{"id":83685,"date":"2007-06-24T16:42:33","date_gmt":"2007-06-24T07:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=83685"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:41:05","slug":"oil-cooled-katana-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20070624\/everyday-events\/oil-cooled-katana-part-1","title":{"rendered":"Oil-cooled Katana, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/674393_49409926_0.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/674393_49409926_1.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/674393_49409926_2.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Today the weather is fantastic \u2606 With the peacefulness of a weekday, I&#8217;m relieved and happy.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re making progress on the oil-cooled Katana that was brought in the other day.<br \/>\nAfter centering the front wheel, the caliper shifts too, so we&#8217;re fabricating a spacer.<br \/>\nNext, to install the FCR, we need to match the throttle cable length. There are many adjustment points, but it&#8217;s best to avoid using them.<br \/>\nIf we extend the cable housing, it doesn&#8217;t look good aesthetically.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s better to buy a cable with as few adjustment points as possible, cut the inner wire, and use it.<br \/>\nThat works \u2606<br \/>\nIntake manifold replacement. The bolts were seized, so we tap them with a center punch to loosen them.<br \/>\nAfter all, M6 bolts come loose easily with a center punch.<br \/>\nA problem shows up. We remove the manifold and check the valve condition\u2014&#8221;Hmm, so-so?&#8221;<br \/>\nBut then number 1 valve is heavily rusted \u2606<br \/>\n&#8220;Oh no!&#8221; We&#8217;re in trouble&#8230; What&#8217;s going on! This is a problem! We need to consult with the owner.<br \/>\nIf we keep using it like this, the guide will get scored, and in the worst case the guide will crack and &#8220;Crunch&#8230;&#8221; Bang!<br \/>\nIt looks like we&#8217;ll need to open up at least the head&#8230; Oh well.<br \/>\nThe inspection is done, so we bolt the manifold back and attach the carburetor. All good \u2606<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s install the muffler bracket\u2014but looking at the rear suspension, the rod end is tilted&#8230;<br \/>\nFor now we&#8217;ll need to adjust this with a spacer&#8230; and that&#8217;s where we take a little break \u266a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Today the weather is fantastic \u2606 With the peacefulness of a weekday, I&#8217;m relieved and happy. We&#8217;re making progress on the oil-cooled Katana that was brought in the other day. After centering the front wheel, the caliper shifts too, so we&#8217;re fabricating a spacer. Next, to install the FCR, we need to match the throttle cable length. There are many adjustment points, but it&#8217;s best to avoid using them. If we extend the cable housing, it doesn&#8217;t look good aesthetically. It&#8217;s better to buy a cable with as few adjustment points as possible, cut the inner wire, and use it. That works \u2606 Intake manifold [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[58,120,55],"class_list":["post-83685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-fcr","tag-oil-cooled-katana","tag-old-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}