2001 Kawasaki Bayou 220 KLF Part Identify

[Joe Dickerson]

   I decided to replace the rings and piston on this machine because it looked like the plug was being fouled by oil. When I removed the right side of engine to inspect the clutch pack, I found 2 small round pieces with tiny expansion rings in the bottom cover. It looks like "clutch pawls" according to the illustration, but Id like to be sure. I saw that there are 4 of these in the new gasket set.

Can someone help me here?

I thank you in advance

Joe

 

 

[Frank Angerano]

Hey joe. What your looking at there are valve stem seals.  They are supposed to sit on the base of the valve stem under the valve cover. They are inside the valve spring.  
It would make sense on the fouling of the plug but they cant come off unless they are split or the valve comes out. So either someone left them inside the engine or they are split ? 

[Ajmboy]

That's interesting that they were loose like that, someone must have been in there.

[Frank Angerano]

100% 

[Erik Plug]

Looks like some sloppy work has been done before, like said they can only come off when the valves break.

Edited April 19, 2020 by Erik Plug
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