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foxrider1
03-13-2006, 02:27 PM
i was wondering if u run the lowest grade pump fuel if it will make your motor run hot because after a days of riding i hear a boiling sound from the top end?

pastfast125
03-13-2006, 03:00 PM
are you sure it's not your coolant? that happened to me, I didnt use a coolant specifically for atvs, and I think I mixed too much water in, and afte rbeatin on it hard, I could hear it boiling.

ride_red666
03-13-2006, 04:12 PM
what kind of quad? the higher the grade the cooler it runs.

foxrider1
03-13-2006, 06:34 PM
01 400ex

Rip_Tear
03-13-2006, 06:37 PM
I run 87 octane... it runs good too beleive it or not. No boiling of oil here...