sank atv, scared that i hurt soemthing
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sank atv, scared that i hurt soemthing
today while i was riding i sank the back of my quad in water. i was leaning back so the front was higher in the air and the back sank into the muddy water. the front was only up to the bottom of the seat so i knwo the snorkel didnt suck in any water. my problem is that the muffler was completely underwater. stupid me turned the quad off thinking that was the best thing to do. anyways my buddy towed me out with his winch. i went to start it and it didnt start. He told me to hold the throttle pinned. it took a few tries but it eventually started. when we first tried to start it a lot of water shot out the muffler. After we got it started i revved it so all the water came out of the muffler. My buddy told me when we got to an open stretch to open it up. After i sunk the quad we drove for about another hour or so. The quad sounded fine and ran fine. didnt backfire or sputter or anything. The guy i was with said that because i turned it off the water got inside my muffler and thats why it was shooting out. I should of never turned it off he said, but after we got it started and shot all the water out of the muffler that was it. He also said that the water probably didnt go any farther thenthe muffler. I was told to check the oil and make sure it wasnt white and foamy and if it was i was to change the oil immediatly. The oil looked and smelled fine. He said the quad was fine but im just nervous. anyone think im good to go?
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sank atv, scared that i hurt soemthing
i thought there was no way for water to get into the carb unless it goes through the airbox or the snorkel? The quad ran fine for the rest of the day. i know the carb was underwater, but my buddy said that if i got water in the carb the motor wouldnt start up again cause the water would of got intot he cylinder and locked up the motor.
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sank atv, scared that i hurt soemthing
Check the oil, and you should be fine. As long as it runs good you probably didn't suck water all the way into the motor. If you had done that it would be bad. You will want to grease the swingarm pivot bolt at the front of the swingarm and tear apart the carrier to get all the water out. Other than that you should be okay.
Justin
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