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Hey y’all, so I have this 02 Honda foreman rubicon 500fa that I just got running after who knows how long. But a couple issue came with the start up and I need some help. 
 

1.  While idling and full throttle it’s smoking pretty bad. I think it’s the jug and/or piston rings.  Could someone tell me if I’m on the right path. 
 

2.   When I put it into drive, the hondamatic has a high pitch squealing and it barely moves. I put it in reverse and doesn’t move at all.  
 

Any ideas or possibilities I can look into?

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How does the spark plug look shiny black or matt black, what color is the smoke, does it ever let up or smoking continuously.  Trans coulld possibly be a bad bearing does it have plenty of fluid in it.

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There was a fellah in here a while back had the same symptoms, the squeal, stripped it right down and found nothing, put it back together and it seemed to be right.. Do a search for hondamatic and you mioht find it.. I think it was in this site.. If not it was over the way and I'll have a look tomorrow.

I'm pretty sure he found nothing..  Might have just needed an oil change.. haha

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