Pigford wrote:If the cooler "take-offs" are still in place - Link them with some pipe

yes thats what i did i linked them together with one pipe but it still poured out of the filter housing.

hi chaps. i have a z9 a4 and it was piped up to a oil cooler which ive taken off and blanked off the inlet/outlets beside the camchain tensioner. but when i started the bike oil came poring out of the filter housing. the previous owner said there should be a pressure relief valve fitted and that the...

how much is the average price of the large oil filter housing seal for the z9 a4 ?
cheers

LOOKING FOR A REASONABLY GOOD Z900 GRABRAIL. WILL PAY UPTO £25 DELIVERED.
ALSO NEED A Z900 A4 STD AIRBOX. STD SEAT AND A SET OF ENGINE BARS.
ALSO WILLING TO PAY A GOOD PRICE FOR A SET OF STD 4/4 EXHAUSTS.

Z9 A4 AIRBOX WANTED

hi chaps,
ive just been buying a cheap z9 a4 and need a few bits.

complete airbox & rubbers. are these the same as the Z1000 A1/A2 ?

reasonably priced set of nice 4/4 pipes.

Z1000 A1/A2 SET OF VALVES

Z1000 A1/A2 VALVES WANTED, if anyone has a set going cheap drop me a line
thanks

IF YOU HAVE A Z1000 OR 900 AND LOOKING TO GO BACK TO A MODERN SUPERBIKE IVE GOT A NICE 1999 T REG YAMAHA YZF-R6 TO EXCHANGE WITH POSSIBLE CASH ADJUSTMENT. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE.
THANKS.

does anyone have a good set of valves for a Z1000 A1 / A2 going cheap or does anyone know where to buy new ones that dont cost an arm and a leg. or can bent ones be straightened ?
ive sold my best A2 so now im making a start on my project one.

hi chaps does anyone know what z9 model these numbers tally up to ? cheers

FRAME Z1F27186.
Engine KZT00DE011952.

hi, thats all a little confusing. how do i tell the difference between TDC on it's compression stroke & TDC on it's exhaust stroke ? i tried putting my finger over the no 4 plug hole and kicked it over but felt no pressure at all. The valve timing can be out due to the crankshaft completing 2 fu...

thanks, i'll do that.
i think its between 0.05mm & 0.10mm normal clearance ye

hi, thanks for the diagram. its the same one as in my manual and thats the way i timed it up but still no compression.
is there any other way it can be timed up ?

ive had another twiddle today and its not looking good. i checked that pistons 1 & 4 were at the top with the plugs out and the camshafts were lined up with the arrow marks facing front for ex cam and rear for inlet cam and the TDC for 1 & 4 was lined up at the bottom but still no compressio...

is it possible mine has been timed from pistons 2 & 3 at TDC. ive been lining the cams to 1 & 4

steve bowdler wrote:Didnt dreadmanbastard have a similar prob used the wrong T mark