2011 Sportsman 800 EFI hard starting when cold
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By RGS
1989 Moto 4 YFM350ERW intermittent spark.
Quad has set for about 7 years and was running when parked. When I replaced the battery and attempted to start it had no spark.
What I have done. Followed troubleshooting in the manual.
1. Coil failed the resistance check so I replaced it. Still no spark.
2. I performed resistance checks on the stator and they all pass.
3. Found a bad rear brake stop switch and unplugged it and connected the wires in order to disable. Now I have intermittent spark. I believe that the issue is with either the stator or CDI and not sure which.
1989 seems to be a transition year for electrical. I can get new aftermarket CDI units for 87-88 and 90-94. I cannot get ones for a 89. I can get new stators for 87-89 and 90-95. Looking at the schematics the wiring on my moto is closer to the 90 ones on the ATV side of the CDI and closer to the 87-88 on the stator side of the CDI. Looking at part supply sources the stator housing is the same part # for all the years and looking at some of the stators on Amazon that have the dimensions on them both of the stators are the same size.
What I am thinking of doing is to replace the stator and CDI with a 90-95 one as these parts are all readily available. Does anyone know if this has been tried before and if there are any issues with doing this.
As a side note I also have a 1993 Moto 4 YFM350ER that has been sitting longer but it is located about 400 miles from me at this time. By doing this change in addition to being able to get parts I will also have 2 ATV’s that are the same electrically.
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By Tim Keiper
1st problem, Does anyone know where I can find a stock carb for my Timberwolf, I have tried two different aftermarket carbs and they both suck. The machine runs great until it gets good and warm, then it keeps stalling unless I feather the throttle. it will even stall while I'm trying to go from 1st to reverse or vise versa. I took it to a buddy of mine who is a bike mechanic for years, and he told me try to find a factory carb. When I look online from dealers it says "NOT AVAILABLE" anyone have any suggestions ?
2nd, The small tab on the rear axle for towing is to short for even pulling my small yard trailer, I can't even turn a little bit and hit hits. I tried making an extension which worked great as far as length, but it bends the tab and then the extension drags the ground. I have an idea of what to do to fix it, but wanted to see if anyone else has had this problem and see how you solved it.
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By Frank Angerano
So I decided to pick up a small trailer if I could get one for the right price. I found this one for a few hundred bucks on Craig’s list. It is a galvanized trailer which is exactly what I was looking for. The wood was shot and needed some minor repairs which I could care less about as long as the chassis was good.
I striped it down and put a new deck on. I had some vinyl realtree graphics that I had laying around so I added them to the fenders which I think worked out well. Very happy with this little guy.
I'm having the iron workers at my jobmake me up a few lightweight side rails that will have a 22 degree bend in them to accommodate the tires that slightly hang over the edge and will incorporate some tie down points as well.
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