emergency!! big time!!

[250rider]

my quad starts and idles fine for how ever long i want it to but when i put it in gear and try to go it just shuts off!! Im supposed to get alot of snow tomorrow and i need to know fast so i can ride. Ne help please.For a 250x

[sickmojave]

Is the choke on?

mine did that when it was shipped to me with the choke on & I kept giving it gas & going but whenever i let off the gas it would shut off....i called the people i bought it from & they told me they shipped it with the choke on..

[250rider]

nope choke was off but i did acidently put some really really old gas in there. My friend said it was new but after i had put it in he told me it was like 2 years old, could that have ne thing to do with it.

[Hammer trx450r]

YES IT COULD. MAKE SURE ITS WARMED UP

[250rider]

ok thanks alot

[250rider]

ok i changed the gas and let the whole quad dry off and everything, it still idles fine for how ever long i want it too but then after i pull in the clutch and let it out it just dies or shuts off, i tryed starting in second also and did the same thing, i just got my qaud fix and then this happened, nothing to do with that but still i want to ride really bad, sombeody please help!!

[northeast400]

drop the fuel bowl and see if debris is stuck in the main jet

[SmokinEX]

Originally posted by northeast400
drop the fuel bowl and see if debris is stuck in the main jet

Same thing use to happen to my friend alot. He had a 250ex and everytime it was junked up

[Chanman420q]

u are giving it gas as u let out the clutch right:huh

lol ease the clutch out and give er some gas. Gas on the right, clutch on the left.

[250rider]

i know how to ride and probably better then ne of u. I will drop the bowl today bc the ppl that gave some good info help out, thanks alot

aahahahaha that was a good one. :blah:

[Chanman420q]

Originally posted by 250rider
i know how to ride and probably better then ne of u. I will drop the bowl today bc the ppl that gave some good info help out, thanks alot

hey now, u said u let out the clutch, u never said anything about giving it gas.

the way u described it is exactly what happends when u just drop the clutch without giving it gas.

:o

[nismo]

probably isnt this but hows ur air filter if it isnt gettin enough air then i wont go. and how cold is it and what kind of oil are u runing? i know mine would want to move when i had thick oil in it it would start and idle but didnt want to move. just some ideas

[mustang93]

Originally posted by 250rider
i know how to ride and probably better then ne of u. I will drop the bowl today bc the ppl that gave some good info help out, thanks alot

Now thats a good the way to get some help :confused: :confused: :huh

[exrider2002]

check to make sure ur brakes aren't frozen on. My bike did that last week when it was really cold and my brakes were just frozen. After warming up i put it in gear and it just died. I broke them lose and it worked fine.

[250rider]

nope brakes are fine because i rolled it out of garage and i am giving it gas and i called my local shop and they said that it might be the nuetral safety switch. Ne body know ne thing about these.

[250rider]

also i have a uni filter plenty of air and i am running mobil 1 10w-40, i just changed it and rode it just like one time with the new oil filter and new oil.

[garysol1]

Nope....if it were the switch it would stall as soon as you put it in gear. can you rev it in gear with the clutch in?




Originally posted by 250rider
nope brakes are fine because i rolled it out of garage and i am giving it gas and i called my local shop and they said that it might be the nuetral safety switch. Ne body know ne thing about these.

[250rider]

yea i can rev it in gear with the clutch in.

[raptorrider]

If the main jet is clogged it will still idle and rev fine in neutral. Since there is no load on the engine in neutral, it takes alot less fuel. Clean the main jet and make sure you are getting the full flow of gas out of the tank.

[250rider]

first it back fires like some black smoke and then it just shut off.

[garysol1]

I have to agree that it sounds fuel related. Spark is normally not load sensitive and it seems fine under no load. Take an hour and pull and clean the carb and I bet you will be ok.

[250rider]

alright i am goin to pull the carb today and give a good cleanin, thanks for all the help, if that doesnt work what else could it possibly be??

[garysol1]

gonna be fuel. If not in the carb then maybe something stuck in the petcock or crap fuel. You may also want to change the plug since it may be gas fouled from all this messing around with it.

[250rider]

ok thanks everybody for posting, i dropped the carb and it wasnt really dirty and the main jet did have a lil somthing in it, i think it was a gas bubble though, i will try to run it tomorrow

[250rider]

i ran the quad and it still did it after the carb was cleaned but then i replaced the plug and it worked fine, dont know what was up with that, thanks everybody for all ur help.

[garysol1]

Good Job following through. I would say there was some junk in the carb and you just trashed the plug trying to get it to start. Just enjoy it and maybe carry a spare plug and a wrench just to make sure.

[250rider]

thanks everybody for helping out and i think from now on i am goin to carry a spare plug, i might try getting some duck tape and taping it to the inside of my air box or something, this way i'll never lose it. Does ne body else carry one with them, if so where do u put it at.

[garysol1]

Moose makes these. Any dealer that sells from Parts Unlimited can get it


http://shop.store.yahoo.com/pitposse/wbspplca.html

[250rider]

duck tape is cheaper!!

[garysol1]

I am guessing he can afford 5.00 to do it the right way. The holder keeps the plug threads clean and dry.



Originally posted by 250rider
duck tape is cheaper!!

[250rider]

i am the person that said duck tape in the first place!! HAHA