Getting an Old Warrior Running.

[deerman2701]

So i havent been on this forum in years since I have sold my old warrior. I have since acquired a new to me that is not currently running.

The person that owned it before says it has been sitting for 3 years, which i believe since there were spiders everything on the damn thing.

I have tried to test for spark but the thing turns over very slowly, kinda like something is holding it back? The battery is new and sat on a charger overnight so that cant be the problem.

What should i check for?

 

[Warrior1996]

Could be a bad starter. Also, clean your carb.

 

[deerman2701]

Could it be the one way gear on the flywheel?

 

[Nickchavo1232]

I havery an 03 kinda the same thing with not really getting spark and I changed the pick up coil and the starter switch and it runs beautifully now

 

[Warrior1996]

Usually if the one way starter gear is bad, the starter will spin without turning the motor over.

 

[deerman2701]

Well the verdict was..... the top end was siezed up lol. I put some oil in the spark plug hole and turned it over a few times without a plug in it and it freed it right up!

Went to get some fresh oil, gas, and a new filter and came back and it fired right up... smoked for a min then it cleared up!

I got to clean the carb tho cause the quad only runs with the choke on full.. so... i guess that means a dirty carb.

Sweet!

 

[Warrior1996]

Clean the carb and it'll be good to go. Glad to here you got it running.

 

[deerman2701]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn1bDgTZroM

 

[deerman2701]

Cleaned the carb and still can only run the quad with the choke on. I can now however push the choke half way in but i cannot give it any throttle and also every 4-5 seconds or so the quad sort of "coughs" or sneezes?

 

[Warrior1996]

Whats your air/fuel mixture screw set at? and what size jets are in there?

 

[deerman2701]

Stock jets and 2 turns out. I just realized the carb boot is torn and there was an o ring missing. Bought a new one will report back Tuesday when it is here supposedly.

 

[deerman2701]

It has a k&n drop in that doesn't fit snuggly at all but I'll thinking going up a size for the pilot and main.

 

[Warrior1996]

Hopefully the carb boot fixes the issue. I have a drop in style k&n filter like yours, with stock exhaust, and I am jetted up one size on the main jet and pilot jet.

 

[deerman2701]

Hmm i wonder if i should just go up a size since everything is open and the carb is off?

 

[alex456123]

147.5 main should be fine.

 

[deerman2701]

cool beans gonna order em up.

Side note, would grill or high temp enamel be good to pain my header and exhaust? It was rusted and all brown so i cleaned it all up with a bench grinding wheel shined it all up and want to paint it black.

 

[Warrior1996]

yeah, high temp paint will work

 

[deerman2701]

should i use high temp primer as well or just the paint?

 

[Warrior1996]

Depends how long you want it to last haha. A few guys spray on a few coats of high temp paint and then wrap the pipe.

 

[deerman2701]

Haha i got some 2000 degree high temp spray primer and paint. Just layed the primer down, doing the top coat tomorrow. Looking good!