Hi everyone, I picked up a beat up LT80 at a yard sale for $75 and I'm trying to get it going. I'm getting good spark but I can't get it to fire (sprayed starting fluid in the cylinder) but nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi everyone, I picked up a beat up LT80 at a yard sale for $75 and I'm trying to get it going. I'm getting good spark but I can't get it to fire (sprayed starting fluid in the cylinder) but nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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HMMMM....
Things to be checked.....
Does it have good compression (125+)?
Did you clean the carb?
Is the carb getting gas (pull the hose off the carb, put the petcock on prime and see if gas runs out)?
Is the pipe totally plugged (this happens!)?
We'll go from there.
2000 GNC 5N\
2001 GNC 9N \ 40+ class
2004 GNC 9N /
2014 rock crusher "GO tortoise GO!"
2016 Byrd Rooster
Father of the "11" time National champion,and worlds fastest woman ATV racer
A few fast LT80's
250R~300cc's
300ex
350 Rancher
Kymco Mongoose
Survivor of the 12 Hours of ATV America 04 and 05
Well, just put the compression tester on it and came up with 40psi so I guess that answers my question. Now I just have to decide if its cost effective to rebuild
A bore,piston kit,and gaskets will be about $100.
Next will be maintencing the clutchs and you could spend $75 in there if there is a bad variator and rollers.
That's about it.
You cannot buy a used LT80 (good runner) for $1000 +-.
I'd say it'd be mighty cost effective!
2000 GNC 5N\
2001 GNC 9N \ 40+ class
2004 GNC 9N /
2014 rock crusher "GO tortoise GO!"
2016 Byrd Rooster
Father of the "11" time National champion,and worlds fastest woman ATV racer
A few fast LT80's
250R~300cc's
300ex
350 Rancher
Kymco Mongoose
Survivor of the 12 Hours of ATV America 04 and 05
OK, back again! I picked up a rebuilt upper and lower end and finnaly got it installed. Still no joy, have spark and compression seems to be getting fuel. I''m stumped, I thought I could at least get it to try to start. I sprayed starting fluid, but still not firing. The only thing I can thing of is that the coil is not producing a hot enough spark. Is that possible?
Thanks
You had your parts freshened or you bought others?
What's the compression now?
Yes you could be NOT producing enough spark. Sometimes we have to sand the yuck off the stator.
2000 GNC 5N\
2001 GNC 9N \ 40+ class
2004 GNC 9N /
2014 rock crusher "GO tortoise GO!"
2016 Byrd Rooster
Father of the "11" time National champion,and worlds fastest woman ATV racer
A few fast LT80's
250R~300cc's
300ex
350 Rancher
Kymco Mongoose
Survivor of the 12 Hours of ATV America 04 and 05