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76 KZ 650B1 ( AMF auction bike ) part 2

I saw this post today and thought this was my lucky day! I have been on the hunt for a spoked KZ650. Oh well, nothing for sale here. Looking forward to the completion of this one.
 
I MotoFest the same as Aquafest Austin had in the 80s? I use to love to go to that. Unfortunately, I endoed my KZ1000 in San Marcos on the way back one year, after clipping my cousin's foot peg while not paying attention.
 
I had blasted it a while ago and have ran a hundred gallons of water thru the head and power washer nozzle down the holes from top and bottom and between the valve stems. It is what it is now but i am pretty confident they are flushed well and no sand grit is left inside.

Got the head disassembled ( took the valves out ) and ran yet more high pressure water down all the oil gallies and then lots of air from the compressor also. Tomorrow at some time will be clean up the carbon off the tops of the valves, get into the intake and exhaust ports and clean them up, lap the valves, install the new valve stem seals, and reassemble everything. Should be a good afternoons work.

Then will be time to get some attention to the cylinders. They have been blasted but they need the same water ran thru everything to flush any grit out.






 
Ed..the cam chain tensioner sprockets are what I needed the rubber dampers for. Shaft sets in a detent and has a flat spot that faces up. Rubber dampers go on the ends atop the flat spots.
 
Valve stems seals arrived this afternoon so its reassemble the head time and bench check valve clearances and order any shims needed. The next week and a half should see parts packages start showing up. Still need to source the lower cam chain roller and I should have everything to fully assemble the engine and get it ready for paint.
 
Todays venture was to remove the oil pan and flush the crank area free of any dust and debris that may have gotten in it over the last year after the head and jugs had been removed. Set up the shop vac and used suction to suck up anything that broke loose as I removed the remnants of the base gasket.

Didnt have the camera with me and my hands were oily so no pics. But the pan had the usual crud and sediment in it. Scrubbed that out and the pick up screen was washed clean too. Slow but sure shes moving a;long.
 
How she sat when delivered to AMF, circa 4/2013.

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Engine assembled, degreaser scrubbed around to clean the Marvels off, power washed and blown dry with the compressor air. Waiting on a shim Nessism has for it and then I can set the cams and cam timing. Paint will be here tomorrow.





 
Got the engine covers painted up this AM. Was shooting for that 'theres color but ib doesnt look new look" I think its pretty good. Guy told me the engine paint would be here today at 10 so I went to get it and they forgot to order it in. Tomorrow for sure.



 
Got some color on the engine today. Used my old favorite VHT SP-127 ( UNIVERSAL ALUMINUM ) on the cases and jugs. And since the factory made the valve covers chromed I went with the Duplicolor chrome just to make it somewhat shiney and differentiate the two areas .

Little Acetone to reclean the paint off the clutch cover and install the new kick starter shaft seal is next in line. Gonna order the rubber cam end plugs Monday.










 
Frank...Its more of a real shiney silver than mirror "chrome" but it gives that contrast and visual effect from a few feet away. Someday when i can afford it, I will just have it real chromed though.
 
Gently got it to the bench and took the port plugs and paper towels out of the intakes and exhausts. Set the cams and rolled it over with a ratchet many times and didnt tick and valves so I must have cam timing correct. Then put on the new carb intake manifolds. The intakes dont have orings, so i got some rubber impregnated gasket material and cut gaskets for between the head and the intakes..just to add to the seals. Now to get rubber on the rims so i can finish the bike.
 
Got the generator mounted in the cover, installed a new kick starter shaft seal, mounted some old junk tires on the rims just so it can be a rolling chassis soon, and got all the goodies from storage. Everything is laid out and the games begin tomorrow.
 
Got the chassis assembled today. Might drop the engine in tomorrow and start with all the other bits and pieces.




 
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