JacobSlabach

polaris will not let you down (keep in mind there are lemons in every make), arctic cat, or yamaha Ima made in the usa kinda guy so I really like Polaris over anything else 👍

thanks for the input- I bought a new one and the wiring side of this quad is good now as far as I know

I'll be following along on this thread too- curious as Iv'e never had to dig into the crankcase of a bike

*well- nobody has explained to me what I'm looking for when I adjust the carb

ok so I have never heard this before... haha nobody has ever explained to me HOW to adjust a carb on a bike yet. Thanks! Also, how do you adjust the air screw while the carb is on the bike? I have never been able to do that since the screw comes out the bottom of the carb. but thanks! I knew the engine wont run right if the ratio is off, but I did not know that it would affect rpm....just never put 2 and 2 together

new axle is in, new pod is in, everything works good......except the fuel pump. I think @davefrombc is correct about the vacuum line. I think I'm going to bypass it like he suggested (thanks for that suggestion btw!!) I still dont know what tha carb should be adjusted... But first things first... need fuel to the carb haha

ok thanks! Do you think 30w small engine oil would do ok? And if not, why not

Btw, bayou is for officially for sale for $800 first come first serve lol if you read this thread, you know all of it's history as far as I've owned it... massage me privately if interested. I'm thinking the ignition coil is going bad maybe causing a weak spark and that was also causing it to run rich (and after riding the 220, I noticed its a little more sluggish is throwing the power down)

I'll try to get it looked at... focusing on my sportsman and the 220 I'm working on rn

got that 220 I'm 'servicing'.......... well it turned into a guts and oil job.... I cleaned the carb and it wont idle cold, but idles too fast when warm. also misfires and burns rich cold (white smoke out of the exhaust) I'm going to order a new carb since the old one is leaking and beat up (some one was tinkering) I'm wondering about the valve clearance and timing...? Maybe a factor? What should the clearance be on the valves? How should I check the timing on this bike? (this is a mid 90s bayou 220 2x4)

the carb is good- I blew another sp.....again

Had a guy come and drop his bayou off for me to service. While he was here he asked about my bayou. Went to start it and it floods out like it did before (last issue I posted about it before the broken shock) pissed me off pretty bad cause yesterday and the day before it started no problem.....now the guy is probably like what the hecks wrong with this kid- his bike wont even run....though he was a lot nicer than that about it... so all in all I want to resolve this issue now before I get his bike working so that he could test ride mine when he picks his up... This is either a sp issue or a ignition coil issue I'm thinking... Its the 3rd brand new sp the bike has blown since I rebuilt... What do yall think?

what weight is that? I was referring to 4 strokes

I have a gentleman that asked me to service his bayou for him. I have always wondered what oil should be used in atv engines? Pros? Cons? What weight should be used in what type of weather? Is there one kind that I could bulk buy and safely used in any quad I worked on or owned? What about performance? Engine Life? This has always been a 🤔🤔🤔 area for me with quads as far as why you would use one type of oil over another.... Thanks!

engines are hard to find... Is it worth it? I mean, I would probably just get another bike...

a polaris 850 sportsman high lifter edition would sure hit tha spot.......

ok so I took the pod cluster apart and it has a short in it. I put it back together and took it out just to see what it would do with the water drained out... worked perfect. I'm sooo confused with this thing lol I went ahead and ordered a new pod and just ate the $280 lol I'm done with this old one. I'll get the new pod and the front axle fixed and see if the pump will decide to work for me............ dunno how thatll go..

I would be the one to get out there and go hard and wreck but yea I would love to go riding! right now, I dont have a good reliable quad (bayou seems to have issues weekly lol) the sportsman is still under the weather. That, and if I came, Id have to go with my dad (I'm a minor) and then Id have to have two quads... I mean, I could bring the bayou and sportsman once i fix it, but I cant promise we wouldnt be towing one home at the end of the day...

didint mean to say dont do this! I was just making a point that it saves a lot of butt pain to check the easy stuff first like sp, s, gas, etc (lol dont want to repeat my earlier post )

thanks for the great explanations guys!

haha I'm not sure. I think thats one of the closest trials to me... I dont know how all that works as I've never 'been riding' (other than at a friends house or at my grandparents farm)

thanks for the input! never heard this before. I would say that personally, I would check the easier stuff first- (spark, compression, starter, gas, carb(in that order)), My dad is a general contractor and he always says check the easiest thing first (say a bulb instead of the light fixture) an example: my bayou just randomly wouldnt start- checked spark, then compression, gas supply and made sure my valve was on, checked the kill switch, then replaced to sp. I was positive the sp wasnt the issue because it was maybe a few weeks old- I was wrong. I am not saying it isnt the cam on your bike, I just saying its a shame to pull the guts out of the head and it was a spark plug all along.. P.S. lol to see the whole story behind my bayou, look up my thread '97 Kawasaki Bayou Runs Bad'

@AlanN 👈 what he said! welcome to the forum!

ever been to Hatfield McCoy in WV? those trails are pretty savage... I dont have any trails near me😣

count me in too......except I cant drive yet