My 2003 Cannondale with approx. 5 hrs had it first hard ride this past weekend and now wont run. It started popping and running erratic and wouldnt take fuel. It would start back up but wouldnt do much more than idle.It was a real wet and muddy ride also. Now i have cleaned the bike and changed fluids cleaned filter, changed fuel filter and plug and now it wont run but a second then shuts down like it ran out of fuel. I took apart the airbox and dribbled some fuel down into the throttle body and the quad will start and run fine till it runs out of fuel. So i checked the pump and it is running and filling the filter and return line is definitely returning fuel to the tank. What else could be wrong? Any ideas?

 

I thnk your best bet is to go to the www.cannondaler.com web site and ask over there. Accouple of the guy's that post on the site worked for cannondale and will most likely help you,one of the guys screen nameis MAZ.

Good luck.

Jim Murray

 

If it's getting a steady flow of fuel and still stalling....it's gotta be a spark issue.
Unless there is something in your petcock (if the Dale has one).

Shane

 

It sounds like it may be your throttle position sensor. I had the same thing happen and that was the problem

 

I forgot to mention that there is good spark. And i just posted on cannondaler...thanks

 

That c-dale site is pretty good. Thats awsome they have a tech prowling the boards!
good luck with your problem

Shane

 

Thanks for the positive feedback.