unknown engine....

[Ah_ciD]

hey guys!!! i m new here but i think this is the right place to ask my question... my buddy called me and asked if i wanted an engine .... (OF COURSE!!!) so i go over there and he has a brand new engine!! it is a kawasaki crate engine!! it is a 250 liquid cooled 4 stroke with dual overhead cams.... it came from the canadian military and has never been in a bike... so i am looking for some info on this thing, but the only number i have is KL250DE04|735.... anyone know where i can look up the code or specs... i want to get a model year so i can find a carb , rad, ect. any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

[Drmlabs]

wow, nice score. Any ideas how old it might be?
Maybe someone with better knowledge here can help - I never heard of such a thing.

[Ah_ciD]

no idea how old it is... i wish i knew it would help alot !!

[RCW]

Is it a twin cylinder motorcycle engine complete with transmission and a chain sprocket compatible splined output shaft, or is it a power unit engine that is just an engine with a drive shaft sticking out one end and the alternator or magneto on the other?

If it is a twin cylinder motorcycle engine, then I suspect you have one of the units for the 1990's era EL250 Eliminator. If so, they take two carburetors and the assembly runs about $600.

If it is a single cylinder motorcycle engine, then it is likely the KLR250 engine, which only takes one carburetor.

[QKENUF4U]

Originally Posted by RCW

If it is a single cylinder motorcycle engine, then it is likely the KLR250 engine, which only takes one carburetor.

bingo.......

Kawasaki KL250D - CycleChaos

[Ah_ciD]

got a reply from JAPAN!


[Inquiry Contents]
i have an engine that i can not get any info on. the stamp on the engine is
KL250DE04|735 i have called kawasaki canada and kawasaki USA and neither
have any info on this engine stamp.
i would like to know the model and year of bike it came out of so i can buy
a carb radiator and all other items i need to get this engine running. any
information at all would greatly be appreciated.



REPLY

Thank you very much for your inquiry of August 13 in which you ask about
the vehicle model and the model year of the engine with its serial number,
KL250DE041735.

According to our record, it was installed on the 1995 model KLR250, model
code:KL250D.

We hope this is of some help for you.

Kind regards.

Web administrator
Consumer Products & Machinery Company
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

[8gv]

so do you suppose the engine is still protected against corrosion? good as new?

[klx678]

It would definitely be protected if still in the crate. I had a good friend who bought a WWII surplus Harley 45ci flat head engine in the crate back in 1975. I saw it in the crate, so I know it was authentic. Not even serial numbers on them though.

It was covered with preservatives, had all ports capped, and cosmoline in the distributor (if any of you are old enough to know what that is, tell the others). He put it in an old hardtail frame with a Sportster front end and to my knowledge is still riding it.

By the way, the KL in the serial number pretty much gave away what it was... KLRs are listed as KLs sometimes and the numbers start that way too, I believe. Now today when I get up to my former place of residence to go riding this weekend I'm going to look at the numbers on my KLX to see if it starts with the KL designation...

Gonna be a good day to ride Sunday and I'm gonna be riding a lot. First a Fall Foliage tour with some friends, then a 110 mile trip home.