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My 2001 warrior sounds like a 2-stroke motorcycle after going through water. Sometimes it will stall and won’t start after going through water. Additionally it wants to die out unless the RPM is high. It will idle and I can ride it however I have to keep the RPM's high on inclines if I'm...

Do you need yamaha oil for your quad or can anyone suggest something cheaper that wont harm my engine?

thanks everyone - it was the starter

thanks - I'll let you know tomorrow when I have some extra time

Thanks - I will try loosening the starter however prior to my issues I never touched it. When you say lil cap do you mean the plastic oversized screw (ignition timing window plug) on the top side of the casing for the flywheel. Or did you mean the front aluminum cover with 4 allen screws...

additionally i have been reading alot about starter bearing on this site??? http://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMAHA-WARRIOR-350-STARTER-CLUTCH-ONE-WAY-BEARING-87-04-/320741242552?afsrc=1&hash=item4aadaaf6b8&item=320741242552&pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

used two pairs of battery cables - first one was a cheap set and the other was a nice set - no change the starter is not installed with a lot of torque

Had similar problems in the past - cut and sealed wire for the safety switch on the emergency break. Mine happened if it was dry or wet until a yamaha dealer told me what it was.

2001 warrior - slow cranking and will not start. I used 2 different car batteries to jump start (without the cars running). Connected the terminals to the battery cable on the quad (slow cranking), bypassed the electrical system and connected ground to quad and positive right to the starter...