why wont my 4 wheeler start????

[kdaddy3p]

it has spark,it has compression,the battery is dead but i should still beable to jump start it,still wont start,draineed the gas and oil put fresh in,is it because its soooo cold.temp here has been around 3 degrees for the last 2 weeks,i dunno i would b very greatful to hear some other ideas....thanks o yea it has a push button kill switch and a new spark plug

[ridered1991]

Is it still 3 degrees? It was freezing where I live for a while and I got my old XR100 out and it always starts first kick and it was a ***** to start.

My friends quad did the same thing. I got a heatgun and blew it on his engine block for 10-15 minutes and his fired up. I'd recommend trying that or if you have a heated garage just put it in there. You may have to run thinner oil for the cold temperature also but I'd think it should still start.

[BancheeFew]

I heard that if your battery is not charged it will not start. I had this same problem i charged my battery and it worked but i have a banchee.

[mattonln]

banshee's don't have batteries...

[nastynotchback1]

My z is hard to start when it's in the 30's but all i do is put on the choke.pump the throttle and then releases the throttle and spin until it fires off.takes up to 2 min sometimes.once it fires 1 time it fires up just fine the rest of the day.If i touch the gas while tryinh to fire it up that first time after the couple of pumps it will not start.

[BancheeFew]

I ment right now i have a Banchee but when i was a kid i had a little Badger

[BancheeFew]

i ment when i was a kid i had a badger with a battery

[powderider87]

i dont think you know what you meant! Oh and by the way the machine is spelt banshee........

[gmcsonomaex]

a shee with a battery lol thats a good one!!! anyway do you have spark with the plug or did you just test the coil? the only thing with it being that cold is the acid in the baterry will thicken so i would take the battery out and in side over night then hook it up the next day and try it. if that dont work it could be your gas has gotten thick due to the cold are you using your choke? and when its that cold you might need to change the main jet in the carb. i would get it in a warm building and see if it will start!

[lifthard]

Wow, makes me wonder how my buddy starts his 06 banshee without a battery. And it is electric start.

[bryishre]

pops the clutch come on everyone nows that :D

[rob_990]

try push starting it.

[BancheeFew]

My old bike had a battery

[BancheeFew]

Yea try pushing it my old bike you had to do that in cold temp. for some reason