225DX Project - Last Chance

This Yamaha has been an ongoing project... The engine had a smoking problem, and after rebuilding the top end it was found that the clutch was bad. So it got parked, again... This is the final push to get it going once again, or forever languish in Project Purgatory...

[@bobnewman9493]

Thanks for the help on my old snowmobiles , you were spot on and i now have them running great . I just wish you were my neighbor so i could pick your brain daily

[@toocheaptosmoke]

glad to hear, lol!

[@ArcticJeff]

Pretty much the same engine is used in my XT200 which I upgraded to a 225. Nice work on the restoration!

[@toocheaptosmoke]

Thanks man!

[@georgebuss9406]

Sounds fun to drive.

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

She's a beaut. Those three wheelers are a skill check... ride or die. 😊

[@kenuber4014]

Great come back!! I think I would have lost that recoil rope and used my DeWalt to spin the crank!! Just a thought. Good to see ya back again!! Lol

[@toocheaptosmoke]

Yeah, that recoil came close to being tossed in the scrap pile, haha

[@josephvladyka3221]

Thanks for another great video.

[@toocheaptosmoke]

Thanks for watching!

[@Hazmatt4700]

My dad used to drag around the irrigation canons with one of those in the 80's. I remember it being a good bike. But Mostly the plywood on the racks and how sharp the pegs felt on my 8 year old feet.

[@MidnightPolaris800]

LOL your videos are the best man😂😂😂 thanks for making my day as usual!!!

[@GarageWorx]

I picked up a 225DX last fall. Been slowly working on it but it's coming around.

[@toocheaptosmoke]

The one in the vid felt like a year long project, haja

[@davidparker667]

A never ending amount of projects..i'm jealous

[@jeffnicks2128]

Awesome! Brings back good memories

[@newstuffsucks...5754]

Nice work. Great job getting her up and running. I’m looking for a small cc 3 wheeler for the youngsters to speed around on in our woods

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I thought we might hear some working words when changing that tire!

[@toocheaptosmoke]

That's what video editing software is for, lol

[@Clunk49]

"Git yer motor runnin'...."😎😎😎

[@billallen4793]

Oh my gosh, I'd forgotten all about these, my buddy had a yellow one. I don't remember them being a tough as the Honda bid red's, and S model atc's..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸👋🤠 edit post watching: yup that color...lol you might get the color back with a heat gun, or a torch if you're ultra careful!!

[@doylelindsey3706]

Use joy soap pine sol has pine oil in it

[@ericball6894]

I use harbor freight yellow heavy duty degreaser at 50/50 mix. Cheap and works amazing

[@ronnielamb5958]

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU STOKED TO SEE THIS VIDEO

[@knezo98]

Gotta love two strokes! 😁 Smokes like one haha

[@chopfather2730]

Kinda the same engine as a timberwolf.i got 2 of them.if u need parts look up Timberwolf instead???peace...

[@TsunauticusIV]

Lol those darn tractor supply atv tires. They aren’t too horrible tbh. Used to burn them up doing donuts on my banshee.

[@kollinspencer847]

its now a three stroke

[@billallen4793]

Yeah that clutch has seen some serious heat!..lol..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 👋🤠

[@toocheaptosmoke]

Yes it did!

[@billallen4793]

@@toocheaptosmoke that pretty blue/silverish indicates a temperature of around 6-800ish deg Fahrenheit, or 1,500deg at it's peak, this is totally a S.W.A.G. but I'm probably close!..lol..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 👋🤠

[@dallaswiller]

Sweet

[@persson882]

nice work !

[@snowmobile333]

Yay a new video

[@melmen2379]

Whats a good price to get one non running?

[@stevetaylor9770]

Thanks for the great content.

[@toocheaptosmoke]

Thanks man!

[@pinittowinit8481]

My dad has one. Had a fucked transmission so sometimes you would shift and get 2 or 3 gears. Had a lot of power wheelied everywhere. Felt like your hand was gonna rip off trying to start it. Gradually lost compression and doesnt have enough to run anymore, would like to get it going again eventually.

[@toocheaptosmoke]

Your hand definitely knows it when it pops back, haha

[@audiquattro6768]

Master stages 2020 for the ultrasonic cleaner is where it’s at!

[@toocheaptosmoke]

will have to check that out

[@audiquattro6768]

@@toocheaptosmoke I run mine around 30-40c as well. Seems to do the trick like one would expect. 1 cup to 1 gallon of Distilled H2O dilution ratio is what I use.

[@TheChildTrain]

It's been over 3 years since the last Groil video you made. Any updates on how the toilet bowl wax is holding up?

[@toocheaptosmoke]

Seemed to last about the same as the regular mix, just goes on heavier. High exposure areas like wheel wells that get blasted with grit, salt, and ice wears off after a couple season. Other places on body and frame are firm and still a bit tacky underneath

[@shawncordeiroTerraceBC]

whats your view on fuel stablizier ? view on stored ethanal fuel ? & view on new oil but sitting for yrs and yrs ?scam or not ?

[@toocheaptosmoke]

Stabilizer is better than nothing in ethanol fuel, but no matter what you add the alcohol is there and gonna absorb water. I've seen oils go bad after ~20 years of sitting, anything less than a decade has been good in my experience.

[@hotcheesesoup9776]

👌 vidyas

[@ouioui8754]

Where is the bj40?!!!!!!😢

[@toocheaptosmoke]

Sitting in Canada waiting, haha

[@ouioui8754]

Damn can’t believe you answer me thanx man

[@ouioui8754]

I watched the video from the bj 1O years ago I got a red one

[@EthanWieczorek]

I think all that smoke might be old oil burning up out of the pipe

[@toocheaptosmoke]

It did seem to burn out, but after the engine sits for a while it still belches some smoke.

[@zachwrench]

Citrus safe at work and apple cider vinegar at home for carb bath

[@joeohara2429]

Clr works mint in an ultrasonic cleaner

[@toocheaptosmoke]

will have to give that a shot.

[@shawncordeiroTerraceBC]

isnt that same motor as the tt-r 225 or 230

[@toocheaptosmoke]

Not sure, might be.