mikeexplorer

I think you are referring to a ferrite bead choke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrite_bead A resistor does nothing to block EMI interference, it is designed to resist the flow of current. They are commonly used for LED lights to limit the current to the LED to prevent the LED from drawing too much current and burning out prematurely. The use of EMI filters or chokes depends on the application. Some circuits or cables are very sensitive to interference. An example would be in automation systems (production machine) that uses PLC controls, the communication between the modules is low voltage and high frequency, so it would require these filters to prevent false signals. In a vehicle, the process of generating the high voltage needed to fire the spark plugs would produce frequency interference so some components in the vehicle would be shielded to prevent signal interference as an example. Mike

We stay at the Potter County Campground http://www.pottercountycamping.com/index.html Nearest town is Coudersport. There are a few hotels along Route 6 near the state trail system. The main trailhead is located right off route 6. You can also stay at Lyman Run state park, the lower campground is now open to ATV's https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/LymanRunStatePark/Pages/default.aspx You can download a map with the current legalized township roads from here http://www.cmatva.org/nv/index.php/ncpa-initiative You will notice on the map, say to get to Cross Forks from the state trail system, there are small gaps in legalized roads. These are state routes, so you do have to make a few not so legal "jumps" on these roads to get to the next township road. These gaps will be closed, in the meantime, the cops will overlook someone using that route to get to the next legal road. Make sure you have a helmet and eye protection on or you will be stopped. The proposal includes connecting Bloody Skillet to Whiskey Springs, a study was done and found that to make the connection will cost 16-20 million. So for now that part is held up trying to find funding for it. To make this connection will need about 30 miles of trail built. The town of Renovo would be between the two trail systems. They already took the step and opened their roads to ATV usage, but for now, it goes nowhere. Mike

Every year we travel out to Potter County for a long weekend of camping and riding. The campground is connected to the state trail system which is about 43 miles of trails, mostly old logging roads. The trails also connect to Lyman Run state park which is the only state park in PA that allows ATV access. New for this year is the lower campground in the state park is open for ATV usage. The trails are even open for night riding except for the connection to the state park which closes at sunset. In addition, this area is part of the "Northcentral ATV initiative" which most of the township roads surrounding the area are also open to ATV usage. You can travel to different towns and eventually the other state trails in the area will be connected. We put on almost 200 miles in the weekend and there is a country store in a small town called Germania that sells home made cheese which is excellent.

Agreed, that would be the most important thing to carry on any ride is plugs and a compressor. Mike

X2 great write up!

Closest I could find is for the 1998 454 service manual located here: See if that work for you Mike

They probably haven't had enough complaints yet. I only found one or two with a quick search, plus the site is still very new. Mike

I am not sure, When I had my 2007 400 it had an oil burning issue twice. First time was at 3,000 miles. I had the quad serviced under warranty for the carb leaking fuel, but this was a different dealer and he did not attach the air box on properly so eventually the dust got to the rings. In this case, the oil burning and consumption progressed quickly, from random puffs of blue smoke to a full blown freight train. Thankfully by the time I needed the top end done, I found my current dealer. The other dealer went out of business as far as quads went. Then around 14,000 miles I sunk the quad in a huge mud hole and water and mud got past the air box. Same deal, went from random puffs of smoke to burning a quart of oil every 25 miles, plus compression was lost. (I purchased my current machine thinking this one was headed for the junkpile) That is when he gave me the great deal on rebuilding the engine. I then ran it for another year and sold it to a friend when I hit 16,000 miles on it. Now my 450, this incident with the filter was two years ago. The filter must have been getting bad and when I put it in the airbox, I must have caused a small tear in the filter, so I didn't notice it until I removed it a month later. My spare filter was also looking a bit ratty so I tossed them both and bought new ones. The quad has been acting the same since the filter incident, starting up cold and with a bit of throttle I can see some blue smoke and smell it. It goes away after a few minutes and as long as the engine is warm, I don't smell it anymore. Unlike what happened to my older machine, this has not progressed like I was expecting. Now my older quad had a suzuki motor in it, this one is Arctic Cats H1 engine, I don't know if that makes any difference. I am starting to see some oil consumption, not bad yet, I have added 1/2 quart so far since last oil change and its down another 1/4 but its due for a change in about 150 miles. (I run full synthetic and change oil every 1,000 miles) So I am not going to bother to top off the oil. When I picked up the 366 I talked with him and told him what was going on and probably going to take it in next year to have it looked at unless the oil burning goes up. We have our club picnic coming up later this month at Potter county, September we will be at SSRT's pig roast event, riding Bloody Skillet on Friday. Probably the last two camping trips for us, October is Hallsteads ATV poker run, but that is a day trip for me. I may not be able to go because of my work schedule which sucks because I am normally a volunteer for them since they don't have enough members in the hose house on quads to lead all the groups. Mike

