a friend was tired of fixing this old 4 wheeler and decided to purchase a new one, so I made an offer for this one, lets see what it has for problems and try to correct them,
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Clean out the mud from the carb. Put a fuel filter inline somewhere. I think you have already fixed this. But opening up the drain plug and twisting the throttle open or just lifting the barrel so you can blown air back into the main jet from the top and out the drain plug works. Its a Colorado fix. That with a filter keeps it from clogging the carb long enough to get clean gas back in there.
Denso spark plug needs changed.
Tires are made with oil, and in about 1986, it took about 7 gallons of oil to make a 14" Goodyear tire. If you put oil inside the tire, you may get a temporary fix, but that oil will continue to react with the oil cured into the compound… I think it may keep softening and liquifying the rubber.
Hey Darren, was watching you use that crappy plastic welding tool on this four wheeler. I ordered one of those machines from the company that invented the idea, it works great. After I clip all the prongs off, I use a plastic welder I bought from Matcotools and now I skip the welding tool and just use my seller soldering gun and just melt plastic like your using a wire welder. Works great. Let me know if you like the idea. Keep on restoring brother.
what a nice machine, you're quite the fabricator.
where can I pick up a set of the tie down straps you use on your motorcycle lift. thanks.
On aircraft we used a thing called ez grip friction drops for stripped out screws. Almost like a grinding paste
Thanks for a great video. 😊
Why would you want to put a tire like that back on the four wheel? That would be so dangerous for the next person Who would own it; Wouldn’t it make sense just to put a good use or new one on; I mean, you should be thinking safety First.
That wire cutter trick was really cool, worked great!
Had 2 green versions, one with discs and one with drums, the drum version wouldn’t stop well but both great bikes that went in all weathers
That's cool. Should flip the steering linkage to the front to give your feet some room tho?
21:09 did nobody ever teach you how to use a pair of channel locks?
I bought a silver sharpie to mark up my impact sockets works great… glaucoma SUCKS!!!
Never mind the tire. What's that old pedal car?
When I was a young teen back in the '50s I bought a used Zundapp motorbike. Among several problems, the one that concerned me the most was the rear tire was worn right down to exposed cords. Not having the money for new tires, I had the idea to coat the cords with some type of glue in order to keep the cords from rotting or being abraded any further. My parents had a small bottle of contact cement, so I used that, applying several coats. I rode that motorbike daily for several years and that cement held up just fine.
Recently a neighbor asked me if I could patch a tubeless golf cart tire that had three holes in it. I first tried regular tire plugs but the golf cart tire carcass was too thin for the plugs to work successfully. I had some old car tire tubes that I figured I could cut to make patches for the inside of the tire. Remembering my success with using contact cement to bond to the rubber tires of my old motorbike, I applied a generous coating to the innertube patch, as well as the inside of the cart tire, applied the patch, then added another coat of cement over the whole patch area. Remounted the tire, aired it up and voila, no leak, even a year later! Contact cement to the rescue once again!ðŸ‘
if that belt hits the switch in the case it'll go in to limp mode
Looks in great shape.
Gotta love those CVT's Mustie. I am working on the same project again as you are. Last year they needed a steering shaft put on since the original was bent pretty bad. Also needed carb work and a total fuel system cleaning. Now the machine is back again, but I believe this time it's the one way bearing. It felt like the starter was going out, but then when I try to pull the recoil, it feels like I am pulling the whole engine and I can hear quite a few gears turning as well. Your machine is in much better shape that this one. I remember that you worked on another one that involved the one way bearing?
I have seen people use tea strainers (the closable ball of wire mesh) for ultra sonically cleaning small parts.
Hey Darren @7:00 there is a missing bolt, at the bottom right on the mounting bracket.
Quick tip: you can get "balls" made from stainless steel screen to put tiny carb parts in a bath. They are sold for brewing loose leaf tea.
I had an eighties model Virago -750 that had been taken over by Gremlins. The carbs were constantly giving me trouble and even the Yamaha dealer couldn’t figure it out. I unloaded that piece of (expletive deleted) as fast as I could. Good luck with that younger cousin you have there!
Spoiler Alert – Mustie got stumped on this one.
Could that tire cracking be from running flat?
The DAF 600 saw only four years of production, but its Variomatic system would spawn further developments in CVT technology.
Love it. I always wanted one of these Kodiaks.
I bought a 2002 Yamaha Big Bear 400 a couple of years ago that had carb issues. It was impossible to find a Mikuni carb kit for it because the carb is obsolete. But I was able to find an NOS carb that was $329, and I had a Yamaha shop install it. I haven't had any issues with it (knock on wood), because I only put ethanol free gas in it.
Mr mustie.quads are very time consuming..must have patienceðŸ‘
SLIME! Even in new Atv tires
Choke stuck
I don't think you looked inside the tank. Maybe there's crud and after the. carb. cleaning more comes down. That or I also like JohnnieBravo1's idea about the park brake.
Reverse sensor, or parking sensor of some kind? Hopefully not more carb woes.
Put a tube in the tire and be done with it. I had to do this on one of my snowblower tires.
Had to look it up myself but CVT stands for continuously variable transmission, which makes a lot of sense.
Cool! Part 2. I love these long ones. I get to watch over a few days and love the in depth. Like we are standing over your shoulder. Not toooo creapy …. Lol
Tireject will be your friend
17:12 Sometimes when I have a Phillips* screw with a damaged head, before converting it to a "slotted" screw I'll take a small hammer (maybe with a pin punch) and flatten the damaged 'wings' down a bit so the screwdriver has a tighter fit. (sometimes I need to tap the screwdriver into the modified screw head with the same small hammer) – – – it sure beats stripping the remaining metal out of the screw head with an ill-fitting screwdriver. Often the "hammer work" will loosen the screw enough to make it easier to turn.
@ 30:00 mark…. just get a new tire you chisler. Great video as usual though.
Check parking brake switch had problem on my Yamaha never quite released all the way
Nice one Darren, I think this video epitomises why we like Mustie, straight forward wrenching and having fun, he is so down to earth, he chats as if we are there with him ðŸ‘🙂
The garage I used to work in when I was younger Misty, He would sometimes use a big C-clamp to hold the patch in place while it dried.
The tires get plenty of tread left on it.
I think some of that green slime will fix the inside.