Main exhaust valve cover broken (center) kdx 200 1991

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Main exhaust valve cover broken (center) kdx 200 1991

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Hey kdxpeople!

I discovered that my valvecover was cracked in 2 pieces.
The main one over the exhaust. It can be possible to weld it back but better to buy one. The thing is i cant find it anywhere :(

Attached a pic so you can see wich one.
Anyone know where i can get one?

Cheers / Arvid
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Re: Main exhaust valve cover broken (center) kdx 200 1991

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p/n is 14024-1708, but doesn't look like any of the parts houses has one in stock. You might try a local dealer and see if he can find some NOS in the network, better luck is going to be finding a cylinder head on E-bay.
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Re: Main exhaust valve cover broken (center) kdx 200 1991

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Dang. What happened? Overtightened by someone??


This Kawasaki 14024-1708 COVER,CENTER VALVE Not Available fits the following models and components:

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1994 KDX200 - KDX200-E6 Cylinder Head & Cylinder

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1989 KDX200 - KDX200-E1 Cylinder Head & Cylinder

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1990 KDX200 - KDX200-E2 Cylinder Head & Cylinder

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1991 KDX200 - KDX200-E3 Cylinder Head & Cylinder

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1992 KDX200 - KDX200-E4 Cylinder Head & Cylinder

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1993 KDX200 - KDX200-E5 Cylinder Head & Cylinder

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1989 KX125 - KX125-G1 Cylinder Head & Cylinder
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Re: Main exhaust valve cover broken (center) kdx 200 1991

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You could also probably get it TIG welded by a competent shop.
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Don't know how the underside is configured, but based on the outside shape, I would think even a home shop machinist could whittle out a new cover from a chunk of aluminum.
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I ran into the same issue as you a few days ago. My solution is probably going to get me some hate but what I did is jb weld the pieces back together, followed by making an aluminum plate which wrapped around the valve cover which I jb welded to it to add extra strength and keep the pressure even as i tightened it down. I normally wouldn't use jb but desperation breeds creativity and I had no other options at the time. I plan on having one machined at a future point in time. The picture is how it turned out after a coat of paint.
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Welcome to kdxrider!

Beats sitting at home and not riding by a long shot!
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KDXGarage wrote: 01:14 am Aug 16 2020 Welcome to kdxrider!

Beats sitting at home and not riding by a long shot!
What he said!
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Re: Main exhaust valve cover broken (center) kdx 200 1991

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corky_jr wrote: 10:57 pm Aug 15 2020 I ran into the same issue as you a few days ago. My solution is probably going to get me some hate but what I did is jb weld the pieces back together, followed by making an aluminum plate which wrapped around the valve cover which I jb welded to it to add extra strength and keep the pressure even as i tightened it down. I normally wouldn't use jb but desperation breeds creativity and I had no other options at the time. I plan on having one machined at a future point in time. The picture is how it turned out after a coat of paint.
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Re: Main exhaust valve cover broken (center) kdx 200 1991

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corky_jr wrote: 10:57 pm Aug 15 2020 I ran into the same issue as you a few days ago. My solution is probably going to get me some hate but what I did is jb weld the pieces back together, followed by making an aluminum plate which wrapped around the valve cover which I jb welded to it to add extra strength and keep the pressure even as i tightened it down. I normally wouldn't use jb but desperation breeds creativity and I had no other options at the time. I plan on having one machined at a future point in time. The picture is how it turned out after a coat of paint.

I'm running into a similar issue (1994 KDX 200) - can you tell me how your solution has held up? Thanks !
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