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I have a 1987 that I have had for about 3 years and still have yet to ride it because it lost spark and I cannot find a CDI box for an 87 for nothing. 🤦♂️
I got mine not to long ago and I really like it it did have a couple problems but we fixed it and it's running great but everyone keeps telling me to get a faster quad
I love watching you tear things apart Joe, and it's fascinating to see you breathe life back into those machines...keep up the great work, and keep these videos rolling.
I grew up riding a 90 warrior. Looks like they had the cam chain tensioner already extended when they installed it. This would over tension the chain and cause it to rub hard on the guides. Better check the cam journals as well.
You really gotta test up and down play on the crank in more then one position. Should rotate it to a few different spots and test play. Think of how the needle bearings (wrist pin)work. In one position the needles are fine but the next needle over could be chewed up. I’ve actually seen it, not just spouting off, and simply an idea for one to use
The term mint means factory new no wear condition. There is nothing mint on it. That is a common term used by shady sellers of used merchandise, try to steer away from it unless it truly is mint.
Those are cool quads fun to trail ride my buddy had one and I had a raptor 350 he had 1 more gear then me but wide open down the road we were side by side another buddy had a 400 ex blew us away on the street but on curvy trails couldn't shake us cause we could stay wide open banging gears wen he had to let off to keep control off all his power
I bought a 2000 warrior for $1300 2 years ago and only problem it has was the rear axle bearing was bad and the stator was bad everything else was good, warriors have a small ticking sound coming from the engine that’s normal tho but your warrior ticking isn’t normal lmao but warriors run like a champ with a couple mods in it they keep up with the bigger quads
Since you took the head off, lap the valves, check to make sure none are bent, & check the valve springs for equal spring pressure. I would recommend to replace the timing chain as well may be stretched.
i have one right now. it’s running off a bent valve and the crank makes a loud ass pop when you shut it off. and it still runs, no matter how hard i beat it. wish people knew about these more
They didn't change much throughout the life of the warrior so the fact that it was a 1990 model didn't bother me at all. Plus the fact that a 90 warrior was still less than 10yrs old back when I was a kid.
I got a 99 Yamaha warrior have had it for 8 years now so reliable and never no issues idk about slow IV beat 400ex in races only issue I have is sometimes it pops into nutrol where the reverse is.
I got the same year and color of his I’m using his video too replace my side gasket since it’s leaking but mine has a 366 bb kit in it and I’ve also re geared it for more too end speed and I’ve raced my buddies 400ex and smoked him even in top speed they’re lots of fun
This was my first quad I bought and saved for myself 2001 year I think, colour and everything the same haha. The warrior is a great quad, fun trail machine and reliable as any of the best out there. 6 speed and clutch makes for fun riding
Don’t ever buy a new 450. They r trash. My buddy works for a dealership and he said 90% of his warranty work is on the newer 450’s. Whole motor trash. He said Yamaha always pays tho.
I've had a number of warriors they make great beater trail quads I use mine to save wear and tare on my 450R Only issues I've had with my warriors is valves needing adjusted
One small bbrick under each wheel onside you're working on makes it so no oil gets wasted or messy. Could do with new rings and a light hone whilst apart. Cylinder looks bit glazed n shiny anyway
Good shit bro..I stay tuned in on your Channel I'm new to this with the four-wheeler trying to fix them myself I got three of them that I'm trying to fix right now one is a Yamaha Badger 80 cc u should may need to do one I can have some info on it thanks
I have the same year and color warrior! I had the one way bearing go in mine as well it would start unless you popped the clutch also had to change the starter out!
I'm not even going to watch this all the way before I make this comment it's not knocking. Check valve adjustment and timing. Warrior's are easy to work on
Bro those valves have never been reset. Not surprising.. check it in 10hrs riding time. Got that poqer core 4 on ours snditsloud as hell, barely here yourself think. But plenty of power. Those do chew up guides... great vid... good luck with that. Got an extra complete top end for one. It'll run good, Joe... It'll bring in good chunk of change if needed.
