wheelman
02-07-2011, 09:20 PM
Earlier today I bought a pretty clean 99 400ex. Everything seems to be in pretty good shape for a quad its age, but it had a few issues I was curious about.
First of all, it is tough to start. I see that they can be tricky to start in the cold. It was only about 55 tonight and it acted a little bit like it had a weak battery. I eventually got it turned over using some choke and it died as soon as I shifted into first (with the clutch pulled in, mind you) One more try and I got it going and it seems to run great once I get moving. No smoke or anything coming from the engine.
Second, it is missing the tail light. Any place I can find a diagram of the rear assembly so that I can see if anything is missing besides the lens assembly itself? I can see the bulb socket dangling back there, but there is no bulb.
Also, just curious what if anything else I should look into to getting it running tip top? The owner just recently changed the oil and the air filter was clean as could be.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
First of all, it is tough to start. I see that they can be tricky to start in the cold. It was only about 55 tonight and it acted a little bit like it had a weak battery. I eventually got it turned over using some choke and it died as soon as I shifted into first (with the clutch pulled in, mind you) One more try and I got it going and it seems to run great once I get moving. No smoke or anything coming from the engine.
Second, it is missing the tail light. Any place I can find a diagram of the rear assembly so that I can see if anything is missing besides the lens assembly itself? I can see the bulb socket dangling back there, but there is no bulb.
Also, just curious what if anything else I should look into to getting it running tip top? The owner just recently changed the oil and the air filter was clean as could be.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks in advance!