Be careful what coolant you put in it. they had a nasty habit of corroding through the water pump housing and filling transmission with water ( JB Weld seems to work OK as a fix though) They are very high magnesium content, never could find anyone willing to weld them up for re-machining
PJ
Thanks pj
I wondered if the cases were magnesium, that's good to know. I've already seen the corrosion starting there. At least the cover is easy to get off to fix it. Perhaps I should look for a cover and water pump housing to have on stand by.
As for parts........ There is one dealer in all of Ontario and I think only two in Canada. The pre-1987 Husky's were made in Sweden and after that, the Cagiva group (Ducati etc.) bought the company and stoped supporting the Swedish models
So... the dealer isn't much good anyway
The hardest part to find is pistons. I was lucky enough to score a top end off ebay for $150 a few years ago. Old stock pistons are nearly impossible to find now and wiseco never made any for this model.
I found a supplier in the states now that has really good inventory now and good conections for parts he doesn't have:
http://www.husqvarna-parts.com/page/page/3737813.htm. Now that I found this supplier I'm finally going ahead with the restoration of this 1986 Husky 400
Cheers, Matt.