99 Super X #1145 Being Semi-restored

[AZSUPERX]

Cool I'll see what I can find around here.

Also I was looking at the production chart on the EH official headquaters site and it shows #1145 to be the 1130 bike built and it says for customer it was a photo/surgis and to be new black color. A few pages over it shows some bikes being Sturgis bikes, did they just forget the t in sturgis on the listing for #1145? Does anyone know what this means?

[wytfut]

no idea....   there are a few stories out there, that can't be proven...
for example...
I helped purchase a R/O out of Council Bluffs Iowa a few years ago. The owner (#2), said when he bought it, the owner swore up and down that this R/O was in a promo photo shoot..... and that is why it came with a chrome timing cover.... a lil more bling for the photos.....

can't be proven, but non the less interesting...

My bike (525) #310 off the line... was built and shipped to a dealer in Alabama, then shipped back to Minniapolis..... I'm the third owner, and took possession with 1.6k miles on it.

[AZSUPERX]

Kind of what I figured. I changed the oil and filter this morning and went on about a little 100 mile cruise! Only issue is I have a small oil leak on a sensor by the oil fill tube, other than that it was a great ride!

[AZSUPERX]

I took #1145 out to see how she liked the high country of Arizona yesterday. It was the first of many longer rides it's gonna get, put 350 miles on her. As far as riding it was awesome, I got tons of looks and ttons of questions on what kind of bike it was. I had two issues first riding pretty hard through the mountains where there were several sharp curves to where I was taking the pretty fast and laying the bike over more than usual, it spit a little oil out of the crankcase breather tube. I have relocated the breather hose from the air cleaner housing to a little breather/filter right under the seat. The oil level was right on full when I left and after it spit some out it is a little lower than half way on the normal opperating range. Has anyone else experience this issue or have any ideas? The second was we got stuck in traffic at a detour for about 30 minutes and after about 15-20 minutes the bike seemed to be getting warm and had a small amount of oil smoke coming from the crankcase breather, once we got moving agian it seemed to cool off and stop. I'm running 5w-50 synthetic oil and it was about 75-80 degrees when it got warm. I have a pretty big oil cooler on my bike but it doesn't have a fan. Once again any advise is appreciated!

[wytfut]

even with a larger than life oil cooler..... without a fan drawing cooling air across it, its gonna get hot...   Once I got the fan put on 525, I haven't had any more hot engine issues...    its pretty surprising how quick they'll warm up, even in cool weather...
I'm no engineer, but I can't imagine how big that cooler would have to be to disperse the heat without some sort of air flow...

as for the spitting/puking...    realize that the breather outlet for the crankcase is at the very back of the primary.  If you hit it hard... there is a real possibility of throwing oil into that outlet....  or sloshing it to the back for a better discription.  Some of the X's puke all the time (one of ours is really picky about how much you put into it, and another one of ours has never puked.

[Jumper]

Dunno about venting your breather under your seat... Why not run a hose all the way around your rear fender and out the bottom of the fender. If it pukes, it pukes on the ground and you don't have oil vapors all under you seat and in your electronics cover etc...

Jumper

[AZSUPERX]

I'm not sure ther is room for the little breather filter under there, but I could defently try it seems like a better idea.

[wytfut]

Not sure what Jumper does on his... but mine is just a vacant tube that dumps where he describes....
pretty sure no contaminants are going to crawl that far up that tube, when it cools.... especially when you know there is oil pooling in that line somewheres....

[AZSUPERX]

Ok I'll give that a try . I also checked the oil and it was right on the max level so I must of had it just a little over full    I drained a little oil to get it right in the center of the normal range and I'm going to ride it to work tomorrow and see what happens. Thanks for the advise guys!

[wytfut]

may still puke a bit....
there is a difference on the dip sticks from 99 to 00... but I honestly can't remember what it was, other than the 00 is supposed to be "correct"....

so with that..... I'd keep it around the center hash mark. I've made some adjustments to 525, but before... 3 quarts 4 oz.'s was just about right every time... and wouldn't puke. Our blue 00 is just short of 3 quarts 4 oz.'s.... although that bike never really puked badly.  ...

just take note when you do the oil change/fill ...

[AZSUPERX]

Ok so Tuesday my fuel pump quit on me. I swapped it out for the one on the cross reference page for parts that was a E2042 Car Quest pump. Now it will start but seems like the fuel pressure is off, maybe to high. My fuel pressure tester is at work so I guess I'll have to wait to test it. Also the check engine light is now on.

[wytfut]

fuel pump dying off... probably set off the "lite" ...

Jamie/Marty have the correct pumps and regulators......

I know of owners to have purchased off the shelf pumps with luck... but I also know of owners that have had problems...     

I'd bet all the vendors have the correct items needed, and have done some research to make the needs...

Was there fuel in that tank when you purchased it? ... and if so, how long had it been sitting....   I personally have had to fight the last 2 X's that I worked on, due to old fuel. Injectors and pumps...
And unfortunately.... ethanol

[AZSUPERX]

fuel pump dying off... probably set off the "lite" ...

Jamie/Marty have the correct pumps and regulators......

I know of owners to have purchased off the shelf pumps with luck... but I also know of owners that have had problems...     

I'd bet all the vendors have the correct items needed, and have done some research to make the needs...

Was there fuel in that tank when you purchased it? ... and if so, how long had it been sitting....   I personally have had to fight the last 2 X's that I worked on, due to old fuel. Injectors and pumps...
And unfortunately.... ethanol

It had a little fuel in the tank just regular gas, I drained it all out then added premium gas and some cleaner/stabilizer. I'm not sure if it's the pump or a plugged injecter issue! What vendors have parts? I only found one that has a complete pump assembly for 599.00 with exchange and thats out of my price range.

[wytfut]

Atlantic EH... Jamie/Marty have pumps and regulators that work, that are not OEM. Just bought a complete set last winter from them.... pretty sure it wasn't that price.....  you can buy what you need...

they also have recalibrated used injectors for sale/trade...

[AZSUPERX]

Ok I will check them out. Thanks