brand new z 400 first time out today and the head gasket or water pump seals go out fill the crankcase full of water, lock up the motor. pull it back to the truck..what a day.. i believe the fan never came on, but the temp light never said it was hot either. dealership has a rude monday morning coming up..

 

That really sucks man. I'm sure the dealer will make it right. I guess out of all the
quads they make they have to screw up a few of them!

 

The dealership isnt responsible, the factory is. Watch who you get angry with...you dont want to **** off someone you need help from. Youd be surprised how fast a option can disapear if the customer has an attitude.
Youve got a right to be pissed...but you need the dealer on your side to make this right.

 

That sucks,

Sounds like a faulty head gasket, or the torque on the head bolts was wrong. That might be the first I've heard of one of the Z-quads eating themselves up.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't say your Z is crap just yet, but you sure do have bad luck! I've never heard a Z doing this either, but it is definately a problem straight from the factory since it manifested first time out. Definately stay cool with the dealer, after all, you wouldn't tick off your barber/hairdresser right before a haircut, right? Why would you do the same to your dealer right before his employees are going to fix your brand new quad?