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LTZ400 / LTZ250 / LT230 Quad Sports => LTZ400 / LTZ250 /LT230 - General Discussion => Topic started by: Throttle Therapy on March 30, 2015, 04:53:11 pm
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The 2 86' LT230E's I bought are still on stock bore and they smoked last time the previous owner had em' running. So I was wondering if I could bore it out to make it a 250cc. Is it possible to bore it that much? Also my "MECHANIC" took the carb off it tonight to clean it and ended up breaking the choke part or parts in the carburetor. So I took off the other carb from the donor quad... he tried to get its choke out in order to fix the other carb...guess what? He effing broke the choke in both carbs. :o Now I'm wondering if I should buy a bigger carb since I want to bore it. I'm a collector by nature and I usually try to keep things as original as possible, but I'm 230lb's. I don't think a 230 has enough power to make it up these steep hills in the Ozarks, MO. Which is why I want to bore it out. I have been very busy swapping all the good parts off of the donor and using them parts on the other one. ;D Is there an aftermarket exhaust for an 86'? The stock one will do for now but I want more power so the stock one will eventually need replaced. Also, there is a bolted on plate behind the front sprocket. Can I take that plate off and be good to go or will transmission parts come out when I remove the plate? It's held on by 4 bolts. The plate is broken and needs replaced with the one off my donor 230. Thing is, I'm having trouble getting the front sprocket retaining nut off so I can remove the plate behind it. >:D I put the bike in gear held the back brake lever down while I tried turning the sprocket nut, but it just turned the motor over. Do I need to break out my torch and heat that nut up to get it off? <1> Do I turn the front sprocket nut clockwise or counter clockwise to get it off? The donor quad has a different spark plug than the other 230. The donor has a D8EA spark plug and the good 230 has a D7EA. What spark plug do I need? I changed the oil and boy was it thick and black as hell. Once I get the carb installed, I plan on pull starting it to fire up the engine for the first time in a long time. ;D The question I have is... do I need a battery installed to pull start it? [|]
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There's nothing wrong with spare parts i wish i had more. I pick up any spare parts i can find for our quads ,our sleds and also any ford performance part from the 60's . Everytime the price of scrap is on the rise we lose more good parts from people who don't know better or just dont care.. that drives up the cost for all of us who do care about all that old school fun stuff.
You wouldn't by chance happen to have any 427 FE stuff laying around would you?
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There's nothing wrong with spare parts i wish i had more. I pick up any spare parts i can find for our quads ,our sleds and also any ford performance part from the 60's . Everytime the price of scrap is on the rise we lose more good parts from people who don't know better or just dont care.. that drives up the cost for all of us who do care about all that old school fun stuff.
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Same thing I'm trying to do. Lol I want more toys. I just bought 2 lt230's made in 86' that I am going to use both to make 1 good one.
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Thanks . One of these days i will add a lt500r to the stable so we can have one of each of the suzuki lineup from that generation. .
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Good looking 250... I have an 85' 250 also. That 230 is a nice addition.
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Here's a couple more pics. I have hours of helmet cam video but no time to edit. My two son's and i have rode at bull gap in mio mi this year and silver lake sand dunes. All went great no issues. We're Planning a couple trips to gladwin trails before we wind down and get sleds ready for snow.
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Here's the 86 230 with my 85 lt250r
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Any videos of it? Maybe some pics??
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Keep us updated!
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The 230 is all put back together and runs great. Its ready for bull gap this weekend along with my lt250r.
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I found a nice 86 230s quadsport i got a good deal on it. It needs normal maintenance stuff done like new chain and sprocket's as well as front swing arm bearings and rear brake pads. rear carrier bearings are good. I will.also rebuild the carb and install a new carb boot .i bought it with a tank full of turpentine it runs real good with the choke on , not so much without . I ran it just long enough to short shift it through the gears to make sure they all work. It wont run again till i go through it. I will post pics when i have time. It looks good sitting with my 85 lt250r. Now i just need a lt500r and a 98 mach 1 and a 98 formula 3. To park next to my 98 mach z. Then i might have enough stuff in the garage to trip over.
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I had a 230 way back in the day, they are great quads, never had any trouble with mine, except for when
The clutch started slipping, but a little brake fluid stopped that. lol guess it all depends on how it looks and runs. Got some pics, and those prices are reasonable..
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What's a decent 230 quadsport worth ? They are all over craigslist for $800 to $1100 seems high to me for a 30 year old quad. If it wasn't going to be my kids first quad i could get another lt250r for that kind of money . I refuse to buy cheap Chinese junk you cant get parts for.