ATV Tweak

So I get up one morning and find out the ATV is not working the way it should. Most of the time this would not be a problem, but I’m taking it hunting from the 6th through the 11th of Nov. I got it loaded on the trailer but it had no power and wouldn’t idle at all without the choke on. Now this is not good. So I mention it to a friend and he promptly comes to my aid. Louie has a Yamaha Kodiak like mine and has had this problem before. So we decide to tear it down and check everything to make sure I won’t have a problem again later.

So to get at anything you just about have to strip everything off. That is what I did. I figure I’ve got a week to get this done, since it is only the 27th of Oct.  However I had forgotten that the Quad Squad has it yearly ATV rodeo at 10am on the 30th of Oct.

Now its the 29th and I’ve got my rig all in pieces.

Now I’m thinking it could be a head gasket or a burnt valve. So I call around to get prices to repair the rig. Well to my surprise I could by a new home for what it cost to repair one of these jewel’s. Louie came over and mentioned that it might be a carburetor problem. So with his help we rebuild the carburetor.   

Tiger insisted on helping and everything went smooth with his help. Of course you can’t tackle any job with out the proper tools. And Louie and I made sure we had what we needed to get the job done.

So we got it all back together on the night of the 29th and everything seems to be working correctly now. I’ll find out this morning, cause Tiger and I are going to the Rodeo and run the ATV to be sure it all works the way it should. I will send you an update on the ATV rodeo and the hunting trip. Maybe this year we will get our deer.   

Thank you Louie for your help on this .

 

 

 

 

Till next time stay healthy and safe, from Tiger and Stu.