After about 30-40 minutes of riding my warrior over heats and quits. 20 minutes later it starts right up. Is this a common problem and are there any common fixes. I've heard some about oil coolers, any thoughts?

Jeff

 

Are you totally sure its actually overheating? how do you know? Does it ping alot before it dies? seize up?

There are alot of electrical things that can get hot and open up also. Your pickup coil may be going bad

 

I am not totally sure it's overheating. Thats my best guess at this time. The idle speed increases noticably each time before it quits. Water squirted on the engine case boils off immediately. It seems to me to be a heat problem but that doesn't mean it's not electrical in nature.

Jeff

 

well my 89 warrior overheats... about 5mins of riding but it's kewl but it's pretty uncommon.... how old is your oil???? also u mgiht consider an oil cooler

 

Yeah, I've seen Warriors overheat. The other day, I had to tow my buddy's warrior back to the trailer because it wouldn't run anymore. Then, last Wednesday, the thing started acting up again. On a 14 mile ride, we had to sit and wait twice while the thing cooled off enough to start again.

My Polaris might be big and clumsy, but it gets us back to the truck.

 

Trust me, I had my '92 warrior working extremely hard and moving really slow in colorado. I need to ask.. is your warrior completely stock or do you have an aftermarket exhaust or air filter? If you have added anything major, and not rejetted, you might be on the brink of a meltdown.

On the other hand, it could be as simple as a plug that begins to fail when it gets hot. I'd try that cause it is by far the quickest and easiest to tackle.

Ride on.

 

I had a 97 Warrior and rode it hard in the desert (Arizona) and it never overheated. I never had the problems you discussed. The float bowls were sticking on a trip once and I had the carb cleaned and rebuilt. I have to say it hasnt been as reliable since.The guy who I gave my quad to has that revving problem and stalling issue after riding for some time. I keep telling him he needs carb work done but he hasnt pulled the trigger even after a free quad. Of course the quad motor will boil water thrown on it, that is even after a fairly short time of running. That is not a good barometer of overheating.

Check for vacuum leaks or carb issues.

 

Dear WileyCoyote (3rd post back),
please explain what you mean when you say your Polaris MIGHT be big and clumsy.

P.S. thanks for the tow back to the trailer.

Jeff

 

Seriously though,
This Warrior has motor work but I don't really know what. It has a K&N filter, a white brothers exhaust, and the guy I recently bought it from said he had the motor rebuilt within the last year and a half. It runs pleasantly stronger than other warriors I've ridden, right up till it quits running at all. Jetting is a consideration I've been giving thought to, already changed the plug. As for the water boiling on the side of the motor, I've read posts from others stating that after they add an oil cooler the motor never gets hot enough to boil the water off. I like the idea of the oil cooler, but am not totally convinced that's the correct solution.

Still riding hard, but now with frequent involuntary rest stops.

 

what water???? all i know is my trany gets so hot it melts my pants!!!!