Cracked Crankcase on 350X

[dave_iggy]

I bought a 1985 350X and the back of the crank case had been liquid welded, because it got cracked, there is a little bit of oil coming through. the guy i bought it from didn't say anything about it when i bought it, and has given me a lot of headaches because he is not very open to helping me out, but finally after alot of convincing he says he needs a tranny from an 1986 and he says he will give me the crankcase from that, but doesn't know if the diferent years will match up, so i was wondering if anyone out there could let me know if the 1986 crankcase would fit on the 1985 motor. thanks

[jeswinehart]

yep ,,, it'll work.


john

[dave_iggy]

thanks john , that's all i needed , this kid said he would give the case to me but than called and said it wouldn't work , i don't think the kid knows much and i think when he found out how much the side case cost , i don't think he wanted to give it to me . thanks alot

[jeswinehart]

all that would be different possibly is the clutch cable routing is different on the 86 modles. it comes around the left side of the motor ... and then goes to the right side case clutch lever. it won't make any difference on your 85 x ... cable routing will still be the same. in fact ,,,, i think the 86 routing is on the inner side case ( left side ).
my 1985 350x had the chain go thru the outer part of the outside case and i had it welded back into shape ,,, no problems now.
kinda weird how honda cast the outside case ,,,, leaving a big air pocket gap in there and all. if they had not done so it would have been bullet proof. if you get to hold one in your hand ( sounds like you will ) you will see what i'm talking about.
the case savers are a real good investment ( stock ones never seem to be in place for some reason ) and not at all that hard to fab one up if your handy enough.

sounds like this person is running you around alot ,,,


john

[dave_iggy]

thanks john that's really helpful, today i actually just put the machine in the top of my dad's shop so i can start doing a complete rebuild, i bought the 350x and have literally pushed the machine around more than i have actually driven it, but by next spring i will have a sweet machine , with practically a brand new top and bottom end in it, so then it will last a long time because i have no plans of beating the crap out of it.Do you know where to go for little specialty nuts and bolts and stuff for the 350x? do you have to buy it from a dealer or is there other stores i can get them from? i thought Canadian Tire up here in Canada could order ATV parts but maybe not.
thanks dave

[jeswinehart]

i got most all of the nuts and bolts i have ever needed from the hardware store up town. they have a great selection of metric nuts + bolts + washers.
like most folks , i have a nuts and bolts tray that is probbly the most valuable junk box i own.
i just put all new stainless hex type of case bolts on my 350x ,,, got it off of ebay for rather cheap ( needed to get a few different lengths from up town though ).

john

[84250r]

Nice 350X John,how much you end up paying for her anyways? Have any photos of yours dave iggy?

[dave_iggy]

thanks john, i will be sure to go to the hardware store when i need bolts, i hate going to the dealers and paying such a huge price just because their HONDA. As for the pictures, Mr. 84 250R, I have them on a digital camera , i just have to sit down and try figure out how to get them on here . i will probably have them on here by tonite. I got the top of my shop all set up to rebuild my 350X, i started taking a few things apart. Now i am just waiting to get the cases from the guy i bought it from and then i will send the motor away and fix up some stuff on the frame.
dave

[dave_iggy]

here is a picture of my new 350x , hopefully the picture shows up, i payed $1500 CND for it, if you want i can throw a few pictures in during the tear down of it
[IMG]C:\My Documents\My Pictures\Kodak Pictures\2004-09-06[/IMG]

[OldSchoolin86]

Dave what you want to is click on "Post Reply". Once in there you hit manage attachments, hit browse and locate the pic from you computer, hit Upload then post it. [img] works whne it has a web address.

[jeswinehart]

it started out to be a 600 hundred dollar x to me don. got to chatting with a fella down at the badlands and we struck the deal at 600 sight unseen. picked it up a couple of weeks later in indyapolis , ind.
how much have i invested ??? priceless - lol !

[Howdy]

it started out to be a 600 hundred dollar x to me don. got to chatting with a fella down at the badlands and we struck the deal at 600 sight unseen. picked it up a couple of weeks later in indyapolis , ind.
how much have i invested ??? priceless - lol !

I made a simular deal with a guy for a Polaris 3 Wheeler a couple years ago. The machine need more than I expected but I have Never Ever found a sweeter machine. My only regret is not buying / getting it sooner. Thinking of that deal, I need to make a MI run to see John's 350x. I need to see what he might be able to use for it.
Howdy

[jeswinehart]

it needs 3 things howdy ,,, rode more , cleaned less and a tach !


just got hooked up to broadband ,,, wow what a difference in computing !


john

[dave_iggy]

sorry guys i tried to send the picture as an attachment and it says the file is too big.

[jeswinehart]

i used to make my pics smaller but lately i just crop them and they seem to be the correct size to up load on here.
it's a major learning curve iggy ,,, you aren't the only one that has troubles learning it.



john