Got the Alterra back and dropped off the 366. The Alterra had tight exhaust valves which was the source of the hard starting. Now it fires up great. I told him no hurry with the 366, he had it 2 weeks, he had other work to do, but it was basically the same with the Alterra, tight exhaust valves, plus he looked over the engine and carb. (I do the other mechanical work myself) He also changed the fuel filter and spark plug. I figured it had been a few years since that one seen service and it was getting harder to start it up. So I have to pick it up today. Basically the same cost as the Alterra. Figured with it coming up on 10,000 miles, good to have him look at it. Eventually I will have to take my 450 in for a top end. Two years ago my air filter had a tear in it and I didn't see it until I pulled it to change it out. (Probably tore when I was installing it) When I start it up cold it burns some oil but goes away once warmed up. It hasn't been using much oil yet, but its starting to use oil now. Mike

Yeah, that much of a difference would raise a red flag to me as well. I have never heard of this site but doing a quick search about it reveals it is only 2 months old and there have been several posts by others that they were scammed. When in doubt, I always search for site reviews. Mike

Doorfx on Arcticchat.com replied to your same post and listed all the years that is the same. It is usually cheaper to rebuild then replace, also keep in mind its a Kymco engine so parts can be sourced from Kymco. Mike

There is three wires, a bit hard to see since its yellow and I enlarged the image.

I don't know if this would be any help, but this is the stator of an Arctic Cat. There are two parts to it, the first is the three wires that generate AC voltage which then goes to the regulator to produce power for the quad and recharge the battery. As Frank mentioned you should check each wire to wire (three of them) and you should get the same ohm reading or very close. Any one of these wires testing to ground should be an open reading. Any reading to ground means a bad stator (ground faulted) The other two wires are the pickup coil for the CDI to tell it when to spark. On Arctic cats, this fires the plug twice each full cycle of the 4 stroke (the second spark is basically wasted as its the exhaust stroke) but its common practice, since the coil picks up each time the stator rotates. The service manual tells you what the ohm readings should be for both the stator and pickup coil, but any reading to ground is a clear indication of a bad part. Mike

It wasn't that bad there, Snow Shoe is a higher elevation so it was high 80's low 90's wasn't bad riding unless you were out in the sun. Got some rain early Friday night which helped keep the dust down. Only went into the low 70's at night so air conditioning was needed. Sunday coming home I felt the difference, unloading everything and putting it away I was sweating bullets. Mike

We had a good time at the Chicken BBQ event, they sold out by 2:15pm. We were plenty cool inside at night.

At the time I built it, I only had enough hose to make one. The hose does cause the airflow to be restricted and if I were to do as you suggest, I think it would restrict it too much and cause the thermostat to trigger to shut down the compressor. This setup cooled down the inside of the tent well enough last year with sticking the hose inside the doorway so that is all I cared about. By morning,, Michelle had both blankets on so it was plenty cool inside I looked into buying a portable unit instead, but they are bulky and use more power, since we are using a generator, power is everything. This keeps the unit outside and does not take up any space inside the tent. Mike

For those in the Northeast, this weekend is going to be a hot one. This upcoming weekend is the Snow Shoe Rails to Trails Chicken BBQ event which we attend every year. Last year for our Jumping Jack, I made a "Redneck Air conditioner" but I found sticking the hose in the door way got in the way. This year I improved upon it and found a way to have the cold air blow into the front window without cutting or sewing the marine canvas. I didn't want to compromise the canvas in any way so I came up with a way to hold it in place with magnets. Made strips of magnets with duct tape and used clear vinyl to cover the window and attach the duct coming from the air conditioner. I did replace the hose with one that is a bit longer, found it on Ebay since you can't buy vinyl dryer duct hose anymore. We are ready for the hot weekend of riding and camping, and the hose won't get in our way anymore.

I have used it where tire plugs would not seal a puncture and it works. Some have suggested putting slime in their tires as a preventive measure but I would not do that. I use it as a last resort. Mike

He is a good dealer and very trustworthy, don't know if he messed with the carb, but the machine ran real good after the rebuild. Ran it 2,000 more miles to make 16,000 on it and then sold it for parts. I beat the snot out of that machine, rolled it twice, several collisions, frame was broken in two spots, so it could not be traded in with a welded frame. That 2007 Arctic Cat was known for wiring harness issues, I had several problems with it until I wrapped it in spiral wrap to keep it from rubbing. Some people on Facebook bust me about the maintenance I do on the machine, I take photos so I have a record of what was done to them and when, but as I pointed out to them, we RIDE these machines, not let them sit in the shed, so I keep up on them and we have very few breakdowns. Plus sometimes on the Arctic Cat fourm I can use a picture I took to explain to someone how to fix something. Even that older black 366 I keep up on it even though its not used that much since its a spare machine. I wasn't worth selling it. Plus she had something to ride this weekend while her machine is in the shop. I had just put in about $1400 worth of parts on that machine, then I got the offer to sell my 2007 machine for $2000 (the beat up one) so I couldn't turn that down (he wanted it for parts, mainly the motor. So I pulled the trigger and bought her a new 2017 Alterra for $4500 and kept the 366 as the backup machine. That was the year Textron bought Arctic Cat, so I figured if I bought her a new machine now, I can sit back for a few years and see what happens to Arctic Cat before I have to go buy another machine. Glad I did, this year they went back to the Arctic Cat name, but there are no new machines out there right now, don't know what they are doing, even the dealer is baffled by this. my 2012 450 is in good shape (I bought it in 2014 brand new) so I don't have to buy for a few more years. Mike

