Say hello to my new friend

Got it today, the wait is over finally a 510 was for sale up here.
Drove 3 hours to get it and never saw a picture.
Had to beat any 1 else out to buy it, the listing was posted last night.
1700 Canadian dollars, dirt cheap. Fired up first kick and I beat the guy to his house as he left work early and never warmed it up on me.

It goes like crazy haha, has a head gasket leak so some coolant will mix with the oil if you ride right now.







86 or 87 i am not sure yet, oh the fun begins with this resto

Good score!! That is a 1987; the water cooler was released in the summer of 1986 but is called a 1987. I own the same bike but mine is a cross country. You have an "interesting" water hose routing set up on your bike. The factory routing was on the front of the cylinder, not wrapped around the back of it, but that can be easily corrected.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGk5Puc069U


cold start after a long drive home with some rain.

VERY WELCOME IN THE FAMILY !!!
!!!

Update, getting right at it.
Clutch cover is toast, could be the only leak.

I think i found the guys that owned 7 years ago on facebook too

Small Husky world

I dont see the square little box close the coil under the tank....the one for the lights....

It was there i removed it with the lights

Nice survivor. Whats taking so long to rip into it....lol, just kidding. I'm sure you will do it justice.

looks like this might be a great candidate for lectron number 2! i have a feeling you arent going to like the dell'orto after owning a lectron now..nice pickup, looking forward to see some videos

LOL it does fall on its face if you take the choke off too soon.

So here is a picture from the past owner 7 years ago before he sold it on ebay

Does it have the 85-86 linkage or the 87-88? I call that tank/radiator shroud 85-86 but only have the one 4 stroke in this section.
My 1988 is more worn in but has never had any head gasket issues.
Starting on the first kick is normal, when cold.

Its a 87 model, the 86 is air cooled and still has 85/86 linkage. The leak is the from the water pump seal.
The area around the seal was gone and coolant could not leak out the weep hole, it had been closed off with a screw.


Did a leak test with vacuum on the top, held 15 no problem

From husqvarna-parts year/model/engine/id

1987 510 TE (vin) 842251951HXP20000+ engine #2092 matches what i have

1987 my boss raced one just like it.

I sold a 1987 husky 510 to a guy from colorado that was passing thru the area on his way to a giant pumpkin contest in Vancouver BC. He won the contest and the pumpkin in the back of his truck was huge !

With the clutch cover removed, now would be a good time to inspect the oil reed valve that hides behind the clutch assembly...

What does a guy look for in the reed valve? I'm a lttile new to this motor.

Found the info online..

Just check that the reed petal is not loose, bent, cracked or buggered up in any way. This is sort of the oil pump for your motor, (a motor that does not have an oil pump). The Husky workshop manual says to do this every 5 oil changes but I have to admit I let mine go longer than that although I do change my oil quite often seeing that it only holds about a quart. If you do remove the reed be sure to use locktite when reinstalling it.

Speaking of oil, be sure to inspect the oil screen, (filter) under the small oval black plastic cover just below the cylinder on the left side of the motor. I check and clean mine practically every oil change.