Just went to start up the quad the other day after several months of sitting in the garage. It started up and only when I primed the carb and the exhaust was pretty black. After 2 or 3 times it wouldn’t start for anything. I checked the plug and its good, good spark. So then I took off the gas tank and the carb. I made sure the gas was flowing and it was. Then I put the two back together, turned on the gas flow and when I pressed the primmer it wasn’t spitting any gas. I don’t know what else to do. Any help would be greatly needed and appreciated.

 

ANY help???

 

My buddy's wheeler was doing the same type of thing . We played with the carb...checked the lines...plug..no luck. Then he dumped in some Heet gas line water eliminator fuel treatment to try to get out any condensation and junk...It worked.


I hope this was of some use.

PINKMOON

 

The idle circuit could be plugged due to dried out gas. Try starting it by holding the throttle at a steady 1/4 open. This will bypass the idle circuit.
If it dies when you let go of the throttle( goes back to idle and dies), then teither he carb will need cleaning or the idle speed is too low.

 

Well, I did try starting it with the throttle somewhat open and that didn’t help. I tired starting it so many times my battery died. So obviously my battery was low. I jumped my quad and it still didn’t start so it isn’t a matter of enough power to crank it over. Im gonna have to bring the carb to the dealer see what they can do. And yes that information did help a bit. Im pretty sure its because I left the gas on then about a week ago I turned it off, so the gas evaporated in the process.

 

Have you tried bump starting it? Its much easier on the battery and starter. Hook up a strap, put it in 4 th gear, key on, and have someone pull you with a lawn tractor or whatever. You only need to get to 7 mph or so. If its capible of being started, it will.
Maybe try a new spark plug, too.
If youre to the point where youre gonna pull the carb off and bring it in, you might as well do the cleaning yourself. The hard part is getting the carb off the motor.
Heres some articles on carb cleaning.
carb clean
carb

 

Thanks for all your replies (mostly hondabuster). And Ive already taken the carb off the motor as well as the air box and gas tank. And as far as bump starting it, well I tried. I pushed my quad all the way up my driveway only to find out when you put it in gear in don't budge. I think it's because of the ES. The plug seemed to spark fine. But I dought its that because when I press the primmer on the carb there's no gas flow. So Im pretty sure the problem is in the carb. There's only one real question. How do I figure out what the problem is and how do I fix it? Could the evaporating gas have created any residue in the carb that could build up in there?

 

The carb has 4 circuits, we can asume the midrange and main are working, because the jets are bigger, than the pilot jet, which will plug first, because its a very small hole. The 4th circuit is the starter jet, (choke).
Im not sure youre gonna see any quirting when the primer is pulled, and in the summer, im not sure its needed.
Read those two articles and itll help you figure things out.
When you take it apart, go slowly and examine each piece. Start on the pilot jet first, and look thru it like looking thru a straw. You should be able to see light coming thru, its a very small hole, and if you dont see light coming thru it, find a small wire, like one strand of a 18 gauge stranded wire, and push it thru the jet, to dislodge the obstuction. If this jet was obstucted, then you can feel certain, it was the cause.
Remove the rest of the jets and clean them and the carb body with carb cleaner. If you find crud in the float bowl, you might want to get an inline filter for the gas, to minimize it in the future.
Heres a pictoral, of the carb, for a 2002 rancher. You basicly want to clean out all pieces inside the float bowl.
alba

 

Hey man thanks A LOT for all the help you’ve been but today I took apart the carb and washed it out with gasoline. I know least about carburetors out of all the things I know about so I really don’t want to start taking it apart to inspect every piece. And when I put/pour gas into the carb and the float bowl (witch I believe would be number 5 on that diagram) and push the primmer u can see gas being squirted, in result of pushing the primmer. If u have any questions or perhaps even more help u can just pm me. Thanks.