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I got a 2004 katana 600 about a month ago to fix up for my first bike. Ive spent about a couple weeks pouring over katriders.com trying to find answers to my troubles and I believe my engine is either seized or hydrolocked from what I've read others having similar problems.
So I dont know much about the bikes history other than the guy I bought it from got it from his friend to replace plugs, starter solenoid, levers and blah blah blah I cant remember what else. Well he ran it around a couple hours and when he got back it wouldnt start up again and he didnt have the time to mess with it.
Well i got a new battery, the lights and signals work, I hit the starter button and it just clicks once, then nothing. Ive tested the connections with a volt reader and the only place I'm not getting proper volts is the starter, solenoid is perfect. I'm not sure about the wiring though.... Anyways During this time ive also drained a nasty brown color fluid from the crank case(someone on KR said they had the same thing because of float issues dumping stupid amounts of fuel and the motor just wouldnt start), so I'm currently flushing the system by spraying parts cleaner down through the spark plug holes to flush it down and out. There was a ton of gas in the intake for piston #2 and a bit in #1 so I'm guessing it's hydrolocked. The wheel won't spin more than an inch or so and I can't shift gears even holding the clutch unless I rock it back and forth as I push it around.
I'm wanting to remove the cylinder head and this is where I'm stuck... Because the camshaft need to be positioned properly to remove them and I can't get it to move either with a wrench physically turning it or by getting into 6th and rolling it. If it is the piston holding the pressure how can I possibly release the pressure to get the cylinder head off? Theoretically Would loosening the valve springs for the piston Possibly allow me to release that pressure to get it to move?
So I dont know much about the bikes history other than the guy I bought it from got it from his friend to replace plugs, starter solenoid, levers and blah blah blah I cant remember what else. Well he ran it around a couple hours and when he got back it wouldnt start up again and he didnt have the time to mess with it.
Well i got a new battery, the lights and signals work, I hit the starter button and it just clicks once, then nothing. Ive tested the connections with a volt reader and the only place I'm not getting proper volts is the starter, solenoid is perfect. I'm not sure about the wiring though.... Anyways During this time ive also drained a nasty brown color fluid from the crank case(someone on KR said they had the same thing because of float issues dumping stupid amounts of fuel and the motor just wouldnt start), so I'm currently flushing the system by spraying parts cleaner down through the spark plug holes to flush it down and out. There was a ton of gas in the intake for piston #2 and a bit in #1 so I'm guessing it's hydrolocked. The wheel won't spin more than an inch or so and I can't shift gears even holding the clutch unless I rock it back and forth as I push it around.
I'm wanting to remove the cylinder head and this is where I'm stuck... Because the camshaft need to be positioned properly to remove them and I can't get it to move either with a wrench physically turning it or by getting into 6th and rolling it. If it is the piston holding the pressure how can I possibly release the pressure to get the cylinder head off? Theoretically Would loosening the valve springs for the piston Possibly allow me to release that pressure to get it to move?