I'm glad I decided to tear into this thing, turns out one of my cam chain guides is broken.
Not worn out, broken, like rent asunder:
I found the little piece in the oil pan.
Who knows how long it's been like this? Probably as long as I've had it! I think it says something for the mighty KZ platform that I could ride it this way for years and it never complained...
As soon as I got home I found another one on eBay, snagged it for $15 on a buy it now. Hopefully that'll show up soon, and in the meantime I plan to thoroughly clean the head, block, pistons and pan. Maybe I'll do some light porting, just to clean up casting flash & such, nothing radical.
Also, remember how I told you guys the story of finding this bike buried in a sand dune? Well, when I was pulling the block, I found more of that sand! A little of it fell down inside the engine, but I dropped the pan and ran most of a big can of WD-40 down through there, so just cross your fingers...
Meanwhile, my back hurts & I'm tired! I predict that I'll be crippled up tomorrow...
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i figured i'd let you know i posted a few pictures in a before and after kind of way to show where my bike is now compared with after my first round of changes. i didn't realize how much i've done nor how much i still want to do until just now.
good building!