Tag: help

Where there’s smoke, there’s oil. Dear ATVC: Hello again. I purchased a used Coleman AT125-UT that was not running. Replaced spark plug, and carb. The ATV will crank and is really hard to get started now. What’s concerning to me is there is smoke coming from spark plug hole when being cranked. Once running (and […] More »

Diagnosing a fuel issue. Dear ATVC: Hello – new to the forum. I picked up a second hand Coleman AT125UT. The 125UT has some issues that needs to be fixed. At the current moment I’m having an issue with it revving to high. First start up after cleaning fuel tank, replacing carb and spark plug […] More »

Can’t touch this. This off-road crew calls themselves the Untouchables and, despite what looked like a pretty good charge early on, their ring leader manages to commit a big no-no in the field of hillclimbing – he stalls his quad. Fortunately, the rest of the Untouchables are there to spring into action. We’re not sure […] More »

Go over all the bolts and see if it solves your problem. Dear ATVC: I have a Venom Madix 110 ATV that is leaking oil at the junction of the cylinder and cylinder head. I assume that it is a leaking head gasket? Can I re-torque the bolts on the cylinder head to possibly stop […] More »

Narrow diameter bars need more support. Dear ATVC: I noticed some race machines have handlebars that curve down into the clamps with no crossbar while others have a cross member usually with a pad on it. What’s the difference and which is better? “Better” in this case is a tough one to answer because it […] More »

Fly(wheel) like a Falcon. Dear ATVC: Hi Folks, new here. Does anyone know what size of puller is needed to remove the flywheel on a Kazuma Falcon 110cc? The vast majority of small bore Chinese ATVs (50-125cc) were designed to use a 28×1.0 RH size puller. We say “most” because, and we discuss this often […] More »

Kawasaki-powered but is it 100% compatible? Dear ATVC: Hey all – so my 2004 Arctic Cat 650 V2 exhaust has rusted out and I can’t find a decent used one on eBay and, of course, you can’t buy new OEM these days. The 650 has the Kawasaki motor in it, presumably the same one as […] More »