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Yeah cant let the weather discourage you. A couple summers ago I wore my chest waders more riding than I did fishing.

Sweet. Almost March. You better hurry up.

No joy, gooed the Slime around and under where the wheel rim meets the tire. Bubbles up in 8-10 places. These are old wheels off an 86 quad runner. Polishing a turd. A guy on craiglist is selling a set for $50USD. Think I`ll go that route.

Sorry Ox. Stepped on you composing my reply.

Next is to suspect the plug wire, start system wiring, then the coil in that order. Not knowing the specifics of the machine, if its a LT160, these should have the simple wire that just pushes on to a spike in the plug end and coil. Check that is secure and making good contact. Does the engine crank over? Before checking wiring and the coil best to have a manual with a WDM. Check in the sticky above to see if there is a manual for your machine. RTFM.

Copy that. Good idea. I'll give it a whirl.

Tire inflated or deflated?

Ox, I got some Slime. Turns out it's sold in gallon jugs in Alaska. Hmm? Did you slurry this around the outer bead edges?

Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

My opinion: It might. However, it would be treating the symptom not curing the problem. Plus you might have to play around with jet combinations to get it to run well and still might not get it to where you want. I think you should try to find a used muffler. Ebay is a good source. Lots of people parting out 4 wheelers. What year is it?

Carb jetting is for improving or restoring performance at the various engine RPM ranges. It will not quiet your machine down if this is your goal.

Thanks. I`ll try that on my other problem in my inner tube thread.

Wife wants you to buy new stuff!? Does she have a sister? I see you`re in WA. GO HAWKS!

BTW, whats this slime you speak of?

Nice! Looks fast even tore down. What year is it?

It's fairly simple. I've cracked it to replace a bad output bearing on the left. Download the 99-04 KQ manual. The box is the same and it has teardown procedures. You can get seal and bearing kits off ebay.

Nevermind, pumping up past 10psi I heard a leak. Nail hole in the tire. Guess I should turn the tunes down when airing tires Thanks for the reply though Ox.

I talked to the local repair shop guy. He`s mostly against it too. Says if done, you have to put more air in them to keep the tube tight in the wheel so it doesnt slip. I want to do this on the fronts of my 86 Suzuki LTF230 but the suspension on this is poor and lower tire pressure helps. Shop guy also mention fix a flat but its nasty when changing tires. I think if I ever change tires on this, I`d go get new wheels too. Leaning towards the goo method. (and why doesnt the apostrophe key work on this website?)

Working on friend's Honda Rincon. His front tire doesn't hold air well. I'm going to fill to max bead seat pressure, but i'm wondering about these bolts on the rim. Are these two piece wheels? Can I retorque the bolts?

How confident are you in accuracy of your speedometer?

Does sound like a weak battery. And will be exacerbated below 20F. After you do the overnight reset like Ox says, check your battery is getting a charge. Meter the battery first with engine off. Should be around 12vdc. With engine running should be around 13-14vdc.

Does the FI light stay on after you start it? Why did you replace the battery? Temp while ice fishing?

I started with a 90s 280 Suzuki King Quad and prefer them for my kids. They started on smaller machines. But now can follow everywhere I go. They are rather complicated to operate with the levers and shifting. It gives them an understanding how things work and what drive combinations they need to be in for a given situation. The drum brakes always suck which makes them pay attention. They are durable utility machine with ample luggage racks and go most anywhere. (pausing on a fond memory of winching my buddys brand new Polaris 750 out of the same hole I just went trough on my 93 ) I bought all but one broken for cheap. 2 required full engine and crank case tear downs. I am a mechanic. They were good winter projects and taught the kids to wrench. Parts are relatively cheap and easy to get. However, for the non-mechanical, I would tell new people to stay away. They are difficult to fix and the older ones break a lot. I think that is why you see so many sitting around. Once they broke, they were left to rot.

I have some old wheels that just wont hold air for long. Too many rock bashes with mini bends in the bead. Ive tried to form them round again but its a useless endeavor. Thinking about putting tubes in them. A friend of mine cautioned me saying its possible for the tube to slip inside the tire and break the valve stem. Then, poof, no air and no way to refill. Has this happened to anyone? Opinions on using tubes please.

My wife made these covers from cordura. Very tough stuff. You can buy most any camo pattern on ebay. 93 King Quad with blue fenders. Covers a lot of ugly too. Links to the project: FrankenQuad: where we started - Forums - 907Outdoors Page 2 - Suzuki King Quad project - Forums - 907Outdoors entry 22