@@ezechielroy859 no I meant when he was turning it over via electric start button, maybe it was just because it was on video but sure sounded to me like low compression
mine yamaha raptor 250 had a ticking sound at the timing chain guide was broken and the intake valve was broken in the end so i think thats the problem with mine
Looks like the one that's tras, the guy brought in with tack welded on flywheel, only 10 teeth left In One way bearing. For starters. Oh they're hell on stator too.
the one way bearings end up lockin up and keep the starter engaged and they have a counter balance on crank too i got one for 100 bucks dude put a aftermarket crank in it and i literally jus seated it by a hair and it was fixed after he thought it was locked up
To think that any Warrior has been taken care of is a lie nobody takes care of of them yet they're still around 40 years later they're actually very reliable think of how many are still on the marketplace over any other machine. As far as the one-way gear all Yamahas have this problem me and my buddy found a company L&L Xtreme that makes a bulletproof one-way gear so far me and him have no issues starts up like butter . So far I have put 685 MI this season on my warrior we ride a lot usually three days in a row all day long. They are amazing Trail quads like riding your sofa through the woods.
That's what i said. Cylinder looks a bit glazed n shiny anyway so really it needs it. Time to do it before it costs you a rebore and piston and possibly other stuff that breaks when piston n cylinder have a problem.
@@backyardbangers1012 I don't think he's keeping it just flipping it, but still he can raise the price $100 bucks by spending the 5 minutes to do the rings, seams like he usually at least hones cylinders when their off to clean em up, though I don't know if that would help with the old rings other than oil retention on the cylinder walls
I just did a total overhaul on my 2000 Warrior over the winter. The last owner dropped the valve adjustment locking nut in the head and just replaced it without retrieving the old one. I bought the machine for $1000 unknowing of the nut. After driving it around it stalled on me and wouldn’t start. Found the nut got jammed in a cam lobe which broke a valve guide and the cam sprocket. I ended up going through the whole motor to double check everything else. Turns out the piston clearances were on the cusp of too worn out so a Wiseco piston went in. Now it runs like a bat out of hell. Impressive for a 350cc. Hope yours works out for you in the end (and cheap also).
I’m looking at purchasing a quad right now. Polaris outlaw. He thinks the locknut fell in as it was missing. It starts up and is making a ticking sound .. so he says. He thinks it rubbing against the chain. Trying to decide if I want to take on the project. As it could be worse. Not sure if I want to spend the $2200 and not get anywhere. It’s a 2008 Polaris outlaw 525s. Looks mint but nervous about interior damage. Any advise for me?
If the locknut made it down the timing chain tunnel then you’re probably in for an expensive repair. If it made it to the stator at the bottom it can cause havoc because the stator is a huge spinning magnet. My honest opinion, the market is cooling down so prices are falling. It’s not worth any more than $1500 if he can’t prove where the lock nut is and it has not caused any damage already. Just my advice.
@@frdmstnggt99 that’s what I was thinking. He has a few quads and he has sold a few as well. I think he probably knows it’s not worth it. I’d have to get it for a really good deal. A lot of time would have to go into it. He said that is has a screen protector below but he doesn’t know how far it could have gone. I’ve only worked on vintage bikes so not familiar with these motors.
Worst part I own a 2000 model, it's cherry, but also very well maintained. The piece of junk the guy recently brought in to have us fix is a 2003, dame bike, they haven't really ever changed them much.
Good luck getting that flywheel off. I just rebuilt my brother's 2003 warrior. Top end kit came with a new timing chain so I figured I'd replace it. Bought the tusk flywheel puller for it and nearly ruined the threads of the crank trying to get it out. Chain was still good so I gave up.
Dude counter balance is dead center right behind and above crank, you can see down in the gear box past it. It will lock up crank, seen it recently. Crappy design. The gear for it is under clutch top middle.
…. Every bike or atv I get you end up uploading a video on lmfao amazing my warrior I got with all wires are messed up I fixed them and starts now tiks I even adjusted the valves to spec but still ticking so not to sure
I love watching your videos, you are extremely talented. My warrior started to rev extremely high after ripping it at the trails for a few hours. Was starting up and working great. All of sudden crapped out. Checked intake and it was slightly broken off. And carb was slightly loose. Any idea what to do from here
Bro I have a big bear 350 98 4x4 It burns a lot of oil but I don't know if it's the rings the piston or the cylinder, I already disassembled the engine but I don't understand much, can you help me
I would start by measuring the ring gap. That will tell you if you have worn out rings. Also check the sides of the piston for blow by. It will look dark. That's another sign that the rings are worn.