It looks like to me @ 19:30 when you first started the engine, that the head gasket was leaking as well because of the smoke going forward. But I suppose you'll find that out when the head is taken off to check the valves. I think the local police/sheriff can be called to check the VIN number as well. This one is in a lot rougher shape than your other TRX 350. Good luck.
Could see head gasket was blowing and head it when first started.... Not checking, topping up, changing oil before starting is never a good idea.... Shame as could have avoided the knocking 🤔
Just wanted to say that you leaked the vin on the Website you showed. (It Shows in the url of the Website) So dont let anyone fool you into thinking its their ATV.
One of my Honda ATC from that era had blackened fenders on it, I figured they did it as a stylistic choice or so they could creep around easier at night :D
Curious as I don't own an ATV, do all of them have a title when new? I'm planning on a purchase later this year and I'd like to know the rules before buying. TYIA
Keep seeing these old Honda's on RU-vid but I cant find them within 300 miles of me. I have an 84 125 a 85 250 and 86 3004x4. I need plastics for every one. The 250 needs the choke plastic handle bar mech. But no parts to be found. I painted the 250 army green cause it was really bad. Previous owner who bought it new put bondo on the cracks. It looks horrible
Did you swop the petrol feed pipe arround on the pump? When you was cranking it you could see fuel vapour blowing out of the tank like it was reversed?
A bit of elbow grease needed on this one joe but you will turn it around mate I'm sure a bit like yourself painted black defo suss although it came back clean world is full of crooks at least you have the decency to give it back if it is stolen take care mate look forward to the rebuild 🔧🔧👍👌🔧
just because its painted doesent mean it was stolen at all.kids always paint that crap to think it looks cool.dont read to much into it.im sure your fine!!
It is also possible it is not stolen. Oh yes I seem to remember getting my atv stolen not really. Some people just love to paint stuff black. they even black out their lights.
@@2vintage eh there's a chance because I've had a wheeler stolen from me I haven't reported it cause I'll see the scum bag around sometime but it's also pretty common for kids or crack heads to spray can these things black cause it "looks cool"
12:42-----Joe, if you are working around any level of voltage, you should remove the ring from your finger on your left hand. Have seen what happens when a ring gets juiced with 12V, will burn the crap out of your finger for starters.😬 All said, great video just the same!
You are a great guy for offering to give back the possible stolen Honda ATV, I bought a 2011 Harley Davidson Sportster 48 for great price of $3000 dollars and added another $3500 dollars making it look good, I bought it on a bill of sale because of lost title, well it turned into a nightmare as soon as the DMV tried to register it, the state of Kansas had a lien on it for back taxes, not many good guys like you are left anymore,, I love to watch your work on these pieces of junk
I have a felony from 20 plus years ago bought a 3-wheeler two states away at a swap meet guy gave me a bill of sale and signed it a year later it came back as stolen when I pulled over riding in some woods I got blamed for stealing it I was young had a public defender who was useless.
@Rusty Shakleford street legal? Where I live they don't require a registration or anything on ATVs well not way back then not sure about now. It was stolen from the state I live in so they said I did it!! My mom was there yelling at the judge it was a mess gave me felony grand theft over 300$ Then in 2007 I was renting an apartment and the previous tenants left two cars in the yard for months the landlord told me get rid of them the people disappeared so I had a scrap friend come get them for free couple weeks later a couple guys showed up looking for their cars they had a tow truck I said they got junked! Guess what they called the police said the landlord and I stole their cars had to go court again they charged Him & I with grand theft over 300$ another felony on my record over some BS now I have two felonies for theft and I've done nothing wrong ever.... it's messed my whole life up
I probably bought my dirt bikes stolen cause I bought them for 250 for 2 I already sold the other and got all my money back sold it for 250 to someone who wanted to swap it to electric
I love your vids! It must be so gratifying to get these machines running well again. One minor tip, if you turn the oil bottle the other way around with the slant on the bottom (counter-intuitively) you will get smooth laminar flow of oil. No glug-glug. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Just because someone painted it doesn't even remotely mean it was stolen. Maybe the previous owner didn't like the color and wanted to change it without spending a lot of money. It obviously was ridden hard and not properly maintained so using rattle can to change the color seems in line with its general upkeep.
Take my word that is totally mine. I dont have any proof but keep up the good work fixing it and wen u get her all back to how it was wen i never had it u can make arrangements on shipping it back to me!
You should have torn it apart when you first heard the knock lol now you have to replace the valves. Make sure that the oil filter isn't in backwards cause it could be a oiling problem that wore down the cam guide and that's why it skipped time
Hey I need help We got a polaris predator 500 but it doesn't have spark The stator is good and there is no voltage coming thru the wire from the cdi to the ignition coil
I bought a Mini chopper this past summer and it was all planted black I took some of the black paint off and it was a very beautiful purple underneath but they blacked out everything they just like spray paint and there's black paint? I guess they didn't like the metallic purple? most of the wires was cut so on the CDI Box so I assumed that they was having trouble with spark. But for me the black plant it just makes it look awful I think but that's just me. Nice job to keep up the goodness!
Nah 2vingtage ran it without oil. Nothing was lubed so it skipped timing. Now has bent intake valves. 50$ of oil or even old oil would have saved him a lot of money. Now the head has gotta come off and hopefully the piston isn’t damaged…
I bought a Yamaha a few years ago painted black came with ownership wasn't stolen ppl just do dumb crap sometimes I ended up removing the spray paint the og blue plastics looked way better
