When I go up steep hills or ride a wheelie my recon will act like its getting starved of gas and the engine will die. The things I have tried so far on fixing the problem is changing out the gas, running fuel cleaner through it, put in a new spark plug, took the carburator apart to see if the float was stuck or had fluid in it, and cleaned out the jets. Everything seemed to be fine to me, can anyone guide me in the right direction to fixing this problem?

 

well it seems like the float isnt adjusted right or the jets may not be correct! did you add a afta market pipe? and how long of a wheelie until it starves?

seems like the air/fuel mixture can also be an option

 

How could I change the adjustment on the float, the jets are the stock jets that came in the bike. The bike is completely stock, no aftermarket pipe or anything. It will start to starve in a wheelie right when I get it up to balance point. How could I adjust air/fuel mixture?

 

i never fooled with that stuff on the recon but there should be a air/fule mixture screw on the carb or in the front of the engine and the float sorry im not sure i suggust you buy a CLYMER book they are $28 but worth every penny

 

Well the four wheeler runs perfectly when on flat ground... its only on inclines or wheelies that it starts to mess up... if it was the air/fuel mixture it wouldnt run to well either way right?

 

Anyone else have any kind of idea?

 

Mixture screw, wont be the fix. If it runs fine on level ground, then thats not the problem.
Its almost gotta be a gas or carb problem. Which year is it, and how many hours are on it?
Is the gas level in the tank too low? Low float level, or the main jet holder may have come off, drop the float bowl, and see it theres a plastic piece just sitting there. Does it do it in the reserve position on the fuel valve?

 

O i remeber a recent problem with a Rancher came to find out Honda never took off the plastic flim over the float bowl see if yours never came off!

 

Its a 2000 and has many hours, i dont have an hourmeter or anything. Gas level in the tank is fine, I dont know about the float leve or a main jet holder. Nothing seems to have come off of anything inside the carb. It will do this in the reverse position on the fuel valve also.

 

You have cleaned the carburetor and the fuel is good with no contaminants in the fuel tank right?

Other things to look for......
sticking choke cable and/or choke plunger [this is a big problem with all the newer Honda models and should be the first thing to check]
clogged vent line from gas cap
clogged vent line from float bowl
obstruction in the intake tract [a.k.a....dirt dobber nests]
have you cleaned your airfilter?
flush the fuel tank and replace with fresh gas.

Forget changing jets and adjusting things. This is never a fix for anything and should only be messed with if you have modified the intake or exhaust in some way. Doing these things to a known good running engine prior to the sudden foul up will only cause you problems later on. Sure, a jetting change may be a simple fix for now, but you are compensating for a problem that is not related to jetting and the problem will come back to haunt you later and then you are really in a fix because you have been messing with the jetting.
Does that make any sense?