Frank Angerano

Good stuff @Gunny looks like you had some fresh stuff to ride on. I love the intro with the blue skies and the trees. Before you know it you will be putting the tracks back on as summer always flies by!

FYI fuel air mixture screw. Screw, washer, o ring, spring should be the right order.

Welcome to Quadcrazy! Nice job on the carburetor. I like to blow all the jets/ports out with air to be sure they are all clear. The o ring and washer is most likely for the air fuel screw. I set my carb at 1-3/4 turns out and it was perfect. But it was also varnished inside and had to go at it three times before it was properly free of junk. I never went near the main jet/needle clip setting because it was not needed since the bike was running good before it was stored. So go back to where it was. Then go back and triple check your cleaning of the carburetor and make sure it’s good.

Awesome. Try and get some pics and keep us posted on how it turns out. Good luck!

That bike is perfect just the way it is. Maybe some shock covers (socks) that’s about it. Its sounds great, runs great.

The pick up coil is in the same area as the stator coil. It’s the blue and white wires. You have to test them. The regulator is near the battery under the seat or side plastic usually on the left side of the bike. Looks like an aluminum block with fins on it.

Yes I would def do that. Roll out at 6 am and be ready to go by the time they open.

Very cool. It looks very different in what I’m assuming is the end of the summer ? I def want to get back and finish the place off.

@06kfx440 you read my mind! 🤟🏻

The blue and white on an ohms setting, what was the reading? Three wires coming from the stator ohms wire to wire reading ? Three wires coming from stator one wire to ground at a time reading ?

That’s interesting news to hear. Glad it worked out. Ride safe.

When you changed the stator coil the new pick up was not with it? They are usually bundled and wired together. An intermittent spark usually is a loose connection, worn ignition contacts or an over heating part. Check the secondary ignition coil and the spark plug wire coming from it. I’ve seen pick up coils fail after they get hot and work after they cool down. I would go over all the connections, grounds etc and start there. Then get into the more invasive stuff. Wiggle the ignition key while it’s running. If the bike shuts down after a while be ready to test the pick up coil with an electrical tester to see if it’s getting hot and breaking down. Check the regulator/rectifier that’s it’s not getting hot or failing. Look up the spec in the electrical portion of the manual and it will tell you the numbers you should have on the tester.

You know for the first time I had the same thing happen this past weekend. EFI Rancher 420 started doing the same thing. In thought for sure it was a fuel delivery problem. Pulled the plug after I barley got the bike back to my truck. Turns out no spark. I took a shot and popped a new plug in and bang! Like new the bike ran great. Strange but simple fix thankfully.

Jacob!!!!!!!! How have you not followed and grasped the stator and kill switch testing yet???? You have been here for a while now and we have accomplished so much? I’m just playin!!!!!!!!! 😂 Ok first: the plug next to the headlight on them bikes was an accessory plug. The headlight was held in by a few rubber grommets that it came out of and had an extension cord to look take the light off and move around a few feet and that was an accessory plug. The cdi is very recognizable and should be in the front end under the plastics under the handle bars. Black and square with slightly rounded corners. Maybe 2x3 inches at max. No the oven won’t burn it so try it. It worked for me. I replaced it later on. Testing the stator: get a tester, set it on the ohms setting. It looks like an upside down horseshoe. Touch the two ends of the test leads together and you will see a reading or a ringing on the tester. That means you have “continuity” you have to find your kill switch wires and put the tester on the two wires and turn the switch on and off. You should get an open (no reading) when the switch is on and then a reading when it’s off (closed). Stator: tester on the same setting, unplug the stator and test the plug coming from the stator (three wires). Put the tester probes into each of the plug leads and see what you have. Each wire to wire should be equal and within what’s called out in the manual. You will have to check the manual for what’s spec. Second stator test: tester on the same ohms setting, put one probe from the tester into the plug on any of the three wires on the stator and the other lead to ground. You should NOT get a reading. Do this with all three wires. If you do get a reading on meter then the stator is no good.

It’s should not be more then 12 to 13 v at best. Maybe 14 but I would think that’s about it.

Good stuff. I can’t wait to get out there again. My oldest boy had a blast. Ordered new Go Pros today and mounts. Noting like having something to look back on.

Mornin! ✌

My guess is the regulator or stator is putting out an over current condition and possibly burning the fuel pump out. Have you checked the voltage on the pump while the bike is running?

Wow deep stuff brother ! Great video.

Ok so the tank should not have paint in it and is maybe a rust layer that you see peeling. Take the tank off fill it with hot water and dawn dishwashing soap. Put the cap on shake it up good and then put the hose inside on a jet setting and try to angle it the best you can to blast off the crap as well as a metal flexible ruler that can act like a scraper when you bend it to reach in tough areas. Stator test is simple you know how to do that correct ? The stator could be rusted and in need of cleaning. My guess is cdi has gotten moisture inside. Preheat your oven to 225 deg and when the oven is up to temp and only when it gets up to temp put it in the oven and bake it for 10 min! Not a minute longer. Take it out of the oven and let cool. Plug it back in and give it a shot when it’s cool. Make sure everything is reconnected properly and check for spark. Double check your wiring, kill switch etc. The starter prob needs new brushes. Also get an inline gas filter before you run it in case any sh** is left over in the tank. And take the gas valve petcock apart and clean that as well.

I’m miserable being back in the city this week. Can’t stop thinking about riding all weekend and being in the woods. Need to get out more.

That’s some great stuff @mikeexplorer so you have obviously ridden there. How is it ? How far is that from where we rode this weekend? (Lost trails) it looks like a good place to check out.

I don’t think arctic cat had vin # I thought they only did serial numbers. Is usually on the down tube of the frame where the wire harness is. That machine comes back as a 2000 year Also take a look at the frame left side above the muffler. See if anything is there.

Next week! 70s

GM! Is it Friday yet ?