This is the oldest machine and it is a spare so it doesn't get a lot of use. It is also used for plowing since I can mount the plow on it and leave it on all winter. Last year a few wires in the front harness rubbed through and popped the ignition fuse. This was actually the first time I seen pins not fully seated in the connectors. They are usually clipped in well with heavy duty connectors with waterproof fittings. I do use diaelectric grease on everything, keep a big tube of it on hand It cranks well, it is probably the valves out of tolerance. It is 9 years old with 9,700 miles on it so it probably needs to be adjusted. It also has a slight tick in the engine, not sure whats going on there. It is scheduled to go to the dealer when I get the Alterra back. (It is at the dealer for the same hard start issue) I don't do engine work, for the few times I need the valves adjusted, I let the dealer handle it. He is a very good dealer and his prices are very reasonable, he always cuts me a break since I bought three machines off him and I buy my parts from him. Back a few years ago, I had a 2007 Arctic Cat 400 with 14,000 miles on it and sunk it in a mud hole on a poker run. Shortly after it started burning oil like crazy and lost compression. With the miles it had, the only choice was to bore it and install an oversized piston & rings, in addition, the timing chain was at the limit, the valve seats were worn out and he replaced all gaskets and seals since the engine was split. He also rebuilt my primary clutch (the wet clutch shoes were still good, but he lapped the primary to remove the small grooves) He also lapped and cleaned the valves. Total cost was $575, but the deal was they only worked on the quad "on the side" so the rebuild took a month. He did it for the part cost only, because the normal cost of the rebuild I would not have done and would have junked it. Ran that machine for 2 more years and sold it for parts. Now that is a good dealer! Mike

Could just be an Arctic Cat thing, it is stated in the service manual to put the belt in with the arrows in direction of rotation. Mike

We noticed the fan never ran on the black quad, did not see an overheat warning either. Last year I replaced the sensors because they were not working. When I wired in the LED lights on the front rack, I used the two pin trailer connectors to make it easy to unplug if I had to remove the front rack, the fan uses the same so I unplugged the lights and plugged the fan it and had her run it manually. This was weird. Got home and pulled the sensors and tested them by heating up some oil. The sensors tested good, and jumping the plug on the quad, the fan runs, so it was like WTF? Turned out the pins for the sensor were not fully seated in the connector. This machine also has a hard starting problem, not as bad as the Alterra, so it will go in the shop when I get the Alterra back. Mike

Arctic Cat CVT's are known to be a bit noisy and its normal. From it sitting for so long, the secondary might be sticking. Easy enough to take it out and clean it. My old quad, a 2007 400 Cat I had over 16,000 miles on it and the wet clutch shoes were still good, they last a long time is taken care of. Arctic Cat belts have an arrow marks on them to indicate which way to put them on, these belts are directional. When installing the belt the arrows have to be on top and facing towards the front of the machine, the clutches turns clockwise. Putting a belt on wrong will cause extreme slippage. If he used the wrong oil and did not run the quad long, the shoes will probably be ok, he would just have to change the oil to the proper stuff and he should be good. Mike

Actually have a long weekend off, usually we work the holidays but the plant shut down to install a new switchgear so lucky me! Took a ride on an old railroad grade that is now a recreational trail and legal to ride. There are a few places to stop and get something to eat. Michelle is driving her old quad, a 2010 366 which I kept as a backup machine. Her Alterra developed a hard starting problem at Snow Shoe, so it will be off to the dealer to adjust the valves. Was good to give this machine a nice long cruise run as it doesn't see many miles anymore.

I have this exact machine. It is unlikely your belt broke unless the belt was not an OEM belt. With that low of miles, I would assume it had the factory belt. The drive belts last a long time on these machines. I just recently changed mine, but I have 6,400 miles on the machine. As the belt wears the symptoms are loss of low end and loss of engine braking. Which side was the noise? Sitting on the machine, the right side is where the drive belt is. You mentioned changing the fluids, if you changed the oil, did you use wet clutch certified oil? These machines use a wet clutch as the primary and if you use normal engine oil, you will burn up the primary clutch shoes. Mike