{"id":1470,"date":"2018-10-30T16:52:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T16:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=1470"},"modified":"2019-02-02T10:16:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T18:16:23","slug":"zeds-not-dead-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/10\/30\/zeds-not-dead-part-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Zed\u2019s Not Dead: Part 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I finally got Zeds\u2019 carburetors reassembled onto the rack. I\u2019ve synchronized the 4 carbs as close as I can. The Z1 repair book I have gives a down wind, throttle-slide gap to strive for and after I got that adjustment close I moved over to the upwind side and used a small drill bit as a standard to fine tune the gap. For me, it\u2019s easier to work that side. I use a drag\/feel type of measurement. You slide the bit back and forth to sense the tension between the slide and the lower carb venturi and then try to get them all the same. You\u2019ve got it close when the next bit under is loose and the next bit over won\u2019t go.<\/p>\n

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\n\"\"After trimming some rubber flashing where the brass manifold vacuum ports enter the new rubber manifolds I managed to get them installed without stripping any more 6mm screws. The manifold clamps are soaking in Evapo-rust as we type.<\/p>\n

The Z1 uses a fancy-for-the-time crankcase vent system. Mounted on the rear of the top crankcase is a plenum to catch oil mist and condense it back into the engine. I took this apart because the hose leading from the vent to the air cleaner box was missing and I wanted to be sure some sort of oil loving spider did not take up residence inside. Luckily it was clean inside so I gave the can a quick polish and reassembled the thing.<\/p>\n

\"\"Next I checked the valve adjustment because I\u2019ll be starting the beast soon and I don\u2019t want to fight the system if the valves are way out of adjustment. Before removing the valve cover I marked the front in case it matters.<\/p>\n

\"\"The cams and valve shims look unworn. This bike shows 41,000 miles on the odometer! If this were a Honda the cam lobes would be galled. I know this because almost every Honda I\u2019ve owned galled its cam lobes.<\/p>\n

\"\"The valves are close enough to start the engine, two are on the tight side and two are on the loose side. Four valves are within spec. I\u2019ll recheck everything after starting the engine in case a chunk of carbon or a mouse paw is affecting these readings.<\/p>\n

\"\"Zed\u2019s clutch cable is in bad shape so I removed the clutch actuator housing\/sprocket cover for replacement and cleaning\/lube\/adjustment. Inside I found the neutral light indicator switch broken off. I don\u2019t think a ton of oil would have spewed out as the hole is not pressurized but it most likely would have leaked.<\/p>\n

\"\"Zed appears to be going backwards but trust me she\u2019s making progress. With the front of the bike jacked up you couldn\u2019t miss the loose steering head bearings. Rather than just tighten them I took the forks apart to re-grease them. Much like removing the sprocket cover it\u2019s a good thing I did. The top bearing looks fine but the bottom is pretty rusty. I\u2019ve cleaned this mess up and in a pinch the bottom bearing, while pitted, could be used again but I\u2019ll order new bearings. I\u2019m in no mood to take the front apart again.<\/p>\n

\"\"Zed\u2019s fork seals were leaking. Another stroke of luck as the oil kept the lower section of the fork tubes from rusting. Under the headlamp ears the rust is worse. I\u2019ll clean it off and coat that section with grease when I reassemble the forks. You\u2019ll never see it. I\u2019ve started cleaning the fork legs in preparation for disassembly. You probably already know this but remember to loosen the big bolt on top of the fork tube before removing the tubes and loosen the allen-head bolt on the bottom of the fork sliders (under the axle boss) before removing that big top bolt.<\/p>\n

\"\"My buddy Skip sent what we hope is the correct spark advancer unit so Zed should have everything it needs to start soon. I\u2019m a little concerned that I can only find first gear and neutral in the transmission. Hopefully, once the engine starts and oil is slung around the gearbox will shift.<\/p>\n

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  I finally got Zeds\u2019 carburetors reassembled onto the rack. I\u2019ve synchronized the 4 carbs as close as I can. The Z1 repair book I have gives a down wind, throttle-slide gap to strive for and after I got that adjustment close I moved over to the upwind side and used a small drill bit … Continue reading “Zed\u2019s Not Dead: Part 7”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235,96,66,140],"tags":[342,329],"class_list":["post-1470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amazon","category-feel-good-stuff","category-joe-gresh","category-vintage-motorcycle","tag-kawasaki-900","tag-kawasaki-z1"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1470"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2559,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470\/revisions\/2559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}