tjakes680

If u need any info i have manual and can send u any pages from it . Also my machine always needs to choke to start and even in summer it needs the choke and takes awhile to warm up then the choke is no longer needed usally about 6-8 min i dont know if its a quadrunner thing My other quads i put choke on for less then 2 min 

5 hours ago, lazypengu1n said:

I just got mine fired up today. She was only running in the choke lever in the carb pulled out and choked on the handle.

It settled down and I was able to close the choke on the carb but still needed it to be choked on the handle (1/2 the movement than with the choke pulled on the carb).

It couldn’t find the pilot screw setting till later in the evening and for mine GE shaft model 2-3/8 turns. I did clean the carb earlier and made sure everything was clean and cleared. I’m hoping the issue was due to pilot a screw.

Next up will be valve adjustment and I’ll report more.

 

I have the manual it says same thing 2-3/8 turns but honestly it was alot less on mine i dont know if its because the new piolt screw i put in from Shindy rebuild kit was shorter then original its the same size needle but after the threads the top where screwdriver goes is much shoter I also had problems with the idle screw was not reacting as good as It used to also replaced it and put a new oring it did help after about 2 hours of adjustments i feel its good I have back brakes and front brake cylinders to rebuild and have to timing chain tensioner and valve adjustment later this month  

So I found the leak it was one of the ducts going into air box was actually easy just tightened clamp amd all good . Then I had a cheapo carb on it that I could not adjust at all so i pulled pilot jet and it had no oring so air was getting in there also im sure ! So I put the OEM back on after a rebuild and cleaning it it did take some time to adjust but its running pretty good as of now I will take it out today for a ride and then next is back brakes and rebuilding front brake cylinders Should be fun !!!!! Thanks for all the help 

25 minutes ago, Ajmboy said:

Look for a vacuum leak or misadjusted throttle cable.  

AI fixed the throtle cable Im sure its a vacume leak either from duct going into box but im leaning towards the flange on fuel side or carb that hooks up to top end of engine .Just have to wait for rain to stop as i dont have a garage or shed 

So I recently cleaned my carb on my 1986 Quadrunner 230GE and had to replace my fuel pump and now it seems im getting to much air and I can not use carb to adjust it I believe its coming in from either my air box or one of the air ducts or possibly the clear air container that is under front of quad that runs into the air filter bag but im not sure. Has anyone have any experience with this happening quad will idle super high and nothing can lower it except blocking off a air duct that leads to main air box i also have to check again for any cracks or leaks in air lines and box and ducts any advice will help im stumped ! What else can cause to much air coming in ? Could it be a leak from engine or top end ? 

I have a 86 quadrunner 230 GE that up till last week was running amazing Since then I eebuilt carb and im having trouble with getting to much air I think I have a air leak or craked line or airbox duct But when my 230 runs its a tank it runs amazing and is so much fun its a total sleeper when I pull up and younger guys see it they usally give the look like whats that but when it runs and at 50-53mph they sort of look like ohh wow thats pretty quick lol Not the fastest but deff not the slowest and never gets stuck in mud or sand or on a hill I love it 

My tank lol

I replaced fuel Pump and i still having a problem ! Im getting fuel and its all good but engine is reving super high red lining I adjusted throtle cable took off air box checked all air ducts and lines no cracks or holes I pulled spark plug running rich if i put my hand over air duct i can get it to isle good but with air boxs on i cannot lower rpm of engine! Do u think if i lean out carb with the needle that goes through plunger will that drop idle speed or possibly add another air filter in air box Im using a uni air filter i will put a pic of air boxs and ducts in talking about .Its the black one that goes into the white one when i hold my hand over it it runs great but thats not a fix Could it be a leaking top end gasket on engine or a bad piston pushing to much air ? Im at a loss right now The white box goes into a canvas bag witch is dirty full of dust does the end of this box go to something or it take s in fresh air and the vent line from carb that goes to this white box does that connect to anything i have manual i have to check any advice will help 

I replaced and i think its my fuel pump as I cleaned carb and cant get any fuel to carb so im about to replace fuel pump sat i also checked all fuel filters and cleaned them and checked all lines and they are all good 

So I have a 86 Quadrunner LT 230GE machine runs great for its age so I know I have to clean my carb witch  im prob going to just rebuild with a Shiny rebuild kit that  ill do this week .But I started quad 2 days ago after  not starting for about 10 days and it was running real bad it was pretty cold out about 45 degrees F so I did some carb adjustments to pilot screw and pilot needle ( air and fuel screw and idle screw ) and got it running pretty good ,I also put the winter summer knob to winter position per manual. So now  quad keeps stalling when fuel petcock is in on position but when in reserve position works fine I topped off tank with True Fuel its all I use (no ethanol) so I guess the fuel filter in the tank is most likely clogged or the fuel petcock may be clogged or not working correctly. My question is do the fuel filters come right out of the tank i see in manual that they are right in tank off the rubber bushing do they pull right out or does the rubber busing grommet have to come out ?And do you think I can blow the line out with air witch im not sure ill do because the filters are very thin and may break or tear any one ever change these filters ?Any help would be greatly appreciated .Im also going to clean and possibly replace fuel valve as I ordered one on Partzilla. Can quad run on reserve? Beside picking up bottom of tank gunk can any harm come from running on reserve as im waiting for fuel cock  to be delivered .Thanks again 

Had to wait to i was older adult to get my own quad could never afford one now at 53 years old I have 2 and ride as much as possible witch is daily I love my quads and cant wait to get another 

I usally get some good parts for my 86 quadrunner on ebay Partzilla is expensive for most parts try Babits also but they are up there with Partzilla 

I have a leak on shifter shaft on my 2003 Lakota 300 sport.I have already changed a seal and still leaking while looking on a exploded blue print I see a metal bushing goes in then seal so I now have the bushing, can this bushing be replaced without taking cover off and where does it go ? I guess ill see when i go to fix it but any advice before hand would be much appreciated thanks in advance.Also if I take the cover off anything I should watch out for as far as anything that may come loose with cover off ?

