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tonight i am going to look at a 2000 srx 700 for sale 5000 plus miles rebuilt top end any things i should give xtra attention to while looking it over thanks in advance
 
I guess it all depends on how familiar you are with the SRX sleds. When I picked mine up two years ago I didn’t know much about them and it had a pull threw valve. I would check the power valves over and even know he did the top end I would check the compression on all cylinders. My two cents but this might be common cents to yourself.
 
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yep i am bringing my comp gauge i know about the primary and w arm but not sure how to spot a pull thu any advise or is it easy to spot
 
the only way to check for a pull through is to remove the valves and have a look . pulling on the cables from the servo end will only tell if a cable is broke.
 
9801srx said:
the only way to check for a pull through is to remove the valves and have a look . pulling on the cables from the servo end will only tell if a cable is broke.
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Just to add on to what 9801srx said... bring a set of alen keys with you and get him to warm to sled up a bit before you take the valves out because they might come out easier. All you have to do is remove the four bolts for each valve and pull the valves out to see if the cable is connected. If the cable is pulled through the back of the valve get him to take off $150 for every pull through because you will need a new cable and valve.

Let us know how you make out? Good Luck!
 
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tyler66665 said:
Just to add on to what 9801srx said... bring a set of alen keys with you and get him to warm to sled up a bit before you take the valves out because they might come out easier. All you have to do is remove the four bolts for each valve and pull the valves out to see if the cable is connected. If the cable is pulled through the back of the valve get him to take off $150 for every pull through because you will need a new cable and valve.


Let us know how you make out? Good Luck!
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Not that I disagree with what tyler proposes, but if I have no idea who you are, I wouldn't let you lay wrenches on my sled. I may pull them for you if requested but I'd expect you to agree to pay for any damage to the gaskets if the valves are good. If he is hesitant, tell him it's a common concern and that if he doesn't know the condition (he should if the "top end" was done), you'll be pulling them anyway for your own piece of mind. May be a term of condition for the sale that brings the price down a bit.
 
well first of all on the way there stopped to get fuel at the resevation pull the truck in fill up go to leave ---- truck wont start-----wtf batt. is good , banged on the starter nuthin, i am dead in the water -at the pumps-w/the sled trailer -not good-pissed off now- so i push the truck and trailer away and call for a ride anyway went to look at sled hes got the cdi box hanging off it with a jumper wire/ test light from the cdi box to somthing else bad wire or switch not sure he did tell me it ran when first talked to him so i knew about that so he starts it up and it runs /idles terrible
 
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so it idles bad misfires he said he ran it out of gas while showin it to someone else the night before and it must of picked up some junk in the tank - ok i can handle that gotta go thru the fuel sytem no biggienow its gettin dark i got my wife and my mother in law waitin out in the car im lookin over the sled well w- arm is ok track looks good it has ohlins thats a plus hood seat exterior looks normal lets look over the clutches befor i do that i notice the belly pan has been stressed alot of white marks hmmm. looks like crash damage pop the hood again sure enuff this thing had hit sumthing before . the area directly behind the secondary has a big dent looks like the secondary got shoved into the footwell area never seen anything like that and i have seen some wrecked sleds i used to work at a very big auto auction. so now ive got wife/mother in law icthin to get goin its gettin dark my truck and trailer are stranded i should have said thanks but no thanks ,i know better should have walked away but what do i do - like a idiot i give him a grand and tell him ill be back this weekend to pick it up.
 
looks like i am gonna need a manual and brush up on my electrical troubleshootin skills anyone out there got a manual for a 2000 srx 700
 
snomofo said:
Not that I disagree with what tyler proposes, but if I have no idea who you are, I wouldn't let you lay wrenches on my sled. I may pull them for you if requested but I'd expect you to agree to pay for any damage to the gaskets if the valves are good. If he is hesitant, tell him it's a common concern and that if he doesn't know the condition (he should if the "top end" was done), you'll be pulling them anyway for your own piece of mind. May be a term of condition for the sale that brings the price down a bit.
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I hear what you are saying snomofo but if the seller is confident to show you a valve it only takes a second to pull the valves out. I was just pissed when I had to spend the extra cash after I found out I had a pulled through valve. If I new about this site when I bought my sled I would have asked the guy I bought my sled off to see the valves.
 
You have time on your side. You can figure out what parts you need and find them on ebay or these forums in the classifieds etc... This is the time of the year that i do all the work on my sleds so im not stuck waiting for the dealer to order parts while its snowing out. If you can change a starter on a truck you can fix about anything on a sled. Good luck Also i took this from one of your posts -not good-pissed off now- I am going to use that someday lol
 
full moon last night too, i shoulda known . ----changed the starter in the gravel lot of the gas station today , kinda funny havin every barnyard/backyard knowit all "mechanic" tellin ya what is wrong with my truck . i even had one joker make a crack about my rims being too shiny-wtf. had all i could do to hold back from givin that jacka..s a tire iron tuneup if ya know what i mean. well looks like ill be pickin up the 700 this weekend thanks guys for all the help/input/kind words ill keep yall posted till then keep yer stick on the ice--- thats one i borrowed/stole
 
i was told genuine yamaha. ithink i found the sellers 1 and only post on here 2-09-09 no spark 0-replies
 
thanks daman! ok got her home last night compression test reveals engine was not rebuilt 90 psi across the board not good- my comp tester is not a top of the line model and it is 20 years old so who knows any way it has no spark i pulled the air box /carbs /pipes to diagnose the no spark i need a good elect. checking tool i want to start at the stator and work out from there any suggestions i did here it run he had taken a jumper and went from somthing hot to the cdi box green/white wire it did not run good but it did run soooo.. digital multimeter how much/where
 
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