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Hey all, brand new to this forum and my first post. I recently picked up an 84 KDX 200 and am in the process of restoring it to stock. I removed the exhaust to burn out the carbon and also removed the silencer baffle. There were some remnants of old packing material in there when I pulled it out. Reading the factory service manual it states to clean the baffle with a wire brush and just re-install it. The manual says nothing about repacking the baffle. Just wondering if that could be correct as Ive never seen a 2-stroke that did not have packing in the baffle. I searched the forum and the webiverse, but could not find any info regarding this for an early air cooled KDX. Any information you could provide would be greatly appreciated!

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Is it the stock spark arrestor? There are several KDXs that do not come with packing.

From Partzilla:

Yes it the stock exhaust. The part I am referring to is 49099 in the diagram above. Someone had packed it before as there was some remnants of packing in there when I removed the baffle. Just trying to determine if I need to repack it before I put it back together or if it is not supposed to be packed. Thanks for the reply!

I would try to pack it if possible. Just don't block flow.

Will do, thanks!

You're welcome.