Hi Folks,

Was hoping to get a little help here. My yong one managed to tip over the Meerkat atv going sideways over some wood. Luckily no injuries as they were going very slow but after righting the ATV, I'm having a problem getting the engine to kick. It was a very soft rollover and I'm not sure if something in the carb or oil or gas got mixed up but either way I can't get it to run (starter runs but will not catch). Has anyone come across this problem before and any thoughts as to how I might fix it? Thanks!

 

depending on what year meerkat, the eariler ones , (i couldn't tell you jf the later one's) would crack or break the intake maniford when rolled over no matter how soft of a roll over, i'd look their first

 

This is a new Meerkat (2006) that I picked up 1 month ago. I'll look at the intake manifold and see if I can see anything. Any other thoughts as to liquids mixing, flooding, etc? Thanks

 

It's likely just flooded.Most carburetors don't like to be layed on there side or upside down.The fuel from the float bowl gets into the engine and floods it.Try cranking it with the throttle held open or take out the spark plug and crank it over for a few seconds with the kill switch off.Dry off the spark plug and try starting it again.It will likely start but you may have to repeat this step if it was really flooded bad.

 

let it sit for a while it will start.