hey guys I really need some help I have a 1993 yamaha kodiak 400 and it seems to be over heating and the fan doesn't seem to be coming on I am going back to my cottage tommorow and I need some help does anyone know what I can do to keep it cool or should I just not use it? I don't have very many tools or electricity at the camp and the bike is allready out there any help would be great


Thanks

 

i wouldnt use if its overheating

 

k well like its not overheating that bad but pretty bad lol I drive it for about 30mins at about 3/4 throttle and when I turn the engine off a poping noise comes out of the muffler and the fan is not on but I don't feel that much heat around my legs but its hot enough that the fan should be on is there any wires I should look at?

 

not sure,is there a lite that comes on when its overheating
when you rode before it did it come on frequently

 

nope no light on maybe its because its due for a oil change cuz I put about 1300-1400km's on it since the last one

 

but it should be fine if I just drive it till it gets hot let her cool down and ride it some more? because I need it to do this work and I wanna get it done this weekend

 

should be o.k, but i would have someone look at it

 

ok thanks for your help I am going to take it apart when I get back next week and get my ol' man to take a look at it

 

That pop out the exhaust on shut off, isnt necessarily a sign of over heating. Id say its from a lean idle circuit. If you pull the choke on, and then shut it off, ill bet it quits popping. How old is the gas in the tank?
You could run a couple of wires directly to the fan, this would let you know if it works or not. If the temperature light doesnt come on, then it probably isnt over heating.
You could bring a meat thermometer with you, and when its been running for awhile, touch it to the motor and get a reading. Normal thermometers wont go high enough, the motor could be as high as 250-280F.

 

its new gas I ran threw about 4-5 tanks of gas within the last week I think I just gotta clean the carb and change the air filter and see how it goes after that

thanks for the input