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3ofakind
PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:38 pm 

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yup, after finally compared gauge to new one borrowed from parts store,i get 155 psi ,bad gauge i have.but with a squish of 0.070 ,would think it would be less,0.020 base gaskets ,0.020 stock head gasket, i guess i can live with this, any thoughts? i took off the head and used the lead solder side to side and gently compressed it into the head,maybe i should kick it hard to get a less squish reading. :eh:
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Ja-Moo
PostPosted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:05 am 
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The factory compression is 150-155. With the stock deck height as that's how they were designed. When correcting the squish clearance the compression goes up, then and has to be corrected.

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3ofakind
PostPosted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:52 pm 

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thanks moo, why does in the kawasaki service manual states 142 psi?
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Ja-Moo
PostPosted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:02 pm 
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There are a lot of mistakes in the manual..... :wtf:

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