I'm not really worried about this, though. I suspect that I am not the first to have this problem. I chased the threads with a metric tap, but it looks like the remains of a heli-coil came out. Even using my inch-pound torque wrench, I could tell that the threads were stripped not surprising with a steel bolt into aluminum. I ran into a bit of a snag when I reinstalled the drain plug bolt. Once I removed the radiator cap, it shot across the garage. I removed the coolant plug and nothing happened, so I initially thought it all might have leaked out. Not sure where to get that outside of France, so I went to the bike shop and picked up a bottle of Honda Transmission Oil. The transmission oil came out fairly easily, but the specified replacement oil is ELF HTX740. I don't even want to attempt to start it until I get the clutch working. Immediate plans are to rebuild the clutch master cylinder, flush and replace the coolant and brake fluid, clean the carb and find some new tires (they have lots of tread, but they're dry rotted). I suppose that I could use the old one as a pattern and make my own without too much trouble. Hopefully, I won't have to order a replacement from Barcelona. The old air filter was pretty sticky and doesn't really look like an off-the-shelf piece. About a pint of old fuel was emptied into my lawnmower. The half gallon fuel tank is really nicely made and much more robust than I had expected. It also came with a headlight and taillight so that it can be registered.
#Montesa 315 problem update#
It originally came with white fenders, but the first owner bought the red ones to update the look.
I stripped it down a bit, which took moments, hit it with some compressed air and then gave it a good washing, followed by more compressed air. He makes Kydex holsters and it was parked near his scroll saw so it's covered in black plastic dust. Is it any wonder that both he and I had forgotten that he owned it? It looks worse than it is. It was in a side room at my friend's shop. I got a chance to clean it up today so that I can get an idea of what I'm starting with. Made in Barcelona, Spain and powered by a water cooled HRC (Honda) two stroke. The work begins on my 1997 Montesa Cota 315R trials bike.
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