I have a 2003 Kawasaki Lakota KEF 300 sport It has a leak on shifter shaft I got a seal from ebay put it in and still leaking . So now I ordered one from Partzilla a OEM seal here is my problem on the blue print of the gear shifter shaft it show what looks like a seal but its called a collar Then on the engine cover diagram it shows a bushing and a seal so I called Partzilla they said get the bushing and seal and no one can tell me what the collar is or if I need it I also have the service manual and cant seem to find anything on it as well does anyone know what I need a bushing and seal and does the bushing slide right over the shaft without taking the cover off or do I need the collar as well ??This  is driving me insane and of course the great post office lost my package with the seal in it The picture is of the seal that was leaking when I got the quad a few weeks ago and one of the first seal I got from ebay that still leaks  Thanks in advance 

I actually had a box of metric seals and i kind of slid it in because the seal was deff missing when i put shifter down it would move so slitly probably where seal goes so i put a seal on it and it slid right in hopefully it stays but im going take it appart soon and do it the right way if it leaks again thanks for responding!! Next I have the recoil starter to put back in I have the spring and wheel so i need the rope amd to take off cover and actually see whats in there lol Its a pretty good quad so far Obviously the blue one the red one is my never die 86 Quadrunner 

Hey guys I just picked up a 2003 Kawasaki Lakota 300 sport last night i noticed today the foot gear  shifter was loose so I tightened it a drop now i see a leak  right around where the shaft  goes in trans.Is this a easy fix? Is there anything I can use temporarily to seal it Im sure it would get less in the colder weather or maybe with a thicker oil may slow it up so is there a temp fix for now ??

So recently after a 20 plus year if not longer of riding quads and dirt bikes my youngest son 13 years old asked me for a quad .So we found a 1986 Suzuki LT Quad runner  230 GE shaft drive got it for a good price needed some tlc New tires and used rims new spark plug new brakes not yet installed new oil and air filter oil change and tail light and head light.I got most if not all on ebay very inexpensive and the quad runs great.Been using it almost every day and of course at 52 years old im riding everyday again I live in Brooklyn NY Gerritsen beach and where we live we are lucky enough to have many trails and a  beach to ride on we actually have some very well maintained trails and tracks that have been made from when i was a kid and taken care of by neighborhood kids who ride So of course now comes the part were I want a bigger quad for myself and my son is looking for a manual clutch bike Raptor or Quad-sport so I just wanted to introduce myself and here are some pics of our 230 quadrunner Thanks all next is to tackle the back brakes witch I see the whole rear axle has to be removed to get the drum off should be fun lol 

1 minute ago, tjakes680 said:

So recently after a 20 plus year if not longer of riding quads and dirt bikes my youngest son 13 years old asked me for a quad .So we found a 1986 Suzuki LT Quad runner  230 GE shaft drive got it for a good price needed some tlc New tires and used rims new spark plug new brakes not yet installed new oil and air filter oil change and tail light and head light.I got most if not all on ebay very inexpensive and the quad runs great.Been using it almost every day and of course at 52 years old im riding everyday again I live in Brooklyn NY Gerritsen beach and where we live we are lucky enough to have many trails and a  beach to ride on we actually have some very well maintained trails and tracks that have been made from when i was a kid and taken care of by neighborhood kids who ride So of course now comes the part were I want a bigger quad for myself and my son is looking for a manual clutch bike Raptor or Quad-sport so I just wanted to introduce myself and here are some pics of our 230 quadrunner Thanks all next is to tackle the back brakes witch I see the whole rear axle has to be removed to get the drum off should be fun lol 

And I also need to do a wheel alignment 

From Brooklyn NY Gerritsen beach!!! We have many trails and beach to ride probably the place in Brklyn NY with the most trails for years we been creating bike trails have high turns and many woppdie s I have a 86 Suzuki quadrunner 230 GE shaft drive and looking for another bike just havent found one yet 

I have a 96 LT quadrunner 230 GE runs great love it i did a few tuneup things air filter oil filter amd change final gear gear oil doing back brakes ..Quad runs excellent  Also did new tires in rear ebay you can find lots of parts 

Hi im new to this site thanks for letting me on I have a 1986 Suzuki LT 230 GE quad-runner shaft drive .I got it for a great price a few weeks ago i did some maintenance work fixed a few wires and it runs incredible.My question is what kind of gear oil does this atv use I use 10w40 motor cycle oil for engine J know that helps with wet clutch as well but what about gear oil do you chk it by opening plug and looking how much is in and what type do I use in it