Hi all, it has been a while since I have posted here and hope all is well. I have recently found a shop/repair manual for my 2006 Kawasaki 360 Prairie 4X4, but it is for the 2003 year model. Does anyone know if the specs are the same for these years 03-06?

 

No major spec change on the 360 from 2003 - 2009. I use the '03 manual P/N 99924-1285-01 when working on later year 360s and have not noticed any discrepency.

 

Thanks for the reply. I have found this shop manual very VERY helpful. However, I still can not adjust my exhaust valve due to the inspection plug being placed right under the exhaust pipe. I really do not see how I can tell if the motor is in the required TDC. Oh well, I've got an appointment with my mechanic and will just have him go over the whole bike to make sure everything is tip top.

 

If you can't see the TDC mark "T" on the flywheel thru the inspection hole, you may try sticking in a long skinny rod into the plug hole and watch as the piston goes up and down as you rotate the crank.

 

Just thought I'd post an update...My bike mechanic gave the whole ATV a good inspection and here's what he found. But, first the symptoms I was experiencing.

This 2006 Prairie 4X4 360 has around 100 miles on it +/- and it has been extremely cold natured since new. Then after it is warmed up it will idle real low and then the idle would drop and it would make a sound like something was catching in the motor or like it was coughing. Eventually it would stall. I assumed that it was a maladjusted exhaust valve. Guess I was wrong.

His report is as follows:

The valves were adjusted properly
The belt looked brand new (which is good since there is only about 100 miles on it +/-)
The carb was a little dirty, but not too bad, he said.
HOWEVER....
The carb was way too lean and that was the reason it was running so poorly and was extremely cold natured. He said that the noise I was hearing was actually the carb coughing into the air box. He cleaned and re-jetted the carb.

The ATV is now running better than when it was new.

Has anyone else experienced a problem like this with a new bike having the jetting off?

 

yep, my New 2002 Prairie 650 did the same thing, took the dealer a while before they figured it out, same problem as yours.