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Well, I seem to have picked up the Quadrunner bug.

I bought a second one, a much older and physically smaller 230.  2WD, semi-auto, pull button reverse.  The fellow got it to run, but certainly the carb is blocked up as it only ran on full choke.

Controls are much different, and I'll have to look into the clutch/transmission as I can't seem to get it in neutral, though the previous owner was able to while loading???  I may be missing something.

Does anybody know if the early Quadrunners were still "5 gears up" with neutral at the bottom?  I should be able to knock it into neutral without the motor running, correct? 

Expect lots of questions, as this one needs a ton of work, lol.

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I have a 86 quadrunner 230 GE that up till last week was running amazing Since then I eebuilt carb and im having trouble with getting to much air I think I have a air leak or craked line or airbox duct But when my 230 runs its a tank it runs amazing and is so much fun its a total sleeper when I pull up and younger guys see it they usally give the look like whats that but when it runs and at 50-53mph they sort of look like ohh wow thats pretty quick lol Not the fastest but deff not the slowest and never gets stuck in mud or sand or on a hill I love it 

My tank lolF84E0361-8A7A-45B3-BD61-27536669D89F.thumb.jpeg.d19a148b8f7014536d0ccbec511c93bf.jpeg

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I sorted out my neutral issue.  It's up clicks to get to neutral, not down like the later Quadrunners.  Lol.

I also had trouble getting it to rev up, but putting a bit of an air restriction seems to work.  (It has no air filter element currently).

So, I will have to sort out a fabbed up air filter for the box.

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12 hours ago, Richard1234 said:

I sorted out my neutral issue.  It's up clicks to get to neutral, not down like the later Quadrunners.  Lol.

I also had trouble getting it to rev up, but putting a bit of an air restriction seems to work.  (It has no air filter element currently).

So, I will have to sort out a fabbed up air filter for the box.

U can use a air conditionr air filter for temporary I have in a jam

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