Hey Guys-

This is my first post, and hopefully not the last. Anywho, I rode my '01 Warrior for probably a good 5 miles in 6th gear earlier (not pegged out, about half throttle most of the time.), and when I got it back home, I shut it off, and went to start it back up, and it starts, but won't run properly. It sits and idles just fine, but when you give it throttle, it sputters and pops likes its choked, even though it isnt. I checked the plug, and it's fine, there's plenty of oil in it, and the air filter is clean. Could it be because it just needs to cool down? I let it sit for about an hour and went back to it to start it, and it did the same thing, but the motor was still very hot. Any ideas? I hope I didn't screw anything important up. I just got the thing lined out today finally. New starter, battery, etc.. Thanks for any help!

Tommy Wilder

 

Check your parking brake....Make sure it is all the way unset....If it is pushed in at all...it will idle but if you push the thottle it will gov out.....

 

yea.. the parking brake is by far the most useless item i have ever seen on a quad..

 

No parking brake on mine....6 speed manual. It may have had one at one time, but as of now, the parking brake lever doesn't do anything. This is a mechanical issue.

 

if there are 4 lines(2 cables and 2 wires) comming off of that perch.. you have a parking brake...

 

Oh well, it might, but it's definately not the brake. It does this in neutral and w/ the clutch in and all that good jazz. I have no idea what it is now, it's been 24 hours since I rode it, and it's still doing the same thing. So much for the "too hot" idea.

 

Even if the parking break is there, if the pads are worn at all it would probably not be the problem. If you say it pops during accelaration, sounds like it could be lean (starving for fuel), how old is the fuel? If more than a couple months old, could be bad. Second, try changing inline filter, if it has one. And last, there could be something in carb clogging jet.

 

I've tried adjusting the screw on the carb, both ways, but it makes no difference. There's not even a back brake caliper, which I should have mentioned the first time, but yeah. The gas is fresh, etc..

 

ssooo you have no rear brakes?

 

do you have this?
does your perch look like this or does it have wires?