• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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1986 Wr400 "enduro" Restoration

Stripped the bike down to frame and removed stem bearing races. Sending off to powder coaters this week. Frame was nice and straight with no repairs previously done or needed which was a bonus.
 

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Does anyone in Australia have a left side engine cover as mine is not good with corrosion around the water pump area?
 

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JB weld and a new seal and oring will straighten that pump cavity out. easy repair.
 
I may have a aftermarket aluminium cover, not sure if it is well made or not, I'll trial fit to a motor to check.
Show us a pic of your cover after you've cleaned it up, as wrx said, easy repair if not too far gone.
Tony.
 
Oh, the irony of vintage restorations. When I was looking for a cover for my air cooled 430, all i could find were water pumper covers.
 
As I seem to remember, that 400 motor was about the sweetest 2t for single track. Reminds me of the 300 I've got now.
 
if you have access to a glass bead blaster use it. clean as much of the white fuzzy shit out as you can then have at it with the JB weld. I've done a few with great success.
 
Have done the same. JB Weld, then dremel. More JB weld, more dremel. Works, stops the corrosion by separating the water from the metal. Probably more durable than new!
 
Saw a thing about repairing damaged/chipped airplane props . They can use instant liquid glue sprinkled with baking soda to make it harden . They did several layers. Have not tried it myself.
 
Finally got the frame blasted and powdercoated white. Came up really well. Also got the rear spring blasted and coated.

Now to save up for the next lot of parts.
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Picklito said:
It was pretty nice. Well-behaved like the 430, but less vibration and noise due to the water cooling.
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Less Vibration, hah... my 86 400, would vibrate the head bolts loose..if i screamed it...which of course is NOT the way to ride
this bike.. prefect woods bike motor, will lug along, then when you get that unexpected hill deep in the woods..she'll motor
you up it like nothing.. Only thing to get use to is, they like to be steered with the rear tire, once you learn that, you love
it.
 
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