foreign material in gas?
#1
foreign material in gas?
Hello all! Here's my problem, I recently brought my atv to a "friend" to do some work on it(bad idea in hindsight!) since I've hadn't much time this summer. Long story short, he had it almost 2 weeks and only power washed and cut off the tip to my exhaust(turned out he was a backyard mechanic who pretended he knew what he was doing), so I took it back so I could find someone else to do the work in a timely manner. This upset him and amongst other things he wouldn't return all the parts I paid for unless I gave him $100 on top of the $70 I had previously gave him. So needless to say the discussion got heated! Upon retrieving my 01' arctic cat 500 man, I noticed he purposely killed my battery by leaving the ignition on as well as driving it around in in 4x4(which was the main problem w it at the time) and stole the power fuse among w/ the $200 in parts. So I haven't started it since I got it back in case he might have poured sugar or something in the gas. How do i go about taking preventive measures to make sure nothing foreign was added which would ruin my engine?
#3
I'd pull your tank and flush it out completely. I'd also replace your entire fuel line and drain your carb ASAP.
Check your plug as well. If it's coated with a burnt sticky substance - you've got your answer....he screwed you...BIG TIME.
After all that, fill w/new gas and cross your fingers. If it runs....FIX the original problem elsewhere and find a shop/garage/shed to lock it up in.
Goodluck.
Check your plug as well. If it's coated with a burnt sticky substance - you've got your answer....he screwed you...BIG TIME.
After all that, fill w/new gas and cross your fingers. If it runs....FIX the original problem elsewhere and find a shop/garage/shed to lock it up in.
Goodluck.
#4
What would be a good agent to use to flush the tank out? Also read about possibly taking the oil drain plug out and pouring 2 cups of kerosene into the top-most opening of the engine and letting it drain through the plug and letting it air dry for a few hours, anything behind this as well or should I not bother w/ that? Thanks for the tips so far, appreciate any knowledge on this topic as I have never had to deal w/ this sort of problem till now!
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