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Has anyone been in contact with this dude? I've sent 3 e mails with no response to any of them. :ummm:
said he finally got it running after it sat for around 10 years, and something popped and antifreeze started gushing out. He then said he had a piece of the case busted out. It looks so rough from salt spray or something? Most of it was greek to me...
Danny is giving him a call.
Danny is giving him a call.
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Hahaha, I've been thinkin' about ol' Leon this past day or so Garrett....hoping this doesn't turn out to be another one of THOSE deals!! :rofl_200:
Sarchin passed on the guys # (thanks man) and I gave the guy a call. Pretty much like sarchin said, it was running good then a chunk of the case, base, somethin', busted out and fluids went everywhere. He said someone told him that from sitting so long maybe the antifreeze deteriorated the aluminum to the point that it was so thin it broke.....is this possible?
He also said the rust and corrosion is from the 'salt spray'....apparently it was subjected to salt spray wherever it was sitting.....THAT doesn't have me very excited, I'll tell ya....been there, done that....right Garrett!! :bang head:
Anyhow, I'm going to have a look at it this weekend, if we get any clearing in the weather (which doesn't look too good at the moment) :ummm:
Maybe you will get lucky & just the water pump came apart its far fetched but I guess it could happen.
Kyle, you beat me to it. I was thinking it probably has 23 year old anti freeze in it which has turned to powder, he started it up & the impeller shaft, w/no lubrication from the water jacket, seized the impeller shaft & snapped it, putting it thru the case of the water pump. Or, the impeller came adrift & did the same thing. And it's still worth only $500! That guy just wants some $ out of it and doesn't want to see it again. I'd kick in $100 to buy it & get some stuff off it. I'll take the bodywork: f & r fenders, gas tank cover, & side panels. I bet that the engine is ok if someone takes the time to put fresh oil into it, and has water in the cooling system instead of that white powder from dried-out anti-freeze. The primary & secondary ignition system should make someone happy!
It's a real shame Garrett, I don't get it. Lots o' folks with more money than brains I guess. Talkin' to a bike ebay seller, he sent me a pic of a '85 FJ700 Maxim (not the 5-valve, but still a nice little bike) it had 6K on it and had been left outdoors sitting....the tank had rusted through, tires flat, just a peice of junk....he bought it for $100, very little salvageable stuff.
Don't think it's just the elbow cause the guy said there was a 'peice of aluminum on the ground under the motor.....something happened farther inside I'm afraid, that pushed that all forward, elbow, probably thermostat, etc.
I was hoping that Kyle but the guy made reference to the motor mount being cracked....I don't know if it cracked before the 'incident' or because of it, but in his close-up of the motor it looks like a crack going under the motor mount and across under the water pump. He also said he wondered about "turning the motor over and putting a new base on it" :ummm:
Sounds like some fairly serious repair would be needed before there's even a chance of it running again.
What about what he said regarding anti-freeze deterioration of aluminum....is that a possibility? If it is there really isn't any point in fixing it cause it could fail somewhere else in the motor....maybe? :confused2:
jeeze if 91 was the last time it was run i'd offer $50 danny. only thing worth anything on it might be rotors, wheels (even then might nto be worth it to refinish them) and the sissybar.
can't imagine the gas tank or even the hydraulic lines after 20 yrs
can't imagine the gas tank or even the hydraulic lines after 20 yrs
Haha, he said one guy offered him $20!!
Maybe I shouldda asked him if he has a brother in eastern Mass....ey? :rofl_200:
Yeah, that'd be cool....maybe score another backrest and scoops....ey? BTW, those scoops I got weren't any better than that junk '85 we looked at...I went to loosen the bottom screw to remove the screen plate and the whole alum. tab broke the **** off!! :bang head:
Thanks Leon, you're still my hero!! :rofl_200:
Still, it was fun killing and eating that Bison....ey? :biglaugh:
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