When you guys with Z400's or 250's stand your quad straight up on the back grab bar to work on it (like installing skid plates, ect), or to clean it, how do you keep it from flooding? Everytime I stand mine up to wash it to get good underneath everything it ends up flooding and I always need to replace the spark plug!

 

used one of those things(or buy one) where you can pull your quad up on to it and then crawl underneath it with your gogles on so you dont get all kinds of mud in your eyes thats what i do[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Thanks, but No thanks. I dont need to spend any more money and dont feel like washing my quad laying upside down on the ground, lol.

 

Do you know what Dennis Kirk magizine is ? well any way they got some asome new stuff for z-250 check it out.

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Thats great for you... I dont even have a 250, and that has nothing to do with my question I asked anyways!

 

I dont have a Z, but I have always just shut the fuel off, stood it up, and when done put it down. (Many quads)

Hold the throttle wide open (air) for a couple cranks to clear any extra fuel if needed.

 

also, check your airbox,,,,might be full of fuel (filter all wet with fuel), making it harder to start.

 

Bing.. the damn things dont have a "off position" on the petcock. Its only "ON", "RES" - Reserve, or "PRI" - Prime, no off!!?!?!?!? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

 

is there a vacuum hose attached to the petcock?

(in other words is it auto shut-off?)

sorry, I know nothing about the Z

 

yup, they have vacuum operated petcocks

It must not be closing properly.

You may be able to put a manual operated petcock on it. (or fix/clean your faulty one)