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Good plan. He's very much an expert on these Kawis. Did he by chance see the pic of that piston/cylinder? I'd be curious to know what he thinks did that. Looks like something bigger than a piece of a...

Mad Dog,
Are you sure the head is ok? My head was trashed due to a melted piston. I sent it to Kawiperformance up in NY and they salvaged the good valves etc/put them in a new blank head (with the...

When I did it 2-3 years ago, I did it with exhaust manifold off. You are correct that a couple of those bolts are REALLY hard to get at with motor installed, but I'm fairly sure the service manual...

Are you talking about the vent at the back of the valve cover that goes to the catch can? If so, how would you get a "pressurized" valve cover? Leaking valve, cracked head?

Good point Steve, that thought has crossed my mind since the storage tray where charger sits is just below gas cap. There is no roof above the lifts, but nothing is stopping me from putting charger...

Problem went away after putting skis on battery tenders. No hesitation, cranks right over with one push of starter button. Definitely a battery issue (I think).

It's supposedly a "smart" charger and when I went out to check both of them around noon, they both showing solid green (fully charged). I did my temp check with the bbq grill temp controller and...

When I rebuilt my engine couple years back I ran into same issue. The new rod was a few grams lighter so the guys at Kawi Performance took some off the other 3 rods. Or maybe it was the other way...

Box says it's good with lead acid, AGM, and gel type batteries. It lists maximum operating temperature of "50 degrees C Typical," whatever that means. Apparently this model of BT (BT Jr in my case),...

Anyone have a problem with battery tender sitting in front storage hatch? I rigged up one for each ski yesterday by drilling small ish holes in bottom of storage bin and battery compartment cover....

Yeah I think I see it now, and it IS kinda hard to put into words. I'm gonna call them inner/outer parts corresponding to starter side/rotor side. So initially the starter turns (inner) and grabs the...

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Thanks Steve that helps, but still can't quite "see it" in my mind. These pics are from link you sent me and both imply a change in direction to disengage the mechanism from the...

Steve,
I distinctly remember having the gear assembly (bendix) out and in my hand when I had the one ski completely tore down. I also remember thinking that maybe I should replace it, but after...

Yes I agree, sitting for months is bad on batteries. Let me try again on the question. Is sitting for months a thing when it comes to the "click" followed by nada/starter not turning engine over? IOW...

On the same subject; what do yall think is most likely culprit when you push start and only get a click: battery getting weak or the starter/bendix/start relay not liking sitting for two months. My...

This just in, gauge back up to full. Wtf?

So my skis(2) been on lift for two months, no issues last time out. Yesterday got a break in the weather went to crank em up. The one I rebuilt started right up, the other one I cranked and cranked...

I'd think about dropping a BB Chevy in there, probably a 454.

Is that a stick in front of seat?

I had a pair of '96 900Zxi(s) that I bought in 2004 for 4k total including the trailer. Those things were a blast and very low maintenance too. In the 8 years I had them, I only had to rebuild the...

That sounds like a REALLY good idea! How/where do you secure the second (unused) belt so that it doesn't get next to anything that's spinning?

And to make matters even MORE fun Stabil fogging oil that is carried by Autozone/Advanced Auto Parts all over the country now makes their can with a way too thick straw. It's the kind that is built...

The thing you're holding in your hand is attached to the bottom of the air box (don't know it's official name) and is there so you can see if you have oil in the air box. It's pretty hard to see if...

How do you check that? What is the result if it's not venting? I'm assuming that to check the catch can, you just take it off and see if there's any oil in it? How much oil in the catch can would be...

Interesting. My "issue" couple years back was just #4 cylinder, but results are the same, fried piston/melted head. So ss are you saying that the ecu on these engines doesn't send the same signals to...