I have a 1987 LT230e bored to 270...
took it out a few month ago, ran great all day then just started dying. would run then die, let sit for a sec run then die. turns out its not getting gas in the carb. carbs spotless every nook and cranny. used different tank with straight gravity feed nothing between the gas and the inlet to the carb and still no luck. adjusted float as far as possible and it still runs out of gas. runs good when running.... I've been a mechanic for 5 yrs and have never had something kick my butt like this. any ideas will help. i feel like the only way to fix it is to buy a new carb.

 

i would say that your needle is sticking. replace needle and seat if you can.make sure float is level or to manufactor spec.needle might have a groove on it and is sticking.

 

alright, every nook and cranny is clean, right? how about the orifices of the jets?





even axially down the throat of the jet, longways? see daylight through all ports? by the way, both jets need to be super clean, as if it came from the factory before it left the shelf, so to speak. inlet hose ain't plugged is it? is it free flowing? make sure the tank is vented. you don't want to vacuum lock the tank. let us know.......

 

let us know how it turn out.

 

i have a foreman 500 05 2w drive and i would like to buy the front differential from a 4w drive does anyone know if it will work? i dont know how to start a new post so i had to post on a reply sorry if sumone could help me learn how to start a new one that would be awesome thanks so much!

 

get on the home page of the forum. usually the first page you pull up. you'll see a list of the different forums. polaris, honda, yamaha, and other sections and subforums, you know which page i'm talking about right? anyway, look to the left of the page, you'll see a clickable icon/target that says "NEW THREAD". click on that under the section/forum you wish to post in. so select the honda forum, let it open, look above the announcement box and you'll see the "NEW THREAD" target, select that and fill out the necessary text boxes and BAM.........wait on requests.......BTW, welcome aboard.

 

sorry took so long to get back...
everythings clean like you said, been threw ever nook and cranny in that thing trying to find a piece of dirt i missed. already checked the needle and jets for cracks or chips. tried running it with gas cap off and hand over the gas cap threads. only time it would run good is if i plugged up the vent tube for the carb. I've scratched my head on this till my hair started falling out haha. the only way i can describe it is, it almost seems like its not pulling enough vaccum on the carb. It has plenty of commpression tho. bout breaks your arm to pull it. I did adjust the valves when it first started messing up and that helped it start alot easier. they were very very far off from spec.