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Offline spinyard

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Help me identify year of this motor please
« on: March 29, 2011, 04:10:27 AM »
Hi there I am trying to find out what year this motor is It has no engine numbers. It was one of Ron lechein's factory motors suppossedly! So my guess is 1988. It got some water in the lower end and locked up one of the crank bearings plus i need to know which gasket kit to buy! This also my first post !

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Re: Help me identify year of this motor please
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2011, 05:19:58 AM »
86 or 87
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Offline spinyard

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Re: Help me identify year of this motor please
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2011, 08:45:02 AM »
are the crank bearings the same between 86 and 87? How about the gasket/ oil seal kit?

Thanks!

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Re: Help me identify year of this motor please
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2011, 09:33:40 AM »
86 only. if it was 87 the carb manifold would be angled. main bearings/ gaskets/ seals same 86-87.

athena make complete gasket kit, will fit 86-88. main bearings same all kx500s.
the clutch actuator seal changed on later kx500s, not sure which year, but you can buy the seal kit from k&s for newer kx500, then just buy actuator seal from kawasaki. they still make it. all other seals same 86-04, even all the little power valve seals.
do you have the bike? what is up with the water outlet? this motor in another chassis?
1984 cr500 1985 kx125 1999ktm300mxc
1986 cr500 1986 kx500 2013.5 ktm450 fe
1987 cr500 1994 kx500
1991 cr500 2000 kx125
1995 cr250 2008 kx500
1995 cr500
2003 cr250
2003 cr500
2008 cr500

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Re: Help me identify year of this motor please
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2011, 06:58:26 AM »
thanks big time byron it's actually in a tecate 3 wheeler good eye!