Hey guys, new poster here...

I just read

http://www.atving.com/editor/review/...con/review.htm

On this website, and the author noticed a problem that I also have with my recon, the idle speed. Although my problem is that the machine idles so slow even durring the summer that it will die!

When I mess with the idle adjust screw I either get take-off (ie the RPM's shoot up like I was holding the throttle down) or it dies. I cannot seem to find that happy setting. And Yes I am adjusting slowing, I've been following the directions in the manual to the letter.

I'm starting to think that I need to have a professional look at it, but I don't want to shell out the $250 bucks that my dealer wants just to look at it. (diagnostic fees).

Sorry, I'm not that dumb, I would like to fix this on my own if possible. Any ideas of what I should be looking at?

It's a 2000 TRC250 thanks for any ideas!

 

Alot of these come into the shop with those exact problems and usually the cause is the choke cable and/or plunger.

The problem is that water enters the cable up where you pull it and eventually winds up at the plunger in the carburetor. After a short time, this will cause the plunger to corrode and "stick" partially open. When this happens, you might think the choke is completly shut off, but it's really not.

I would check the cable for smooth operation along with cleaning the plunger with carburetor cleaner.

When removing the cable and plunger from the carburetor, be careful not to loose the clip or spring becuaser neither part is available without buying an entire plunger assembly which runs about $40.00

If the plunger is badly corroded, replace it because it will only get worse later on. once it starts, it's too late.

 

Thanks for the reply, I'll check on this tonight and let you know asap!

One (hopefully) quick question as well..

I purchased a Clymer (spelling?) book for this quad so that I could learn to do this stuff. On the choke assembly maintance section it calls for injecting "cable lube" into the choke cable. What is "cable lube"? I have stuff like WD40 and Liquid Wrench, lithium grease spray etc. but I have never heard the term cable lube before. What should I be looking for?