better start this before I get too far into it.
been looking for the wife a 350f to buy and get her started riding but with these bikes being way out of my budget I started looking out of state for something I could put together and fix/build.
found the titled up in KY and a parts donor in OH.
I figure they are similar to my 550's and some areas where they are not.
all the odd and ends are in storage for now while I focus on the engines and carbs to see what the PO's left for me.
alot of weathered parts on these motors and carbs. on the titled motor there is some sort of a sealant at most of the connected areas of the motor. same with the donor motor. Every screw and bolt so far has been fighting me. I got the JIS bit into the impact screwdriver and went to work on the engine covers. after awhile with no budging I realized i just wasn't hitting hard enough. alot of good oil build up, dirt, bugs and webs in the chain guard area.
on both the 350 engines the tach plug was stuck to the rocker cover and had to drill and back out what was left of the screws.
I started unscrewing caps and saw a new surprise with the tappet adjusters having a square screw instead of flat head tops. I backed those off and took the rocker covers off to see both engines have silicone on them following the outside edge of the gaskets. one was clear and the other a shiny dark red. not sure if these were household silicones but cant wait to see what else I find inside them.
I didnt have a stand of any kind to set these engines on to let out the oil so I used a couple pieces of wood to raise high enough to slip a cut out plastic jug under the titled engine to realize that the oil pan DOES NOT HAVE A SCREW ON IT! after confirming there is supposed to be one on there by looking at the donor engine, I took to removing the oil filter housing and draining some of it from there. After picking up the engine tilting but not much coming out I decided to prep the floor with paper towels and drop the pan.
I did this on the donor motors also but was so much easier with a drain plug on them.
I am guessing that the 400 motor is mainly the same as the 350 just bored out with some different internals?
All the carbs seem to be 656 or 565 somewhere along those lines.
It started to rain so I had to bring everything outside in trying to keep it all somewhat organized.
I got them ranked with the titled motor and carbs first, the donor motor second, and the 400 motor last.
I gotta download the manual and do some reading up on this
update I was able to find a pic of the title bike before I blew it apart