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I admire your persistance to do a great job. You just have to keep telling yourself it will be outstanding when i get through all the obstacles. Keep up the good work!

If this is an aftermarket carb you might want to check the jet sizes against the original carb. From my expierience aftermarket carbs are kind of hit and miss. Sometimes they work great and sometimes they do what you are describing.

It does sound like a carb problem have you cleaned and adjusted the carb.

I thought things like that only happened to me.

Thats bad! No engine number either.

I would guess they would be the same maybe 250 has bigger valves or bore to get the extra 20cc, but im just speculating, the 250 was more setup for racing . I did read this bit of history about the quad Suzuki LT 230 1 language Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools Appearance hide Text Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Color (beta) Automatic Light Dark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article needs additional citations for verification.Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Suzuki LT 230" – news · newspapers · books · scholar ·JSTOR (November 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Suzuki Quadsport LT230S (commonly referred to as the LT230 and also the "little brother" to the LT250R) was the first sport variety all-terrain vehicle sold in 1985. It is powered by an overhead cam 2-valve 229 cc ("230") 4-stroke single-cylinder engine. It has a 5-speed manual clutch / manual shift drive train with reverse. The final drive is by 520-pitch chain. In 1st gear (stock) the quad would go: 16.7 mph (26.9 km/h); 2nd: 21.4 mph (34.4 km/h); 3rd: 32.2 mph (51.8 km/h); 4th: 41.9 mph (67.4 km/h); and finally in 5th gear the bike would go: 51.6 mph (83.0 km/h). It features hydraulic disc brakes front and rear, and independent double A-frame front suspension. The front A-arm suspension provided 6.3in of wheel travel. The rear is a solid axle. All the shocks are preload adjustable. The LT230features a side-kick style starter, a feature not commonly seen on any kick start bike. The LT230 weighed in at only 309 lbs. The original retail price for the 230 was $1,969. In 1987, Suzuki released a slightly altered version known as the LT230E. It featured a semi-automatic transmission that had a different shift pattern than other listed models, electric start and recoil pull-start backup. After the LT230S' discontinuation in 1988, the LT230E remained in production until 1993. Suzuki also produced, for a period of two years, the LT250S. The suspension on the LT250S is a progressive rate with more travel. The LT250S is also wider and longer. The LT250S, although meant to replace the 230, was cut from production in 1990, the second and last year of their production.

I did find a used coil on Ebay wasnt sure i was going to be able to find one.. That coil is fairly specific for that engine design and only on the 4514. They sell new if you can find one for 200 i got this one for 30. And after i bought it i found one listed at Parts Tree for 150 we will see how it works out. I should have the old one out by the time it gets here.

Im not really up on the Suzukis of that era, mostly riding hondas, but that makes sense.

Yeah i really miss the older ones with the kickstarter, it seems as im getting older i can kick better than i can pull. Its great your getting your kids involved in this project, they will have memories that go with them the rest of their life. Good work!

Nice paint booth, Hope it works out good.

Thats all great news. It always gratifying to see a project coming together. I have also had problems with the older yamahas going in and out of reverse. You might try the clutch adjustment sometimes that helps some.

Another member Southariverrat is also reviving a 230 might tfind something to discuss with him.

Welcome and good luck with your 230.

You are right Mech there is a 230 there is also a 250 strange.

Yes you have been busy, good work getting it running. I am not that familiar with Suzukis that old but if it s 229cc stamped on the engine it was probably sold as a 250. Great work! I think it will be a fun little quad.

Thanks fly , this is a big help. Appreciate your effort.

The 25 is the size that came on it so you are good, back to specs. The 26 on the Big Bear would make me kind of nervous they seem top heavy anyway, height vs width. So good choice.

You have been busy glad it worked out, i suspected that was your problem.

No pun intended but sometimes my old school antics are rather comical.

Thats great you got the wheels and moving right along i have also used the all ball kit so far so good.

Pour some oil in the cylinders and run it and see where the smoke come out, or stick a potato in the exhaust pipe .

It does seem like it would have to be very obvious if it was large enough to get that much into the cab. Seems to me it should be close to the engine to get in the cab that bad. Is it an exhaust smell or a rich running engine smell ,sometimes the fumes from an engine thats running rich can get in there very easily.

Yeah i know cattle ruts, my Grandfather owned a dairy farm when i was a kid, spent a lot of time there helping out.

Well, your gas is a little better than ours here in the states, it is 10% ethynol, but non ethynol gas is available but its about 1.00 per gallon more. I would do what you are doing if non ethynol was not available.

Long travel meaning shock travel, which would mean softer to me. I have only riden one a couple of times and it seemed stiffer but the shocks could have been aftermarket , i dont remember.