cepdave
07-05-2013, 09:07 AM
All I can say is thank goodness I got a good deal, as everything you buy on CL is usually at the very best embellished, if not a straight up lie.
Anyhow, I recently purchased a mostly stock 85 350X in unbelievably good condition for a great price. It came with two sets of plastics from an 86 and a spare motor that was "never started". The guy told me the motor was rebuilt for racing, had a 410 kit in it as well as a cam. It also came with a brand new 400ex carb.
SWEET! I take out the old motor which was in amazing condition and list it on Ebay. I then install the new motor. The sale also came with a new oil filter. I decide to check the filter to make sure it's at least there and that it's not installed in the wrong direction. Much to my surprise, the oil is BLACK!!! I change the oil and filter and wonder who builds only the top end of a motor and doesn't even crack the case open to at least see what inside. If I was building this motor, I would have also changed the clutch and made sure everything was okay on the bottom end.
Anyhow, I installed the new motor. It took me some time to get the carb right and get the decompression cable sorted out. I noticed when I installed the clutch cable that it was nice and stiff and also that it was at the end of the cable. I thought this was a good thing, though I was worried that it seemed the clutch was not fully engaged.
When I got the bike running, I took it for a ride. First thing I notice is that the clutch doesn't grab until the lever is almost completely out. Then I notice that it's slipping in all gears.
I searched the archives of the forum and found most of my answers. I have pretty much committed myself to installing a new clutch next week. Before I do that, I just want to make sure I'm not doing something dumb.
I saw a thread that said the clutch cable is different from 85 to 86, though it's not exactly clear what is different. I "WAS" almost positive the motor I took out was the original 85 motor and that the cable was also the original clutch cable.
From searching the archives, I'm now thinking the motor I took out may be an 86. The serial number is TE08E-5003831. Can anyone help me confirm this?
My worry is that I will replace the clutch only to find out I'm having the same problem because I don't have the proper motor/clutch cable combination. The new motor seems to have the same clutch lever configuration as the original motor. The serial number of the new motor stats with TE08E-XXXXX, I can't see t he rest of the serial number unless I take the header off.
Hope everyone is having a GREAT long holiday weekend!
TIA
David
Anyhow, I recently purchased a mostly stock 85 350X in unbelievably good condition for a great price. It came with two sets of plastics from an 86 and a spare motor that was "never started". The guy told me the motor was rebuilt for racing, had a 410 kit in it as well as a cam. It also came with a brand new 400ex carb.
SWEET! I take out the old motor which was in amazing condition and list it on Ebay. I then install the new motor. The sale also came with a new oil filter. I decide to check the filter to make sure it's at least there and that it's not installed in the wrong direction. Much to my surprise, the oil is BLACK!!! I change the oil and filter and wonder who builds only the top end of a motor and doesn't even crack the case open to at least see what inside. If I was building this motor, I would have also changed the clutch and made sure everything was okay on the bottom end.
Anyhow, I installed the new motor. It took me some time to get the carb right and get the decompression cable sorted out. I noticed when I installed the clutch cable that it was nice and stiff and also that it was at the end of the cable. I thought this was a good thing, though I was worried that it seemed the clutch was not fully engaged.
When I got the bike running, I took it for a ride. First thing I notice is that the clutch doesn't grab until the lever is almost completely out. Then I notice that it's slipping in all gears.
I searched the archives of the forum and found most of my answers. I have pretty much committed myself to installing a new clutch next week. Before I do that, I just want to make sure I'm not doing something dumb.
I saw a thread that said the clutch cable is different from 85 to 86, though it's not exactly clear what is different. I "WAS" almost positive the motor I took out was the original 85 motor and that the cable was also the original clutch cable.
From searching the archives, I'm now thinking the motor I took out may be an 86. The serial number is TE08E-5003831. Can anyone help me confirm this?
My worry is that I will replace the clutch only to find out I'm having the same problem because I don't have the proper motor/clutch cable combination. The new motor seems to have the same clutch lever configuration as the original motor. The serial number of the new motor stats with TE08E-XXXXX, I can't see t he rest of the serial number unless I take the header off.
Hope everyone is having a GREAT long holiday weekend!
TIA
David