[WFO-KZ]

Looks like a very thorough job. I also soaked my carb boots with wintergreen and it worked great at making them as pliable as new. The problem with mine however was that they had shrunk in length and that made it impossible to make them fit properly. Hopefully yours are ok.

 

[GalDemSuga]

Looks like a very thorough job. I also soaked my carb boots with wintergreen and it worked great at making them as pliable as new. The problem with mine however was that they had shrunk in length and that made it impossible to make them fit properly. Hopefully yours are ok.

We will see at assembly time how they fit. They were easy to remove back in 2015 so I am guessing it will work out.

 

[WFO-KZ]

Reflecting back to my situation, I rec'd the bike as a "project". The carbs and airbox were removed so it is possible, that the boots were not even for this bike. When I compared the old ones to the new ones they were almost 1/4" too short. No wonder I could not get them to work.

 

[GalDemSuga]

I am hoping I can restore all of these boots. In the meantime I will troll Ebay for good used ones.

 

[Bwild]

Partzilla diagram does not show an o ring on the crankcase.
Kawasaki Motorcycle 1983 OEM Parts Diagram for CRANKCASE | Partzilla.com.
but it does show 4 of them on the top of the cylinder block. At least it appears to be at the top. Hard to say for sure. Have a look and see if this helps.

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1983 OEM Parts Diagram for Cylinder/Pistons | Partzilla.com

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Any idea what that hole is for? If base gasket covers it, what is its purpose? If this is oil supply to the cylinder head you gotta get it right obviously. I hope someone who has recently torn down their engine can definitively answer your question.

Alignment pins?