Why did you opt to go with an aftermarket Chinese carb from amazon rather than just cleaning the original or rebuilding it with one of the many rebuild kits online? Just curious. I have the exact same wheeler mine is a 98 foreman 400 that I restored as well, full top end rebuild, new springs, wheels, tires, LED lighting, probably a few other things as well. It has been sitting for a while and I am planning on taking off the carb (original) and giving it a good cleaning.
So I’ve rebuilt carbs before, always better to keep the original of course. However this one was severely corroded and covered in buildup since the water box had some water in it. Miraculously the top end didn’t get a drop of water in it but the entire carburetor was flaking and I wasn’t about to trust a rebuilt kit to fix it. Everything is fixable with enough money but I’ve had that carb since last summer and haven’t ran into any issues yet.
It can shoot 2 3/4 just fine but 3” is what’s stamped on the side I believe. From other owners I’ve talked to they jam at first with some ammo types , but over time the spring breaks in and works itself out. I’m not sure which ammo “power” exactly would jam it but I’ve been using the shells I have and haven’t ran into any issues. It’s more of an issue with the stiff spring at first.
How do you think a project like this would go for someone with bo experience working on quads? Thinking about trying a restoration to save some money on a new machine
For a restoration project ebay will be your best friends for filters, ignition parts, carbs, plastics, etc. So in the end won't end up costing that much ofc. All the things that are replaceable on these bikes like the carbs and other components are easily replaceable with very little know how. I had a lot of fun and I would recommend going for it since this was my first time messing with an old bike, but dont be afraid to ask for tips from people who've messed with them before. CV axle replacement and brake job on this were the absolute hardest things but I got a hand from someone who had done it before. Overall if it just needs carb, plastics, maybe a little wiring and such honestly not difficult and can be done with little experience. If you end up getting water in these however a rebuild isnt necessarily something that you can just up and do with no experience. Anyways good luck with finding a bike and long as it doesn't need to much it was a ton of fun for me personally.
Is the light up too different from the tow headlights or no cause the link you put in bio is only for the actual headlights I wasn’t sure where to find the big main light bulb for the big light
it shutting off in reverse could be that you deck lever switch could be bad or the lever in the wrong position, also hooking the throttle to stock stock lever and letting it rev full throttle with no governor is most likely to blow the engine, you could just make a gas peddle and just not rev it too much.
I have the same model but in the white finish,I was reading up on it and what I found was to end the sticking shells you need to lube it well with high quality lube and break it in,it said 50 to 100 rounds and the jamming problems will stop,it comes with very little lube from the factory so I lubed it good and haven't had but a few non ejects so far,Love the gun and can't wait to shoot it more!!!
Thank you for stopping by, this is a side channel I’m doing in addition to my main “tech” one since there was a lot I wanted to post about that wouldn’t work there. Awesome that it’s been seen by so many people already.
