Picked up two new-to-me kawasaki sxi pro's for 300$!!!!

[tmetz]

I got these two ski's yesterday,

Turns out the one was a 2001 sxi pro
The other was a 1999 sxi pro

One is black and green :veryhappy:
The other is purple and pink :cheer2:

I got both of these ski's for 300$ but the guy said he had a beach cart but, oh well... i didn't get it. He misplaced it. Meanwhile, i got a helluva deal! I went and played my two hockey games, came over to my uncles house, got both the engines out of the ski's. Now they are sitting on the shelf. lol. The 1999 engine is toast. We beat the poop out of the piston trying to get it freed from the cylinder. But, no luck.... The 2001, the one i want to keep. We dumped Marvel Mystery oil in the pistons and the cylinders slid right out. Crank freed up, now all i need is some new gaskets.. and a few other things!

The people that owned these never rode them, but when they did... probably only 5-10 times, i don't think they ever washed them out. When My uncle and I pulled the engines, sand was pouring out of everywhere. Not a good scene.

The waterbox on the 1999, pink and purple, is shot. I took a photo of it, these people didn't take care of them at all. The turf looks almost brand new, along with the decals. Oh well, I'll get one running... then if i can find a running 750 motor, that i can drop in easily, ill get the other running. Its a nice winter project

But all in all, i think i got a great deal.
I will have a running sxi pro, and an sxi pro with everything minus the engine for 300$.

 

[tmetz]

more pic's....

 

[Crab]

Part em out and get another SJ or SXR.

 

[tmetz]

Part em out and get another SJ or SXR.

wouldn't they sell for more... running?

If i should part them out, im in the prime time to do it.

I already have the engine apart, and everything.

 

[jetx]

FYI...99 sxi pros where not pink and white, thats probably a 95 sxi...check the last two digits of the vin and it will tell you for sure.

Still a great deal though...

 

[tmetz]

FYI...99 sxi pros where not pink and white, thats probably a 95 sxi...check the last two digits of the vin and it will tell you for sure.

Still a great deal though...

hmm i coulda sworn i read the VIN 99 blah blahh, but i read it at like midnight half asleep so it may be a 95. I may part it out... only the pink and white one. Idk yet...

 

[vomitspot]

the pink one is a 95 sxi

 

[Superjet Geoff]

did they make sxi's in '95? I thought it was only '96 and '97, then the sxi pro's started in '98.

If so it would make it a 750sx.

I of course could be mistaken though.

 

[Superjet Geoff]

nevermind....i actually looked at the pics for more than 3 seconds, :sad6: :jester:

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

screaming deal!

Now part them out on eghey, and buy a superjet.

 

[tmetz]

sorry for the wrong info guy's.

Its a 2001
and a 1995 sxi.

I may part them out.... so if any one needs anything off the 1995 let me know. Im going to start parting the 95 then work over to the other one...

 

[sflsurfrider]

im needing a 750 engine, but im guessing you wont sell the one thats not toast.

how bad is the other engine? are the cases intact?

 

[tmetz]

sfl i will take a picture of the engine tonight...

The piston is stuck inside the cylinder...

I can't get it free, no matter what I try to do...

Maybe you know something that i could do?

 

[sflsurfrider]

you can drill holes across the crown of the piston and let it "collapse" in on itself, worst case.

 

[oxnard111]

Both the SX and SXI were available in 95; and then they both SXI and SXI PRO were available in 98.

 

[Gainera2582]

I thought it went like this:

92-94 750sx single carb

95-96(no 97 standups made from kawi) 750sxi dual carbs

98-2002 kawasaki sxi pro

 

[oxnard111]

I thought it went like this:

92-94 750sx single carb

95-96(no 97 standups made from kawi) 750sxi dual carbs

98-2002 kawasaki sxi pro

I personally had a 95 SX in my possession at one time.

 

[Talsivar]

The 2001, the one i want to keep. We dumped Marvel Mystery oil in the pistons and the cylinders slid right out. Crank freed up, now all i need is some new gaskets.. and a few other things!

if that crank was locked up and you freed it up do not run it! it will grenade and take out your whole motor. Great deal though.

 

[Scorn800]

I thought it went like this:

92-94 750sx single carb

95-96(no 97 standups made from kawi) 750sxi dual carbs

98-2002 kawasaki sxi pro

95 they made both sx and sxi
95 sxi had kehin carbs
96 sxi had mikuni carbs
97 had no sxi in USA but did make them

 

[Vumad]

I had an engine that had very badly seized pistons in it, maybe you can try what I did.

Get a chizzle/punch. Something you can beat with a hammer that is about 3/8" in diameter or larger at the end in contanct with the piston. Get the biggest hammer you have and a lot of WD40. Take off the bolts on the bottom of the crank case so that the bottom of the crank case and seperate from the top. Beat the piston in the middle (or drill a hole in it if you want, you'll punch a hole anyway) and you can rest the punch on the head of the crank. You can beat the edges too, they wont punch through.

Beat it out on the street, not the driveway. It takes about 30 mins. You better be a patient person and like swinging a hammer.

It's not really worth it. Sell it to the next guy as a core and let him deal with it. It's not going to be worth more than a few bucks extra with the pistons out.