New Purchase: 1986 350x!
So a friend of a friend had this 1986 350x. My friend helped arrange the meeting, and he pretty much just said to make him an offer, which I did and he accepted. Got a great deal!
So first the good:
- Original fenders with no cracks (except for one tiny one that will get stop-drilled)
- Original seat with no cracks / splits
- No case saver installed, but the crankcase is untouched where the chain usually punches through.
- Mostly all OEM and still there except for the stuff listed in the bad below.
Now the bad:
- Needs tires
- Rear OEM grab bar missing and replaced with big- basket rack (homemade)
- No mudflap on OEM fender (darnit!)
- Needs tank scoops (I've got a spare set ready to go)
- Needs fork boots (again, have a spare set ready to go)
...and I can't get it to run (yet).
So it's got fresh oil, clean gas, clean carb (not cleaned by me, so I'm gonna go back through it tomorrow) and I can't get it to fire. It's got spark, but low compression (about 60 PSI max after kicking it about a 5-6 times).
I checked the flywheel to make sure keyway wasn't sheared (giving wrong ignition timing). I can shoot gas in the carb or down the plug hole and all I've gotten in about 5 solid minutes of kicking it are a couple of backfires out the exhaust. It pretty much does NOTHING.
I'm thinking one of two things: stuck valve or jumped cam chain (changing cam timing).
Any ideas on how to both diagnose and possibly cure a sticking valve (without removing the head)? i've checked valve clearances and they seem correct on all 4 valves so if the valve is sticking, it isn't completely hanging open, it's just not closing cleanly.
Anyway, here are the pics:
What other ideas do you guys have?
- Frank
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