I still find my way of doing things a lot easier, By removing these parts your depreshiating (spelling?) the value of your machine.

Sell it and buy a scrambler or sport 2x4.

2000 SCRAMBLER 400 2X4

SCRAMDADDY400

 

I know where my Scrambler could lose 25 pounds. That 200 pounds that sits on top of the seat needs to be about 175... maybe someday. It might be easier to tear out the front wheel drive!

 

articcatsux,i don't know if your going to do it but if you remove the eledtric starter, you will have to use the recoil to start it all the time, that would be a good way to lose a few pounds on it though!!!!

Cya

 

Howdie,

Run "RedLine Watter Wetter" in the radiator for a while and see if that fan ever comes on. I've been told that the entire fan assemble weighs around 15lbs. There have also been a few people who have had fan blades break off and fly into the radiator (mainly the scramblers) and this is no cheap fix.

Removing the fan assembly is yet another possibility,

EC

 

I agree with Quadbuster, but only to a point. If you do a lot of slow speed running, or ride in muddy conditions you'll need the fan to keep air flowing through the radiator.

Also, if you want to remove the fan, rewire the overheat light to come on when the fan would. Just take the wires to the fan and connect them to the high temperature light. When this comes on, you'll know it's time to shut it down and let it cool.

 

If you want a temp gage for it then if you are still running the stock head on it you can remove the temp light piece on the head an put a car temp gage in it then you can watch the water temp from off the head.

 

Hummm...let me think here waste of time, wiring headaches, disassembly problems, finding out that buying the 2x4 and lighting it up would have been a lot easier and lighter.

My theory is you want 4x4 you buy 4x4 you want 2x4 you buy 2x4, you don't buy 4x4 to turn into 2x4 or vise versa.

2000 SCRAMBLER 400 2X4

SCRAMDADDY400

 

i am sooo sorry scramdaddy400 that i dont have as much money as you so i can buy a new one every five minutes!!! also i have had zero problems with this machine i wont to keep it. i bought the 4x4 because i used to live on the famn i needed for some farm things like check cattle in the snow. but now since i dont i dont need it i dont want it ok!.
also how does the 400 ex not get hot with no fan or radiator just oil cooled i mean that thing must get hot idleing!!!

 

This has nothing to do with income situations, you can easily sell you 4x4 at a decent price, then you'll have enough money to buy a sport 400 or scrambler 400 2x4. I've been seeing ads in the paper for '98's and up with some mods starting at $3800 all the way down to $3000 bucks.

Now straighten out your panties.LOL.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

2000 SCRAMBLER 400 2X4

SCRAMDADDY400

 

Mike,

I know that your quad is built pretty stout and you mostly trail ride. Did you remove your fan?; and if so, have you ever had it overheat. If it's overheated w/out the fan, under what conditions did this happen?

Thanks

EC