Fwoar wrote:

> When you drop the oil - put new gaskets in

I put sand on it.

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Pete
Fat Black Harley (Road Toad)

"****head Pete" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Fwoar wrote:
>
> > When you drop the oil - put new gaskets in
>
> I put sand on it.
>
[Big beery snort through the nostrils]
I'm listening to Roger Waters talk about Syd Barrett at the moment (on DVD courtesy of Brisbane City Council
Libraries).
.......but I don't s'pose anyone cares....
Clem
(JB Hi Fi has Roger Waters' "In the Flesh" for $22... Is it worth it?)

A top end rebuild (valve stem seals, reground valve seats, new piston rings, cylender honing,
new tappets, new seals throughout for my EL250 (same motor as the GPX) cost me $420 in
labour (7hrs)Then there was the parts which brought it up to about 900 including towing to the
mechanics to do the work Mines a twin, not a four, and i only had the top end tweaked.
So yeah, 2500 sounds plausible.

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:14:04 +1000, "Intact Kneeslider" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Brenton Spear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> Nothing has gone bang but it just doesnt seem to
>> go as well as I would have expected.
>
>Carbs balanced? Plugs fresh? Air filter clean? Valve clearances correct? Is
>it making any horrible rattling sounds?
>
>If the answer is yes to all of those, then consider getting it looked at and
>make sure the rattle isn't just from the alternator chain tensioner getting
>confused. Mine used to make a sound which people scared me with by telling
>me it sounds like an awful case of piston slap. I took it to a surly-arse
>mechanic who used to race B-Nines (talk about pushing **** uphill with a
>pitchfork), he cocked one ear to it, pulled the clutch out to get at the
>alternator chain, pushed the tensioner back onto it with his finger,
>reassembled, and that made the noise go away.
>
>> I have a few oil leaks on the bottom end that need
>> to be fixed anyway
>
>Where are they? That motor has some rubber high-pressure oil lines; one up
>the left side, feeding the cams from the oil cooler down on the cases,
>another across the front of the cases, behind the headers... the heat does
>cook the rubber and the lines can fail where they're crimped into the
>banjos. The cam-feed one started to do just that on my Nine while I had it.
>A $25 replacement from a wrecker fixed it.
>
>> What sort of price could I expect to pay for someone
>> else to do the work for me? I am skilled up but time poor
>
>Half a day to pull the motor out, a day to pull it all down, a day to
>measure up and line up new bits to replace all worn bits, a day to put it
>all back together, and another half a day to put it back in the bike and get
>it running right again. ~30 hours in labour alone, and at $60/hour (more if
>it's a rocket scientist tuner bloke), plus parts, don't expect much change
>out of $2500. That way you'll be poor in both time and money...
>

Mike.S
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(ex CB250 K2, now EL250)
http://grout.dyn.dhs.org

Go to the auctions and buy a wrecked ZX9 from which to pinch the engine. I'll wager it works out cheaper than a rebuild even if you
do it yourself. Then you'll have 2 engines and a whole load of spares!

A '94 model may be hard to find though... I see lots of '98+ model ZX9s at auctions.

Jules

"Brenton Spear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:bin2vi$alrdk$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am thinking of rebuilding the motor in my 1994 ZX9 and am looking for tips
> from anyone who has rebuilt one of these motors before.
>
> I would also like to know what price I can expect to pay for a changeover
> reco motor for this bike? Do they exist?
>
> Also, while I am rebuilding the bottom end, what should I have done to the
> cylinder head? I dont want to change it too much from stock so I was
> thinking of getting it crack tested and the deck checked as well as new
> springs and valves as required.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
> BTW, its done 46000Kms ( going by the speedo )
>
> --
> Brenton Spear
> Email: brenton dot spear at defconsystems dot com
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>
>

46,000 Kms on the Speedo!! FFWWOOAAAWWWW!!!! THAT"S FAST!!!!! What does the
Odometer read?
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Aido >
2000 Honda Hornet S
www.hondahornet.co.uk

"Brenton Spear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> It is only 46,000 Kms, not a typo.
>
> --
> Brenton Spear

Knobdoodle wrote:

> [Big beery snort through the nostrils]
> I'm listening to Roger Waters talk about Syd Barrett at the moment (on DVD courtesy of Brisbane City Council
> Libraries).
> .......but I don't s'pose anyone cares....

Shine on you crazy diamond!

> Clem
> (JB Hi Fi has Roger Waters' "In the Flesh" for $22... Is it worth it?)

Sounds like it.

--
Pete ¨....not that there´s anything wrong with Ali G!¨
Fat Black Harley (Road Toad)

Sayeth Brenton Spear <(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
> Its a '94 model (B) so not too new

Ha ha ha. Very funny.

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