Kawasaki’s genuine parts are just too rugged.
I mean, are they serious? Even if they’re made by a subcontractor… really?
The parts list is hard to read too… In a way, it’s impressive.
All these Ninja-style pipes are like this, aren’t they?
I wonder how they get so many wrinkles… It’s actually kind of amazing. I wish they’d at least put down newspaper?
Let’s replace all the pipes and hoses that are still available.
We’ll replace the water pump oil seal.
The pump seal is pretty bad! If you blow air through the hole, the oil seal actually comes out pretty easily.
Since the rust is severe and the shaft area is extremely stiff, we decided to replace the pump assembly.
Better safe than sorry!
There’s so much to remove—water cooling really is a lot of work. That’s what I’m thinking.
We’ll block off the passages that have already been removed.
Since working at the root would be risky, we went with the simple approach: cut, crush, and weld.
These two are discontinued, so we’ll reuse them.
Gun coat and a fresh coat of paint. Reusing might actually look better than Kawasaki’s original finish, you know?
So I can’t access it without removing the carburetor after all.
I ordered the pump today. Well, that’s it for now!
Work report
○ Deco-mainte: in progress
○ Cooling system replacement: in progress
