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Nick Brooks

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  1. Had a similar problem on my '93 QuadRunner, the front brakes were completely shot after sitting for 20 years.  I ended up replacing everything on it, except for the hard metal lines.  Those cleared out with a little persuasion.  The rubber lines were completely collapsing.  I could have gone the used parts route, but I don't like to take a chance when it comes to brakes so I forked out for new rubber lines.

  2. 8 minutes ago, MarkinAR said:

    @Nick Brooks I Looked at a DS650 a bit ago, pretty cheap, lot of power.  Just didn't jump at it because I know NOTHING about the Rotax and there's not much of a support community if I ran into issues.  Guess you found the same issues....

    Yeah, this one is a Quest 500 that my old man bought at auction awhile back and never did anything with.  I'm mostly into it my time and a few hundred in parts.  The fuel system was really gummed up, fuel tank grommets were hard as a rock.  Ethanol fuel is rampant here.

    Back when we were avid snowmobilers, all of the Ski Doo's had jetting issues from day one, none of the Cat and Polaris had the issues.  None of the Ski Doo dealers were ordering for high altitude.  I'm guessing they're still ordering machines that way. 

  3. I'm stir crazy.  I'm in IT, been working from home since early March.  Kinda forgot to poke my head in here with everything going on.

    On the ATV front, can't go register them, DMV here is basically closed. I need to transfer the titles to my name which requires an in person or mail in.  Don't know if I trust our DMV to not lose all the paperwork via mail.

    It's given me time to really go through both quads though.  Have to re-jet the Bombardier.  Factory jets are for sea level.  Should have the jets today or tomorrow.  This machine has been a pain to get going again.  First, last and only one I'll have. 

    The 93 Suzuki needed the front brakes gone through, moisture got into the system.  It sat for too many years after my folks split.  Just waiting on one more brake line to show up and then that one is ready to go.

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  4. Some of the third party manuals say the pilot screw is 1 7/8 turns out, my 93 LT-4WD ran way too lean and would puke it's guts out.  I scored a factory manual off ebay for it, and it states 2 full turns on the pilot screw.  Pulled the carb again and set to 2 turns which did the trick.  Would also be worth double checking the needle and seat aren't sticking wide open.

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