garden shed find

[ncwLoren]

Im currently working on a 94 wombat project and was curious if there might be some parts out there that would be useful. Put an ad on craigslist and this is what I found. Its really clean and complete with a couple of caveats. The PO never had it running . He said it was electrical. So there are two stators in the parts box I got. Everything else looks really nice.

[bchappy]

Nice and clean. Front fender seems to be the worst for wear. Strictly Hodaka is carrying the Preston Petty line and should have a nice new one with the same insignias on it. I wish the 03 I started with had been that nice.

[ncwLoren]

Thanks. I was really excited when I saw it. The front fender is pretty oxidized but everything else is nice. It does have the case stud? Behind the countershaft sprocket missing. But I guess ill have to live with that. Do you use the oil injection ? Id really like to. It is second in line right now so I have some time to think about it.

[relic]

Nice find for sure! I'd be pretty darn happy to find one in that condition too.
Quite a survivor.

Relic

[bchappy]

I am using the oil injection on mine and it works great. You will get a lot of different ideas on the oil injection but here if my thoughts: The model 03 does not have a oil hole over the left main bearing so it is recommended to take the engine apart and install that if you go to the oil mixture. I had my engine apart (as I completely went through it) and installed the oil hole just in case I decided to go to oil mixture later. I would say that I have not heard of anyone loosing a left bearing when they went to oil mixture without installing the oil hole but it is recommended.

[ncwLoren]

You answered a question I had. I wasn't sure that if the hole was drilled the injection could still be used. I would like to use premix until im sure oil is being pumped. But I dont want to fry the bearing in the process. Another question I had was if the wombat and road toad stators are the same. I think I have one of each in a box of parts.

[Bullfrog]

Yup, you are good to go - Road Toad and Wombat (94 AND 03) stators are interchangeable.

Ed

[dirty_rat]

The rear shifter case stud (which often gets broken off if the chain comes off) can be welded back on. I have had a few cases fixed with welding. Just make sure the welder knows how to weld aluminum. I have always found the cases don't seem to stay in place as well without that rear stud. If you look at the thread titled "Mechanic" running right now, Danny Cooke has pictures of a case he just re-welded.

[hodakamax]

As for the oxidized fender, they can be painted with Krylon Fusion paint for plastic. I wet sanded mine (which were really grim) and sprayed them. Not perfect by any means but that stuff REALLY sticks. It's only about five dollars a can at the local stores. Waddya got to lose?

Max

PS--If you can find a close enough color.

[Bullfrog]

Another "renewal" method for the front fender is a combination of wood worker's craftsman style scraping and then wet sanding, and finishing up with "Mop-N-Glo". I've done it on a red PP fender from back in the day. It was a bit time consuming, so you have to set your mind to the concept of spending the time necessary to do a craftsman-like job - but the results can be very good. I've done it and am quite happy with the result - and the process even retained the molded in Preston Petty logo!
Ed
PS: The Mop-N-Glo recommendation was suggested by Master Restorer, Lee Fabry a few years ago at a Hodaka Days seminar.

[ncwLoren]

Thanks everybody for the advice. I also own an old style klr650. They are notorious for faded plastic. Mine is currently the salmon pink color. A lot of people on klr forums recommend pledge furniture polish. Ive done that but it doesnt last. I am also a woodworker and have a couple scrapers. That is an excellent idea. At any rate I am just excited that I found one in such good shape. If I remember right there was an article in "dirt bike" magazine about one of the bad rocks and it mentioned that Ed Chestnut had pretty much laid out the whole course on his basically stock 03 wombat and also competed on it?

[Bullfrog]

I actually did my fender scraping using a Gerber pocket knife (purty good steel in that blade!) because it was so much easier to control than a purpose built wood worker's scraper. The scraping will remove that crusty pink layer, and if done with care the wet sanding won't be a major project. The Mop-N-Glo provides for a renewable gloss finish. Pledge might work too . . . but I'm sure that NOTHING applied to the crusty pink surface can transform it back to glossy red.

The 03 had a boat load of little tweeks to it, but the engine porting had not been modified other than "blue printing" (making the ports the size and shape and location the engineers drew - also matching the base of the transfers in the cases and the cylinder. So, while it had been tweeked a bit . . . it was most certainly not a "factory racer" laced with un-obtanium. Good scoot!

Ed
PS: My last name does not have a "t" in the middle.