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posty2100
08-30-2009, 12:38 PM
here is what i found on craiglist and went and got this morning

1984 honda 200x that the guy had running yesterday and says the camshaft is bad

has a brand new Clarke plastic gas tank that he just bought and put on it $250, (thinking about selling and getting my money back out of this and getting a older decent shape one)

i didnt really need another project but i couldnt pass this up, has another frame, front tire/rim, and 3 bins of parts that i could easily build another motor with. Has 3 other cams that go with it and one is in great shape that I am gong to use I will be on here tryin to get this thing running, if the crank is bad what are signs and how much of a job is it to replace?

heres some pics I took of the x and my garage full of other rides, my dad is now complaining there is no room in the garage
shortline10
08-30-2009, 12:41 PM
Awesome deal !!!!
MonroeMike
08-30-2009, 01:07 PM
Nice find.
dan440hemi
08-30-2009, 01:18 PM
sweet find hope you can get it running
bonkers_200s
08-30-2009, 01:44 PM
Good stuff, tell your dad to get his own hobby and stay out the garage:P
Dirtcrasher
08-30-2009, 01:47 PM
Plenty of room ther, stand them on end and get 3 more :D
AutoXer
08-30-2009, 06:00 PM
you have to split the cases to replace the crank ... so its a job. Might be better to get another motor or have it done by some one with more experience un less you are comfortable doing it. I think if you had a manual and took your time it wouldn't be bad
posty2100
08-30-2009, 08:37 PM
you have to split the cases to replace the crank ... so its a job. Might be better to get another motor or have it done by some one with more experience un less you are comfortable doing it. I think if you had a manual and took your time it wouldn't be bad

its not the crack, its the cam shaft in the top end
posty2100
08-30-2009, 09:12 PM
I am back at college now for the week. I cant wait to get home thursday night and work on this thing. I hope I can get this running. If I do this is going to be a rider even tho I want to tear it down and do partial restore to riding condition. I am going to have to see how much it is going to be to get this running.

What are signs that the cam is bad? I kicked it over and sounds normal but doesnt fire. I didnt have time to mess with it long.
AutoXer
08-31-2009, 05:36 PM
Cam is real easy to replace in a 200x .... I wondered why you thought the crank might be bad LOL