well ya'll.... i got a 2001 warrior 350 today for free.... the only catch is it was flipped in the mud..... we pulled the motor and both the intake and the exaust either filled with water or mud..... now... my question/concern is..... is it safe to go ahead and rebuild the motor.... or should i just get a motor from say ebay? also.... there is something funny with the clutch ... it is extremly hard to pull in (at the handle... don't exactly know what to call that little thing) is there a way to adjust that? thanks [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

i have no clue kuz im not the engine genious on this site so all i have to say for ya is good luck, lol. im sure the smart people will come on here and tell u everything u need to do though so dont worry. welcome to the forums!

 

If you rebuild it right and make sure all the damage done by the mud/water is repaired you should be just fine rebuilding it. If the clutch is hard to pull in I would start first with making sure the cable is lubed and in good condition before taking the clutch itself apart - I think it's more likely to have a problem with the cable, especially after being upside down in water - which could cause all kinds of problems with the cable getting gunked up and corroded

 

i would just go ahead and rebuild it, how does the piston look? take some pics if u can and post them up. im sure ppl will get a better idea with pics. if its an 01, the clutch cable probably needs to be replaced. but u can adjust it where the cable goes into the lever. theres a small disc with a slot in it, loosen that out to about halfway so u have enough room for adj., then turn the part where that disc is threaded onto. turning it in loosens the cable, turning it out tightens it out. i would go out and buy a cable lubing tool so u can lube it up when it gets hard to pull.

 

I had the same problem with a 95 warrior I had. I would replace the cable before touching the clutch itself. I replaced the cable and it worked alot easier. Good luck on the engine. I have rebuilt Warrior engines before and they are a snap to work on.

 

i dont know for sure, but how do u know that the engine needs work????? maybe just the top end (cylinder bore, new piston) needs work? I would have cleaned it out and changed the oil and see what happens. since it was free and all.

 

if i were u id make this quad into a nice project and drop like a 600cc motor into it haha dude u should do that find a used gigantic motor on ebay and just screw around and have the fastest warrior around..

 

i wish i coulda just changed the oil... but it wouldn't crank..... the lights come on.... but nothing happened when you try to fire it..... i dunno... we didnt' tear the motor apart... we jsut have the head off the block... adn that had some water in it... but the block looks fine...... it wasn't running when it flipped but water did get into the head.... but theres no water in the oil....

 

Dude a rebuild kit and machining shouldn't be more than $600 bucks, and thats the FST bigbore kit, thats what it cost me. Hay you got it for free, now invest a little and enjoy it.

 

u should but like a street bike motor or a harley motor in it and make it mad fast