I have an 05, this weekend I got stuck in some water and had to be pulled out. The water never got as high as my snorkel. After I was out of the water(i kept it running the whole time i was in) the engine idled and revved normal, but had no power I had to limp it back. I even had to be pushed up small hills by other atv's because I didn't have any torque to make it up.

When I got back, I opened to air box and it was wet and then noticed that the rubber stem cover underneath was missing, this is how I assume the water was sucked up. I thought by letting it dry out that it would be back to normal, but the problem presists.

Am I looking at a clutch or transmission problem, carb or should I still wait a few days to make sure it dries out completely.

Thanks for any help.

 

drain all your gas and oil, the oil will need some flushing (change it several times with cheap oil, then put good oil back into it the final time) Drain your gas from the carb. start there

 

Wouldn't the engine sputter if their was water in the gas? The engine runs fine, starts easily and revs normal.

 

Update: I just drained my v-belt casing...it was FULL of water. I'm going to let it dry overnight and hopefully that will solve the problem.

 

I was out yesterday in water up to my seat on my manual Eiger, ran good, got it home there was mud in the air box, cleaned it out, I figured muddy water got inside my air box but the water drainned out but the mud stayed there. I bet it was ur belt slipping cause everybody with belt drives had problems , their atv would run good but they couldn't make a small hill. No offence for the problem you have thats the reason why I didn't want a belt drive, thats why I picked the manual, but if you allow it to dry out you will be ok, the Eiger is a good machine, take that from me an ex Yamaha Owner.