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"yea connected the earth to the correct place,still no spark,there seems to be nothing to the coils,tried the old coils still no joy,connected a live straight to the live coil wires and still no spark,its got to be something simple,ive cleaned all the coloured plugs checked all connections"...

this is a mk11 engine which it later than yours but the earth wire attaches to the engine about 2 inches below the rear top engine mounting on the right hand side. small 6mm threaded hole in the crank case http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee453/z1bman/P1019251_zpsddf76da5.jpg Wow! that is a shin...

do u have 12v at coils? I don't have a multimeter,to check but I don't think so,also the earth wire which ataches to the little grill thing above battery on right sde gets warm. Do you mean above or below the battery? It sound like a combined regulator/rectifier. What bike is it on? Ultimately you ...

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Great pictures Jay, thanks for sharing

Thanks for the answers, calliper tight i.e. not floating?more copper slip required? Master cylinder filled to line only. The equipment is all original but rebuilt on a 73 Z1 including NOS M/cylinder. Can the blueing be removed with a very fine grit paper once the fault has been rectified? Regards S...

What a find. I would love a nice triple project and will be watching intensely

zpower wrote:

neilbarrett wrote:you can always make one out of gasket paper

+1

A thin film of sealant on both sides and job done simples

It would do fine until ZedHeads 40 footer arrives full of A.P.E. bits

All for you Phil

In stock next week.
http://www.saisei-europe.com/Shop/c/eng ... ner-gasket

This is going to be interesting. G

Good luck and keep the pictures coming

Speak to Buzzard...He did mine. Heat the head up in the oven then drift them out so i am told.

zpower wrote:

ZedHead wrote:I think I need to get some Liska stuff in

And APE stuff like main bearing studs and cylinder studs for a start

I am on it Phil

I think I need to get some Liska stuff in