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  1. JacobSlabach
    Yea I mean I'm positive its the exhaust rocker that is making the racket. I would probably want to fix it if I had more time, but I have three atvs now and room for only one..
  2. JacobSlabach
    runs like before, except stronger. Starts easy with choke, but I still gotta let it idle for a couple seconds to warm up before I hit the throttle or throw it in gear. I have it up on CL being as I bought the bike to flip (didnt go to well lol). As far as the clicking goes, my friend (small engines mechanic) said if it was his bike, he would just run it with the tick until something actually broke.. I was planning on selling it as is-- I realize I wont be able to bring as much as if it was spotless...🤔
  3. JacobSlabach
    will do first chance! and merry xmas to the forum and all members!
  4. JacobSlabach
    I have leaned up close to the engine when its idling and the sound is coming from the upper front corner (exhaust area)
  5. JacobSlabach
    looked all throught the wiring harness, saw neither black bags or those breakers... I got the new ecm in and now the lights and starter work. The pod is still not lighting up with the key.
  6. JacobSlabach
    I dont see any circuit breakers. I dont see any circuit breakers.
  7. JacobSlabach
    timing was never out, even before I rebuilt the bike. I didnt see any spacers on either rocker when I took the bike apart. I kept the valves apart from each other and made sure not to mix anything up. I think the exhaust rocker is just worn...?
  8. JacobSlabach
    ok so I checked the valves and rockers again yesterday. I believe the exhaust rocker is the cause. It make a clicking noise when I wiggle it up and down. I also had my friend (hes worked on many more atvs than I have) over and he said that he thought the rocker had too much play side to side. I believe that the rocker's clicking when I wiggle it is just magnified when the engine is running. So I bought this bike to flip it... I should have sold it long ago before all this happened, but life happens.. The question I have now is should I sell as is or get a new rocker and replace the worn one? I hate to spend any more on this bike, but if I cant sell it, I'll be forced to anyway.. I'm not sure why the rocker issue would show up now when I wasnt hearing any sounds out of the bike before.. I put the rocker and axle back in just like it came out.. I didnt see any shavings in the head from wear... I didnt switch the exhaust rocker with the intake rocker.
  9. JacobSlabach
    sweeeet fix!
  10. JacobSlabach
    I will check that! thanks! and all connections on the handlebars I sprayed with WD40 and made sure they were connected. btw, having trouble getting the throttle cable unhooked from the carb. Any suggestions?
  11. JacobSlabach
    thanks-- I'm just at whits end trying to figure out what could be causing the knocking/tapping/slapping noise on this bike....
  12. JacobSlabach
    lol I learned on a sportsman 500cc 😎 havnt rolled or wrecked yet...been riding them for over three yrs now completely agreed. the biggest safety issue with a machine is the operator! all the machine does is responds to how your driving it.
  13. JacobSlabach
    the bearing had no play in it. ok will do!
  14. JacobSlabach
    the cam on mine had bearings on it and I didnt see any metal shavings or wear on it. It looked brand new condition wise.
  15. JacobSlabach
    cam seemed snug to me- mine slid out the side off the head because my head doesnt come apart like yours. you mean side to side or up and down?
  16. JacobSlabach
    those things are good for making mud bosses... Iv'e got an 04 sportsman I'm fixing up and if I dont sell it, I'm lifting it, putting on mud wheels, snorkel, radiator relocate, it already has a winch.. first thing i need to get it running lol. I'd check all fluids, wiggle the wheels side to side to check the bearings, check alignment, oil all moving parts, check all cv boots, engine timing, valve clearance, air filter, sp, and send pics! the valve clearence and timing arnt likely to be off unless its been ridden hard...you be the judge of that...the way I look at it, it would take me 10 mins to make a new quad into a 'ridden hard' quad so I look at all used quads as ridden hard, 3 months old or 25 years old.. I ride the crap out of them- the only breaks they get is if they're broken 😎
  17. JacobSlabach
    I've never ran or heard an engine with low oil so I dont know what that sounds like, but there is oil oil in the bike to the viewing window and I changed it in July. Its more of a knock in the top end- I dont think its piston slap because the knuckle joint was pretty tight with no wiggle. when I took the caps off today, there was oil in the head around the valves and the cam. I'm not sure what you mean about watching the valves hit the top of the lobe on the cam or if they feel loose at the top...?
  18. JacobSlabach
    ok I will try that.. I'm weary of running it because I'd not like to bend a valve if its hitting..
  19. JacobSlabach
    my experience with bigger purchases at tsc has not been good.... when/if they get a return on say a log splitter, they have it fixed up as cheap as they can while cutting corners... Have a friend that worked there for awhile on the returned products that had engines and he left because he couldnt stand cutting corners and then putting the item back up for sale as new when it had a cheap fix and would break (after the warranty of course..) anyway, my grandfather bought a baja minibike from there and left it in the barn for about 4 years... I ended up getting it and found that bad gas was left in the tank by tractor supply. A carb latter, found that the 97cc engine smoked, sounded like a shotgun, and I had to push it with my feet to get it going (no power at all) Ended up replacing the engine with a predator 212cc and sold it on CL. Never get anything that has a motor form Tractor Supply! I realize that your trailer doesnt have an engine of course, just throwing that info out there to warn people that if they get something with an engine from tsc, check it over like you would something off CL!
  20. JacobSlabach
    yes there is and it works like it did before I did the rebuild. It releases and makes it easier to pull start the bike.
  21. JacobSlabach
    set the valves correctly. still has a loud ticking noise like before. I dont know what else to do. Its in time with the "Top" on the head and the "LF300" mark on the cam sprocket; and the 'T' on the flywheel. It never did this before I rebuilt it.
  22. JacobSlabach
    yes the part that I'm holding in comes out easily. the cogg on that part stripped because it got rusted. I'm woundering if I could det it welded and that should fix it.. but yes, the part that is stripped is does not go into the trans but a new shift shaft will cast about $70 and I'm already gonna have to get a ecm 🤢 and btw is there a way to take the ecm apart and fix it? I'm just assuming that its shorted out somewhere in there..
  23. JacobSlabach
    yep and thanks for the vid!
  24. JacobSlabach
    the part that i'm holding in there is the stripped part attached to the shift arm. it has a cog that turns the trans shifter. Thats the other shaft.
  25. JacobSlabach
    hopefully the valve slap stops and hopefully I haven't bent a valve... I only ran it a couple seconds, herd the popping, and turned it off.

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