hi all newbie here and urgently needing help please , i bought my wee girl a lt80 that had beeen lyeing in a garage untouched for 18 months ive just managed to get it turning over but cant get it to start though its realy wanting to go what i have noticed in the past 2 days ive been trying to start it is there is fuel coming out of the exhaust manifold gasket area when trying to start it , its getting a great spark but whe taking the plug out it seems to be dry any help would be grately appreciated thanks in advance

 

The motor is full of fuel.
Clean the carb paying attention to the float needle and seat.
Remove the spark plug and with a rag over the plug hole, spin the motor over till most of the fuel mix is out. It may need some drying time.
Apply full throttle till the motor starts and cleans out.

 

hi thanks very much for the reply and the info ive now got the quad running but i now need to get it to idle and was wondering the best way of doing this

 

There is the idle screw on the side of the carb. That and make sure the cable is adjusted (no slop) on the top of the carb.

 

hi thanks for the info!!!!!

now i cant get her to start again from the battery the starter is just spining , but if i attach a 14mm socket to my drill and the flywheel it spins the motor fast enough to catch first time am i right in assuming this is a dodgy starter motor unit ?

 

Presuming the battery is giving the starter the juice it needs to fling the engagement mechanism,,,yes.
Altho you may be able to remove the starter and see if it may need lubed to work properly.

 

ok thanks but when the battery is disconected and i start it with my drill attached to the flywheel it goes great only when i try to start it from the battery alone it turns slowly and sometimes it seems fast but obviousley not turning it fast enough for it to catch please excuse my lack of mechanical knowledge

 

Make sure your battery is fully charged.

 

yeah im trying to start from jumping from a heavy duty ford transit battery and it still spinning slow , ive now took the startor out to inspect and inside ive found it stinks of burning and the 2 brushes are heavily unevenly worn and only spring action on one of them , im unsure about the state of the bendix as i wouldnt know how to spot if it was bad or not or is it the brushes that cause the slow spin when they are in this state