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I never knew you could recover a dead battery. I'm going to look into buying one. Can you recommend a brand?
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2001 Yamaha Kodiak 400 4WD Can't Shift Gears
KansasKodiak replied to KansasKodiak's topic in Yamaha ATV Forum
Just wanted to update my issues. I believe that the primary issue is the choke cable is broken and is out of the carburetor. I think this is causing the quad to idle way too high and creating shifting problems. I ordered a new cable and hopefully that will help. I also ordered a repair manual which should help troubleshoot the issues that may be residual after choke cable replacement. I'm thinking the clutch may still have to be adjusted sooner or later. We'll see. -
Hunting with Quad
KansasKodiak replied to KansasKodiak's topic in Hunting, Camping, & Outdoors Forum
Not yet but I'll post some once I get it back together. Been replacing parts on the old girl. Got all the lights working and replacing cables, adjusting clutch and idle, etc. It sat unused in a barn for a good three years so needs some TLC. Still I gotta say it's paid for itself just hauling all my hunting stuff out to my stand sites. Also used it to haul all the stuff to build a suspension bridge across the creek to access my hunting land. Hauling the stuff for the bridge by hand would've taken a week. -
So got my Quad and in a matter of four weeks it's proved a game changer in my hunting prep. I used it to haul all the material to build a suspension bridge across the creek in the back of my property. That creek is a ankle deep trickle mostly except when it rains and then its up to my waist or higher. Kinda limits access during rain. Secondly iI hauled all my stands, climbing sticks and equipment out using the quad. So nice to have the mechanical muscle now.
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You are on the money with small rechargers. First year I owned both my lawn tractor and HD Road King I replaced the batteries. The winter drained the batteries charge down below it's capacity to recover. I learned my lesson on that and now keep all batteries on some type of trickle charging system; whether it's solar or electric. It's definitely cheaper in the long term since most batteries that are taken care of will last around five years.
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2001 Yamaha Kodiak 400 4WD Can't Shift Gears
KansasKodiak replied to KansasKodiak's topic in Yamaha ATV Forum
So after much research and fiddling around with various mechanical fixes on my "new" old 400 I turned down the idle and the problem remains so it turned out to be a broken choke cable which I'm replacing. Pretty sure the idle was too high also and the clutch needs adjusted. Any advice on clutch adjustment would be great. It certainly doesn't sound easy but is doable without taking it to a mechanic and paying $110/hour in labor. I mean at that rate it's like paying for surgery.😅 -
I literally just bought a new AGM battery two weeks ago and it's worked out great. Everything I've read about them talks about reliability and how you'll get years of use out of them. I know for my other small equipment around my farm I use small solar panel chargers (8 watts) to direct charge batteries during cold months or when stuff has to sit a long time. Those panels are cheap and easy to use and seem to do the trick so far for years.
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2001 Yamaha Kodiak 400 4WD Can't Shift Gears
KansasKodiak replied to KansasKodiak's topic in Yamaha ATV Forum
That does make sense. I found a website that details how to check that and fix it. I’m going to try it. Really appreciate your help -
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I too just purchased a 2001 Kodiak. It runs but has some problems, especially shifting while running. Did you find any similar issues with yours and what advice would you give me as a first time older Kodak owner. Any generalities that you've noticed, problems, etc.
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Does anyone have any ideas why I can't shift gears on my 2001 Kodak 400 while it's running? I have to turn it off to change gears and it's always difficult to switch gears. I'm new to ownership but pretty mechanically handy.
