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Offline pippin07

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88 power valves
« on: May 28, 2014, 05:17:20 PM »
hi all i have stripped the teeth in  the power valves and i am looking to replace them and having a hard time finding them for an 88 kx 500 as they changed the design in 89 can anyone tell me where I might be able to find some or can i modify a later set any info will be appreciated

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Re: 88 power valves
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2014, 05:39:35 PM »
eBay is your friend...
The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.

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Re: 88 power valves
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2014, 05:59:16 PM »
cheers but ebay isnt being to friendly at the moment ha ha wish someone made repos of these

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Re: 88 power valves
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2014, 06:06:10 PM »
Cylinder with valves
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X88+KX500+CYLINDER&_nkw=88+KX500+CYLINDER&_sacat=0&_from=R40

He does not know that the cylinder can't be bored oversize as it is.
It needs to be stripped, repaired, and re-plated.
Or, it needs to be sleeved.
So, what he is selling is a core that needs to rebuilt.
I would try to get him to take a much lower offer.
« Last Edit: May 28, 2014, 06:08:52 PM by sandblaster »
The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.

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Re: 88 power valves
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2014, 06:11:29 PM »
Also, 87 and 88 used the same two exhaust valves 12005-1080
The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.

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Re: 88 power valves
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2014, 10:58:28 PM »
If you need help with valves send me a pm.
1986, 87 and 88 all used the same valves. I've seen 3 different configurations of the valves.
Based on my past experiences 86-87 usually had aluminum valves, and the 88's used either aluminum or steel.
There are also different configurations on the operating rod in the 88 models, some of the timing marks are in different places compared to other sets I have seen.
Are just the valves trashed or is the rod as well?
 Like as sandblaster mentioned it's easiest to find them hidden in cheap cores on ebay.

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Re: 88 power valves
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2014, 04:52:47 PM »
cheers everyone for your help and yes im watching that on ebay thanks you have all beeen really helpful and i have learned even more

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Re: 88 power valves
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2014, 04:39:19 AM »
the actual teeth on the valves shaft are chewed up can other years teeth be cut nd welded on as such or pushed off and another set pushed on from another models