I have a '96 400 that I just bought & rebuilt, I was riding yesterday when I jumped it, it started acting like it was hitting the reverse rev limiter,only worse.It wouldn't come off of idle at all.If I hit the overide switch, then it would act exactly like reverse without the overide. Is it possible the rev limiter is bad or is there something else I should look for??
What year is gen 3 and concentric drive,is this '96 considered to be either??
Thanks in advance for your help.

 

the 96 is a non-concentric model. i'd think about getting a chain roller if you plan on jumping it alot. assuming that it is jetted correctly, it sounds like a piece of trash in maybe the main jet or a dirty air filter. check all of the obvious things first. if you pull the carb to check the jets and there is no fuel in the bowl then it's not getting enough gas. pull the plug and make sure your not too lean. if it is piped, and you had to rebuild it upon purchase then chances are the last guy blew it up cause it wasn't jetted right. could possibly be an air leak, check the torque on the cylinder and head bolts.
these are just some ideas.

steve

 

It isn't piped, I've been all through the carb,this is electrical. The overide button is controlling it so I don't think it's carb.It blew cause the last guy never rebuilt it. Where do I get a roller,I don't plan on jumping much,more trail riding.

 

look Here for a chain tensioner. if it is in fact the reverse cutout that is doing it then i'd look for the switch that controls it. others have bypassed the reverse overide all together so they don't have to mess with it. if there is a way to do a temp bypass just to check it out, someone on here would know how to do it.

steve

 

Anybody else had experiance w/this problem?? Should I be looking @ the rev limiter,is there a way to test the rev limiter??

 

go see the schema about the elcectricals wires at partland,
it is obviously a bad coil,or a plug wire wear out or a just disconnect
that junk overide switch.

 

Unlug the black wire coming from the revese limiter and that will disable the limiter.

 

Where exactly do u mean?? On the handle bar or the limiter box itself?? Is there a separate rev limiter & reverse limiter,or is it 1 unit??

 

Follow the black wire from the box to the wireing block and unplug it.

 

It turns out it's the ETC, for some reason it's working backwards of the way it should????I disabled it for the moment but I need to get it right cause my kids ride this thing & I like the idea of havin it.
Thanks for the help.