2011 outlander 400 xt wont start

[Chris Abshire]

Changed fuel pump, has spark and good compression. Tried a gravity feed trick and still couldnt get it to fire off. But it does try to crank when i spray starter fluid. With pump connected and fuel hose off, it should still pump fuel, correct ? But its not. And i cant find anything online about this bike. Has less than 200 hrs, so barely gets ridden (wifes). New fuel in tank. Any suggestions would help. Thanx....

[Frank Angerano]

Was the bike sitting where the fuel in the  carb has gone bad and causing a problem? It sounds like there is a fuel restriction someplace. Fuel dries up and gets very thick like a varnish and flakes up inside the bowl.   Bad gas ? Some dirt in the carb?  Also keep in like that the sometimes the fuel pump needs to be primed.  Could be air bound.  

[JacobSlabach]

yeah sounds like somethings gumed up or clogged.  If the fuel pump isnt pumping fuel out when you crank the engine, its probably somewhere before that.  is this bike efi?

[Chris Abshire]

Thanx for input guys. As soon as i hit submit to this question, i realized that i didnt replace the burnt fuse when the pump first f’ed up. So low and behold, it starts now and pumps great. But i did pull carb out and inspect it earlier in job. I feel like a total dip s#@$. But its working, so dont feel to bad now. Thanx for ya’lls help

[Frank Angerano]

Best kind of problems ! Easy fix, well done. 

[JacobSlabach]

yea I put a battery in backwards once....still trying to live that one down..

[Frank Angerano]

Lol you live and learn brother. You will never make that mistake again.   

[JacobSlabach]

I would hope not 

[Chris Abshire]

Too funny, it happens to the best of us

[fbiondip]

it would be nice ro flush your tank,fuel hoses and install a new filter to prevent this from happening again  .Enjoy your rig!! 

Edited October 3, 2019 by fbiondip
better grammar