My 63 Belair inline 6, that I've owned since 1999, has gone from a 5 qt to 6 qt oil change. How about yours? Did it change too? I have always changed my own, and suddenly it has grown another quart's worth of capacity. I am stumped.
@@Trikekid84 Imagine MY surprise at this turn of events. I was lucky to have the extra quart as I was doing my truck too, but had to get the extra quart later for the truck. I daily drove a 63 Biscayne 6 banger from 1990 to 99, but got the Belair and parked the 'Cayne. It's always been 5 qts with the filter, but is now 6. Reality appears to be flexible. 🫨
hello, are those 350x gas tank shrouds or did you swap the whole tank on? im doing a resto mod on my 85 200x and want black gas tank shrouds but i can only find them for the 350x. im doing a black/polished and chrome theme, all plastics are black. if you still run the channel i would appreciate it, thanks
@@onion._.z2665 yeah, 350x, I think they look better than the stock ones. And yeah I’m still here, will be posting more. As far as 200x things not sure, working on a different one currently and after that I need to split my case for the 3rd time. Just to fix a dang leak.
Nothing besides drill the holes in the new plastic since they don’t come with holes. You can still buy they new from Meyer. I was going to do the 350x/250r front fender too, and a number plate, make it look real sporty haha.
@@Trikekid84 ah gotcha. yeah i’m putting a 350x headlight fairing with dual LED’s with rectifier along with the 86/87 200x black front fender. i was gonna do the 86 250r front fender until i started started watching bvc trikes a few years ago. thank you for the response, i’m gonna start making videos that no one has done on the 1st gen 200x’s. mainly little stuff like what we’re talking about really. gonna be trying out 28mm nibbi carb along with my full rebuild. it’s gonna take time but i’m definitely gonna shout you out for the contribution
@@onion._.z2665 sweet. Don’t forget the ac-dc box otherwise it’ll eventually burn out the led. They are cheap on Amazon. Nibbi carbs are great, I had a similar china carb on mine. The 28mm was great but it was just difficult to start, so I switched to a 26mm, it’s still a flat slide and bigger than stock and it’s been good after getting it jetted right. I forgot what my jetting specs are but I can let you know, pretty close to stock still. 35 or 38 pilot and a 112 or 110 main. Actually had to make the pilot a little leaner than stock but China carbs are always a little off from an actual keihin.
@@danielsimpson2814 I’d say so, it’s probably just the paint. It’ll do that for a few rides. Do some heat cycles, go easy at first, let it cool down, ride again a little harder, do lots of engine breaking where you just accelerate and decelerate, that will break in the rings well.
Planning on it, need to finish editing, but need to take it all apart once again, case halfs leak when they didn’t before, but they were welded so that’s probably why.
I want to build a turbo 300 ford, or jeep 4.0, better head options, roller cams, intakes are always the hard part to find. Trying to find a 4 barrel intake.
Great video guys really enjoyed watching, just love how simple these engines are wish engines hadn't gotten so complicated but I guess its progress. Again thanks for sharing
Looks like that engine has been apart and reassembled before, otherwise where did the ball bearings go? That 97 crank and crank case are a one off, if you plan a rebuild you will be good, if you get a used crank it will have to be 97 to fit your case, the 98 99 and 00 are all about a half inch wider
Been a ski doo guy forever. Saying that this sled is one I would never buy. And the 600 triple. Both have the same problems. I always go for the 670. Have have 4 now. Not only are they wayyyy more reliable but faster as well. The only triple Mach I would even consider is the 800. Those are fast. But still a triple. Really hard to be the twins. Still love the look of these sleds. Even tho they don’t handle for sheot. Best of luck with er!!!
Yeah, the 670 mach is a great sled. This engine will last me a long time since I'm not going to be putting a lot of miles on, maybe some classic lake cross racing but mostly light trail riding. I think the 800s have better oiling provisions, i'm going to look into that. But yes the last year's mach z's are the ones worth getting, but cost more $$$. They sound cool, but it's a heavy sled.
Who do you plan on sending the crank to? It needs all 3 rod sets and all main bearings. Have the cylinders replated too, the damaged one at the very least. Good luck with it!
@@Trikekid84 $1k for a properly done triple crank with all new parts is reasonable. So long as it's assembled right and is air-tight it will run well for a long time. When I do multi-cylinder crankshafts I prefer to have the crankcases it will be going into on hand. I can set the widths perfectly and once it's trued can be set in them to avoid getting banged around.
@@BillyWillicker yes, I gave the guy both case half's and he does cranks for many different sleds. Stuff that I own, friends, and racers from eagle River and other things. I would not know where else to bring the crank, and I definitely don't know how. I understand how to rebuild a single cyl crank, but never done one 100% by myself yet.
@@Trikekid84 It's just like a single, only a lot more width setting, and a LOT more truing. I do mostly singles and can get them down under .001" runout and usually better - not sure why I do when the spec is .003", but hey better is better. The straighter it is off the press the easier it will line up in the end so the press work is important. Cranks are definitely one of those things that the more you do the better you get.
It'll never wear out of phase with the crank! Which also helps the timing always be correct. Ford did this on the 300 as well which makes them last a long time. Not sure why other engines even use chains.
No cat, Jones glass pack where the cat was, then 2 ¼ pipe all the way to the bumper. I think I put the glass pack on backwards by accident but it made it quieter, basically the same as having just a cat and nothing behind it.
Floats are not adjusted or the float needle is not sealing. Probably an easy fix. Clean it, make sure the needle is clean, floats should sit level with the base of the carb while holding the carb upside down. Good luck!
@@brookealexander9728 I kind of want to just put a pipe in where the glass pack is now and make it a little louder. I get about 14-15mpg not towing anything. V8 mode all the time no cylinder deactivation, I have the Range plugged in.
Just put a brand new 4.3 vortex in my 97 Chevy 2 wheel drive want to know what kind of headers to put on it short or long and what brand anybody can help I would appreciate it thanks 👍
Headers on a tbi or OBD2 efi setup won't really gain you any power without a tune. BUT... it'll sound good at least. Short tubes are good for a truck application, but I've always liked the sound of long tubes, can't beat it. The problem with a 6cyl vs a V8 though is high rpms they get raspy, like a tractor, but with a good muffler like a flow master 40 it'll sound good. Glasspack might be too "derby car" sounding. I would go 2.5" exhaust pipe too to try and get a deep sound. I only have 2 1/4 but I like how mine sounds. But I only have stock manifolds so it's about as good as it can be.
