Fourtencustoms
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okay I have fixed the fuel leaks.
I took apart all 3 valve holders, cleaned and re o ringed them with new harbor freight O rings!! No more leaks.
Each valve holder has a small plunger a spring and a tiny copper washer that go inside. I carefully removed each one, working from left to right. Making sure to have a rag in place to catch any parts that fall. remove the left one first then you can get a wrench on the middle and then right.
with all 3 removed I cleaned all parts with carb cleaner, let dry. re install the plunger and spring using vaseline to hold them inside the valve holder, same with the small copper washer. I hit the copper washers with a propane torch to re anneal them. Then install with a film of vaseline so they stay put while you thread them back in place. Clean all mating surfaces, found the correct O ring in my Harbor freight 400 O ring set, install with vaseline and carefully torque to 35 ft lbs. NO MORE fuel/air LEAKS at the injector pump!
Machine seems more responsive to the throttle lever now and seemed to have a bit more power.
We are down to one small oil leak after solving 3 major leaks, only one small one left!!
plunger, spring and washer held in place with vaseline
New problem, the right hand track started sticking
Meaning it would go forward and back, then stopped going either direction. Hold the lever to one direction (forward) I can hear fluid and valve sounds but track does not move. Let it cool off and it started working again, forward and reverse....then a few minutes later stuck again. No rocks or debris I can see.
Now learning about final drive motors....fun fun!
Any advice is welcomed..........the right hand side track has always been slightly slower/weaker then the left.
I need this thing running again!
EMERGENCY!!!
You see it is now ATV season here and all 3 kids are riding their ATV all day long....for me this means a full day of stopping starting, maintaining, fueling, moving, flipping over, re starting, fueling, pushing, yelling, waving, whistling, trying not to get run over, etc as I try to keep the kids safe and happy riding.
However they are getting a bit older (11, 10 and 7) and their riding is improving (3rd-4th season on ATV) and they really want me to build a big table top obstacle/jump in the back yard. As you can see I NEED the excavator running again!!
Memorial day weekend kid ATV fest.
I was not expecting to be a ATV mechanic just yet but the wife found a 2010 Polaris Outlaw 90cc at a yard sale for $350 (no start, 1500 machine!! I build/collect kids atv so....)!!! I had it running in 10 minutes with fresh fuel, did oil change, etc. This had me digging out the two other kids quads (two 1980's Suzuki LT80's I rebuilt, both machines ground up) and getting them running too. At the end of the day I finally had time to fix fuel leaks and then finally got some seat time in the Takeuchi only to have the right track start to give fits.
Now I need to build them part of a race track and no excavator!!
This is an emergency if this forum has ever seen one this would be it! 3 kids + ATV = need to build a jump! Please don't make me pick up a shovel again I have a mini ex!
All kidding aside, I'm going to check final drive gear lubes today and check idler wheels and track tension. Last I looked all idlers spinning freely and track tension seemed ok LOL
I took apart all 3 valve holders, cleaned and re o ringed them with new harbor freight O rings!! No more leaks.
Each valve holder has a small plunger a spring and a tiny copper washer that go inside. I carefully removed each one, working from left to right. Making sure to have a rag in place to catch any parts that fall. remove the left one first then you can get a wrench on the middle and then right.
with all 3 removed I cleaned all parts with carb cleaner, let dry. re install the plunger and spring using vaseline to hold them inside the valve holder, same with the small copper washer. I hit the copper washers with a propane torch to re anneal them. Then install with a film of vaseline so they stay put while you thread them back in place. Clean all mating surfaces, found the correct O ring in my Harbor freight 400 O ring set, install with vaseline and carefully torque to 35 ft lbs. NO MORE fuel/air LEAKS at the injector pump!
Machine seems more responsive to the throttle lever now and seemed to have a bit more power.
We are down to one small oil leak after solving 3 major leaks, only one small one left!!
plunger, spring and washer held in place with vaseline
New problem, the right hand track started sticking
Meaning it would go forward and back, then stopped going either direction. Hold the lever to one direction (forward) I can hear fluid and valve sounds but track does not move. Let it cool off and it started working again, forward and reverse....then a few minutes later stuck again. No rocks or debris I can see.
Now learning about final drive motors....fun fun!
Any advice is welcomed..........the right hand side track has always been slightly slower/weaker then the left.
I need this thing running again!
EMERGENCY!!!
You see it is now ATV season here and all 3 kids are riding their ATV all day long....for me this means a full day of stopping starting, maintaining, fueling, moving, flipping over, re starting, fueling, pushing, yelling, waving, whistling, trying not to get run over, etc as I try to keep the kids safe and happy riding.
However they are getting a bit older (11, 10 and 7) and their riding is improving (3rd-4th season on ATV) and they really want me to build a big table top obstacle/jump in the back yard. As you can see I NEED the excavator running again!!
Memorial day weekend kid ATV fest.
I was not expecting to be a ATV mechanic just yet but the wife found a 2010 Polaris Outlaw 90cc at a yard sale for $350 (no start, 1500 machine!! I build/collect kids atv so....)!!! I had it running in 10 minutes with fresh fuel, did oil change, etc. This had me digging out the two other kids quads (two 1980's Suzuki LT80's I rebuilt, both machines ground up) and getting them running too. At the end of the day I finally had time to fix fuel leaks and then finally got some seat time in the Takeuchi only to have the right track start to give fits.
Now I need to build them part of a race track and no excavator!!
This is an emergency if this forum has ever seen one this would be it! 3 kids + ATV = need to build a jump! Please don't make me pick up a shovel again I have a mini ex!
All kidding aside, I'm going to check final drive gear lubes today and check idler wheels and track tension. Last I looked all idlers spinning freely and track tension seemed ok LOL
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