• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Say hello to my new friend

86 400 XC

86 400 XC

Husqvarna
Pro Class
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.

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

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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.

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Did a leak test with vacuum on the top, held 15 no problem
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From husqvarna-parts year/model/engine/id

1987 510 TE (vin) 842251951HXP20000+ engine #2092 matches what i have
 
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...
 
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86 400 XC said:
What does a guy look for in the reed valve? I'm a lttile new to this motor.

Found the info online..
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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.
 
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