I've finally gotten my 1982 KZ 440 LTD running, but I have a problem that I know someone here has experience with. The bike starts and idles, but seems to want to only use one cylinder. A compression check of the engine showed it to be within 5 lbs of new engine spec in each cylinder, which makes sense as it only has 11K miles on it. I've pulled the plug and see spark on each plug. Changing plugs seemed to get the other cylinder running, but when I open the throttle to about 3 - 4000 rmps, there is a nasty racket that seems to come from the lower front part of the engine. A non Kawasaki motorcycle friend said he thinks that it has something to do with the cylinder not firing properly and the balancer mechanism counter weights, trying to compensate for a misfire at a higher speed. Of course this is his opinion.
I am interested in getting a second opinion from someone who is knowledgeable on Kawasaki's as he is not. Especially if you've lived this problem and fixed it before.
I would appreciate any and all suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
I am interested in getting a second opinion from someone who is knowledgeable on Kawasaki's as he is not. Especially if you've lived this problem and fixed it before.
I would appreciate any and all suggestions.
Thanks in advance.