Tag: spark

Refusing to fire up. Dear ATVC: I have a Honda 400EX that turns over but won’t start. I already cleaned the carb. Some of the jets were clogged and I thought that would be it but no difference. Fuel is flowing but not sure why it still won’t start. Please help. It sounds like you […] More »

A new law snuck in with the spending package. According to NBC News, we have a whole bunch of lawsuits to thank claiming that a can of highly explosive gasoline is in fact highly explosive resulting in new government regulation. The article states that the new bill was tucked away inside the large spending legislation […] More »

Are they lasting longer than before? Yup! Dear ATVC: Had a Yamaha Blaster way back in the teen years and remember having to replace the spark plug a couple times per summer. After over a decade and a half away from ATVs, I picked up a used Sportsman that is still on its original spark […] More »

When it comes to missing spark, grab the meter and start checking. Dear ATVC: I have a 2001 Suzuki LTF160 with electric start, brand new battery, and new solenoid. When I use the electric starter, the engine will just keep turning over. I pulled the plug during and its not getting spark. However when I […] More »

We need to know if this is happening. Dear ATVC: I bought a 1998 Honda 300EX, freshly rebuilt less than 5hrs. He fired it up and it sounded great. I took it home and had to jump it, when I got it to run it ran good and had no problems. I shut it off […] More »

Dear ATVC: I have a 1980 ATC110 that fires but is putting out a weak yellow spark at the plug. I have changed the points, spark plug and cleaned the flywheel and stator. Is this a sign of a defective coil? It is possible – but there is an issue you should consider even before […] More »

Let the diagnostics begin! Dear ATVC: My 2006 Yamaha Bruin 350 4×4 was running fine for the longest time. Slowly it started having more and more trouble starting until finally it won’t start at all. I tried the pull and electric start and nothing happened. I pulled the spark plug and found it wasn’t making […] More »