Throttle pilot arrived today here. After getting it into the garage i stated in checkin it over. First thing compression check, cold was 138 psi not good enough for me. Was hoping for a higher reading but it is used. And I usually replace the
Engine anyway, so lets move on.
Carb slide wqas removed and it is in great shape, not a ton of wear on it, it is stock.
Belt looks to be OEM and to sya it is on it's last leg is an understatement, it is junk.
Clutch is stock OEM, look to have bad wear on the sides and will need to be checked further.
Exhaust-expansion chamber (oem)is hanging off the exhaust flange, not selaed and I assume the flange has some form of wear on it that might require a replacement.
The silencer is as well just hangin on by a thread, not sealed at all on the expansion chamber and is aftermarket, it will be replaced with a stock OEM to match the expansion chamber.
Air inlet is missing inlet assembly and hose, the air filter housing is dirty and need to be totally cleaned, filter will be replaced with a new UNI FILTER.
SUSPENSION-here we go-
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front tie rods both sides bent badly, thing hardly steers.
Both upper and lower arms are bent.It is slight but a trained eye can notice it when looking. Need to all be replaced.
Left side tie rod end bad.
Left side wheel bearing bad.
Rear suspension needs to be completely replaced, every arm is bent some badly!
Right side upper tie rod end is bad in the control arm.
Rear brake caliper missing the E brake arm, no biggie, and the pads need replacement.
Now I don't want to be all negative here, actually some good things on it-the frame other then a slight bend in the top cage is in remarkable shape, underneath reveals really no dings,dents, or scrapping from rocks,the front clip is straight-the trans and rear cv's, stubs and rear carriers are in decent shape, trans shifts well, the cables are free. It does have aftermarket old school rims which can be reused. Shocks are in good shape, the plastics too other then the front fenders will stay on it, it has all the brackets for the fenders, the front foot tub is in really good shape,and overall it is a great Pilot. I will post some pictures in a few here.