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My First Kawasaki Sled 78 ?? 440 FC Intruder
Rollingmenace:
Did some trading and I acquired my first Kawasaki Sled.. I believe it’s a 78 440 FC Invader.
I’m planning on running it In a vintage stock 440 FC Class Oval Ice Races here in Colorado.
The numbers on the tunnel read ST440A - 001308
Motor turns free and has good Blue spark . Unable to test compression as my tester is out on loan lol. I did try and hit it with a little ether and it popped a bit but didn’t really run. The plugs kept coming out wet . The carbs are dry and the oil tank is off . So I’m guessing there is a bit of oil or something in the bottom end Fouling the plug.. I’m planning on pulling motor and at a min disassembling topend and taking a look...
It appears someone installed some homemade brackets to raise the rear of the tunnel. Also it appears the rear shock is some sort of coil over is this normal for this sled??
I’ll attach some pics as soon as I get to my laptop.
gixxer6:
Welcome to the site!
ST440A1 = 1978 Intruder 440
ST440A2 = 1979 Intruder 440
ST440A3 = 1980 Intruder 440
All nice sleds...Which do you have?
You'll want to change the crank seals while you have the motor out.
Rollingmenace:
I believe it’s still a 78 A1 from all the research I have done it is the model with the headlight inset on top of hood to drivers right side . I believe 79 had a pop up similar to the intruders..
I planned on doing crank seals already ordered a complete gasket set with the seals.. may even throw new bearings in it when apart I’ll just have to inspect .
Like I said It’s my first Kawasaki sled but I’ve been on Kawasaki dirt bikes for about 36 years. I recently got into sleds and ride Arctic Cats in the mountains here.. I just got a wild hair and decided I wanted to race some ovals on a sled that was different than the typical Polaris and Doos you see everywhere .. I’m no stranger to wrenching on my stuff this sled will be the 6th Green Machine in my stable and the only thing I’ve ever had in a shop was my Polaris utility quad...
Once my clutch puller gets here the fun will begin!!!!!!!!!!!
Interceptor398:
welcome to the site!! You found the right sled to race as it is the lightest of the Intruders if I remember correctly.
gixxer6:
The "ST" in the model number tells us that it is an Intruder, not an Invader.
None of the Intruders had a pop-up headlight, all of the Invaders did. The 78' Intruder is unique in that the headlight is inset in the hood, 79-82' Intruders all had a non-popup headlight that protruded from the hood.
http://kawasakitrax.com/models.htm
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