I live in SW Michigan and admittedly am a little late in joining a forum. Currently I own a 2000 Yamaha 250 Bear Tracker which I bought brand new way back in 2000. Over the years I've taken it to off road parks such as Badlands in Indiana and a place near me called "Kids in the mud. For the last five years the machine has been sitting but lately, I've caught the "bug" again and have been in the process of riding again. I'm also seriously looking at UTV's so my wife and I can both ride, but more on that later. At the time I bought the ATV,my budget only permitted a 250cc machine. People were telling me "You'll be sorry if you buy a 2-wheel drive machine." Since then, I've never had any problems except in heavy wet snow. Anyway, I'm happy to be here and am looking forward to maintenance tips and what others are saying about UTV's

Make sure to CHK float in carburetor to see if hanging up or not set correctly even just fraction of mm sometimes will throw off every thing

Welcome a great place here, I’ve learned a lot. I have a Honda 350 rancher es. Clutch problem we hope don’t want to have to split the engine . There’s some good people here and someone is willing to help if you have a problem. Welcome again and hope you stick around.

I think I would replace the plug and fuel filter and see if you have adequate fuel flow to the carb. It still sounds like fuel delivery Sorry Mech I just saw you recent post didn’t mean to repeat what you said

It idles so it won't be the idle jet. Does it die as soon as you open the throttle to 1/4, or does it start to rev and then die after a few seconds ? And it does die right out does it ? The engine stops running ? At 1/4 throttle the things controlling the fuel are the main jet, the emulsion/discharge tube, and the slide and needle.. Check the short discharge tube(if it has one), which sits on top of the emulsion tube is there, and the right way up. Check the needle is held in the slide. If it takes a few seconds or more to die out though it could be because the fuel level is going low in the bowl, in which case it could be a blocked filter or float needle jet.