How to rebuild a 1500 Vulcan topend engine?
1. Getting the engine out of the frame 2. Topend Teardown and Inspection 3. Head Teardown 4. Valve Lapping 5. Valve Installation 6. Hydraulic Lash Adjusters (HLA) 7. Cylinder and Piston Installation 8. Head/Cams/Rockerbox Installation 9. Clutch side Buildup 10. Alternator side Buildup 11. Putting the Engine in the frame
Where are the Pistons on a Vulcan topend?
Rear camchain extensioner shoe. Two nuts hold each cylinder on. Front cylinder off and piston hanging out. Front cylinder on the table. Rear cylinder coming off. Rear cylinder on the table. Both cylinders went to the machine shop with the oversize pistons and rings. Both pisons hanging out of the crankcase.
Where is the alternator cover on a Vulcan topend?
Behind the leftside dustcover is the outer alternator cover. You can remove the two slotted plugs and turn the motor with the nut in the middle and observe the timing marks in the small hole, if you’re not needing to go all the way into a motor. Here’s the alternator rotor remember it’s a big magnet and it has all the timing marks.
How to find out what year a Kawasaki is?
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Where are the timing marks on a Vulcan topend?
The mark cast into the crankcase is for timing, but there are two set so marks on the rotor. The set on the face is observable through the inside hole at 3 o’clock and the marks on the circumferential face of the rotor line up with the crankcase timing marks at 11 o’clock. Taking the camchain tensioner off.
What’s the price of a 1997 Kawasaki Vulcan?
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Are there any problems with the Kawasaki Vulcan?
Most of the problems on the Kawasaki Vulcan models that have to do with the regulator/rectifier will mask themselves as battery issues. This particular problem with the stator is apparent on the Vulcan 800 Classic, Vulcan 750, Vulcan 900 models. Stators are generally in charge of the charging system on a bike.
Is the Kawasaki Vulcan ergo fit a good bike?
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What makes a Vulcan 900 make a squealing noise?
Problems with the drive pulley will usually show themselves as noises coming from the belt. It sounds like the belt is rubbing up against something and producing a squealing noise. Owners of the Vulcan 900 who came across this problem stated that it showed up after the bike had fallen or had gotten into an accident.