New to the Vulcan forums, hello everyone. Bought a new to me project, 01 Kawasaki vulcan 800 with "no compression in the front cylinder." I don't claim to be a mechanic by any means, but it interest me and I figured, what better way to learn, plus I got it cheap. I first went to pop out the spark plugs and noticed the front one was broken off in the head. Must be hard to get a compression reading if you cant screw anything in the spark plug hole. So I figure I'm going to have to drill it out, so I should start pulling the engine. Got the engine out. Take off the valve cover, everything looks okay. I decide to turn the engine over to see if everything is working, seems fine. Remove the rocker assembly and cam and take it off the chain to pull the head.
Looks like I'll need a new head with some valves and a piston.
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Now my question is, How bad is the cylinder jug? Can I get away with reusing it after using one of those hones that attach to a drill or would it be better to find a used jug as well?
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On an side note, the oil looked clean and I couldn't see any metal shavings and I found the head of the exhaust valve in the exhaust, so I'm hoping not to much got past the piston and in the bottom end. I will eventually pull the side cases and check to make certain and give it a good clean, but I am hoping to not split the bottom end. I guess time will tell. All help is appreciated!
Looks like I'll need a new head with some valves and a piston.
Now my question is, How bad is the cylinder jug? Can I get away with reusing it after using one of those hones that attach to a drill or would it be better to find a used jug as well?
On an side note, the oil looked clean and I couldn't see any metal shavings and I found the head of the exhaust valve in the exhaust, so I'm hoping not to much got past the piston and in the bottom end. I will eventually pull the side cases and check to make certain and give it a good clean, but I am hoping to not split the bottom end. I guess time will tell. All help is appreciated!
