poorly and all spark plugs black, so the idle mixture may be to be fat.
Also my first question (I will have more....): I know the voltage regulator is shot. Does anyone know a cheap source? Only the IC, I don't need the entire board.
Greetings from Costa Rica!
my first post here. The story is...I bought a big Kat about 8 years ago, but the bike had some issues and myself not really the time to ride her, so she went into storage some 5 years ago. Now I decided to see what I can still make out of her and pulled her back to the light. The bike has around 11000 miles and some problems (Gasoline in the oil- need to rebuild carburetors, voltage regulator shot, running only on 2 or 3 cyls until warm, etc.). I am trying to get her running without spending a lot and then I might sell her, since I prefer lighter bikes now. Some pics:
The head looks good, the cams look like new. Opened a cam journal and it looks fine too. Checked the valves and all clearances were within specs.
The carbs were already opened by someone before, no surprise. I remember the bike had a strong gas smell after every ride and I found about 6 liters of oil mixed with gas. Luckily, nothing major had happened, so the leakage seems to be an minor and slow one.
Already checked the vacuum petcock and it let gas run through without vacuum applied. Changed the o-ring inside and it seals now. Also need to check/change all the float needle valves. The bike was idling poorly and all spark plugs black, so the idle mixture may be to be fat.
Also my first question (I will have more....): I know the voltage regulator is shot. Does anyone know a cheap source? Only the IC, I don't need the entire board.
Greetings from Costa Rica!
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