Make sure you got the timing right. No reeds in a 4 stroke. Try and find an atv mechanic that could help you out cause things don't sound good [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img]

 

Uhhhhhhhh, you called a dealer and they told you it was the reeds? Stay away from them or bad things will happen!

 

yeah they said that you had bad lou reed valves.they are funny looking+don't work much+used to hang around andy worhal

 

I stand by my earlier statement because there are no reed valves in a 500 HO (4 stroke) engine. I believe that a 400 was the biggest engine that had reed valves and it was a 2 stroke.
I also believe that your engine has an overhead cam that may be chain driven. So, it sounds to me like something in that area broke or came loose.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: samk

I stand by my earlier statement because there are no reed valves in a 500 HO (4 stroke) engine. I believe that a 400 was the biggest engine that had reed valves and it was a 2 stroke.

I also believe that your engine has an overhead cam that may be chain driven. So, it sounds to me like something in that area broke or came loose.</end quote></div>

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