78 750 engine kits

[chuck hahn]

Ive been looking and was wondering who are the favored supliers for full complete engine kits for the 78 750E 8 valve engines? Goone do a complete tear down and need everything...gaskets, orings, valve guides and seals etc etc.

[crapwacker]

I have a Suzuki OEM gasket kit that I'm not going to use

[TheCafeKid]

USE OEM Chuck. Nothing but especially on the head, and base gaskets and pear shaped oil rings.

Unless you want to do it again in a few thousand miles..

As far as guides go, you may want to take that to a shop. And ask them to install ampco bronze guides. The best

[chuck hahn]

Anybody have a specific part number for the kit????? Oh and I got a shop...sort of. My buddy is the jap bike god around here. Hes the mechanic at Killeen Power Sports for the last 20 years or so. I got access to anything I will ever need.

[Nessism]

Unless the engine has big miles on it the valve guides may be okay. Best to check by performing the wobble test as detailed in the service manual. Funny thing about the manual is the generosity of the spec; some manuals list the service limit at about .004" and others are three or four times this. My opinion is the tighter standard should be held - I think Suzuki may have made a mistake in some of the manuals (different models). If the head needs new guides then you must recut the seats too, and you may as well cut the valves at the same time (basically, perform a complete "valve job"). It's also advised to skim the valve stems at the same time to assure you don't run out of shim adjustment since the valve job will shift your shim needs to the lower end of the adjustment range. All this drives the cost way up, beyond the typical cost of purchasing a low mileage used head that doesn't need guides and a valve job. Best to do some homework and measure before getting trapped by a big machine shop bill that is unnecessary.

[7981GS]

I have a Suzuki OEM gasket kit that I'm not going to use

Did_Chuck_not_see_this?_
Anyone_else_for_that_matter?

Eric

[rustybronco]

I did...

Eric,_need_me _to_send_you_ a_keyboard_?

[chuck hahn]

I saw it but the bike in his signayture says a 79...is that the same as the 77 and 78s?? This is gonna be my first full engine rebuild so i dont know these things. And Ed..as i said i have a COMPLETE shop and everything I will ever need at my disposal. I just need the correct kit for the 78 750E. If Crapwackers is the same then I will PM him.

[rustybronco]

1978 part# is 11400-45816

replaced by
11401-45814
11401-45815
11401-45816
11401-45817
11401-45818*

1979 750l part# is 11401-45810
11401-45810
11401-45811
11401-45812
11401-45813
11401-45814
11401-45815
11401-45816
11401-45817

replaced by 11401-45818*

should work just fine

[chuck hahn]

Crapwacker.....PM sent on the kit.
Josh.. I wouldnt use anything other than OEM if avoidable.
Ed...Bike has just over 46,000 on the ticker. This is the 78 750E I was gonna sell but decided to donate it to The Harvest Classic for this years auction bike. For information about the Harvest Classic just google it. The charity it benefits is the Candlelighters Cancer Research. The Harvest Classic was started by a guy named Russ that lost his 4 year old daughter to childhood leukemia. He got lots of support from the community and Candlelighters and started the Harvest Classic as his remembrance to his little girl and to help repay in some way the love and generosity shown to his family. Ive been humbly welcomed aboard to the behind the scenes bike building part and am super glad to be doing my small part to add to the legacy of his precious little lady.

[Frank Z.]

Crapwacker.....PM sent on the kit.
Josh.. I wouldnt use anything other than OEM if avoidable.
Ed...Bike has just over 46,000 on the ticker. This is the 78 750E I was gonna sell but decided to donate it to The Harvest Classic for this years auction bike. For information about the Harvest Classic just google it. The charity it benefits is the Candlelighters Cancer Research. The Harvest Classic was started by a guy named Russ that lost his 4 year old daughter to childhood leukemia. He got lots of support from the community and Candlelighters and started the Harvest Classic as his remembrance to his little girl and to help repay in some way the love and generosity shown to his family. Ive been humbly welcomed aboard to the behind the scenes bike building part and am super glad to be doing my small part to add to the legacy of his precious little lady.

Very cool gesture, Chuck. Pay it forward brother. (good seeing you today)

[chuck hahn]

Thats what its all about Frank...just trying to help to take some of the brunt the kids and families have to face and "soften" the edges if ya can. Everyone should take stock and just be happy their bikes are giving them fits and they are physically and mentally able to be fixing and riding these fantastic machines. Remember it all depends on what side of the coin youre looking at.