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Hello, I'm the thrid owner of my 93 Kat 750 and about 3 weeks ago I started getting a small oil leak, after some searching I found it was coming from the oil pan where my V&H exhaust touches. When I removed the exhaust I learned a little secret about my bike. It looks like the origial owner used a grinder on the oil pan so the 4-1 connection cleared better. It also looks like there is a little JB weld on the pipe as well, maybe he used this to fix a hole he put in the pan or he used this to weld the pipes to the pan???. So I ordered a new pan/gasket from bikebandit and should have the parts in about a week. In the mean time I'm not sure what to do when they arrive. Here's what I think my choices are....
A) Grind the pan again, but less so that the pipes clear (not my first choice... it didn't work as a perment solution before and with the SS2R the pipes can hit the ground and be pushed into the pan... weaker pan makes me nervous
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B) Dent the pipes in to clear the pan, this is already stared and marked with the JB weld (I don't like denting my pipes even thought they are a little rough anyway, see my other ss2r post for pics of the big a$$ dents on the bottom two pipes, ha ha
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C) I read that if you start with the can first and work forward there shouldn't be any clearanc problems... is this true?
D) KatRiders suggestions??? :-k
On another point, the pipes are starting to rust a little and are multi colored, but it's just cosmetic, I know there is the possiblity of getting them coated (with what? Paint? ceramic? Anyone have ideas), but I was also wondering about wrapping them from the headers to the mid pipe . I've seen this done on the biker buildoff shows on Discovery, they used a black wrap on an old school chopper, I thought it might be cheaper and since you can't see the headers on the kat very well anyway it shouldn't look bad. Does anyone know about this stuff? What is it? Where do I get it? Will it work ok? As always thanks for your thoughts. KYKatowner
A) Grind the pan again, but less so that the pipes clear (not my first choice... it didn't work as a perment solution before and with the SS2R the pipes can hit the ground and be pushed into the pan... weaker pan makes me nervous
)B) Dent the pipes in to clear the pan, this is already stared and marked with the JB weld (I don't like denting my pipes even thought they are a little rough anyway, see my other ss2r post for pics of the big a$$ dents on the bottom two pipes, ha ha
)C) I read that if you start with the can first and work forward there shouldn't be any clearanc problems... is this true?
D) KatRiders suggestions??? :-k
On another point, the pipes are starting to rust a little and are multi colored, but it's just cosmetic, I know there is the possiblity of getting them coated (with what? Paint? ceramic? Anyone have ideas), but I was also wondering about wrapping them from the headers to the mid pipe . I've seen this done on the biker buildoff shows on Discovery, they used a black wrap on an old school chopper, I thought it might be cheaper and since you can't see the headers on the kat very well anyway it shouldn't look bad. Does anyone know about this stuff? What is it? Where do I get it? Will it work ok? As always thanks for your thoughts. KYKatowner
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