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Please help, won’t start!

Hello users im new to this site hoping anyone can help I have an 05 rancher 350te and I cannot get it to start i just bought it about a month ago and it had some ticking or knocking in the engine didn’t think too much of it I thought it would be the valves but I checked them and they weren’t out of spec.so I kept riding it and about a week later I was on a ride and it seemed like it was loosing power it got to the point where I was in 1st gear and had full throttle and it was not going anywhere past 5 mph.I shut the engine off and can’t get it to start back up the engine turns over but just don’t crank..I’ve cleaned the carb really good replaced the spark plug I’ve checked if it had good spark and it does..I’m not too experienced with working on anything mechanical but I don’t want to take it to a shop and it be something really simple and have to pay a whole lot for something I could possibly fix so if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it ..thanks

Please help, won’t start!

Hello users im new to this site hoping anyone can help I have an 05 rancher 350te and I cannot get it to start i just bought it about a month ago and it had some ticking or knocking in the engine didn’t think too much of it I thought it would be the valves but I checked them and they weren’t out of spec.so I kept riding it and about a week later I was on a ride and it seemed like it was loosing power it got to the point where I was in 1st gear and had full throttle and it was not going anywhere past 5 mph.I shut the engine off and can’t get it to start back up the engine turns over but just don’t crank..I’ve cleaned the carb really good replaced the spark plug I’ve checked if it had good spark and it does..I’m not too experienced with working on anything mechanical but I don’t want to take it to a shop and it be something really simple and have to pay a whole lot for something I could possibly fix so if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it ..thanks

Please help, won’t start!

Hello users im new to this site hoping anyone can help I have an 05 rancher 350te and I cannot get it to start i just bought it about a month ago and it had some ticking or knocking in the engine didn’t think too much of it I thought it would be the valves but I checked them and they weren’t out of spec.so I kept riding it and about a week later I was on a ride and it seemed like it was loosing power it got to the point where I was in 1st gear and had full throttle and it was not going anywhere past 5 mph.I shut the engine off and can’t get it to start back up the engine turns over but just don’t crank..I’ve cleaned the carb really good replaced the spark plug I’ve checked if it had good spark and it does..I’m not too experienced with working on anything mechanical but I don’t want to take it to a shop and it be something really simple and have to pay a whole lot for something I could possibly fix so if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it ..thanks

Won’t start

Hello users im new to this site hoping anyone can help I have an 05 rancher 350te and I cannot get it to start i just bought it about a month ago and it had some ticking or knocking in the engine didn’t think too much of it I thought it would be the valves but I checked them and they weren’t out of spec.so I kept riding it and about a week later I was on a ride and it seemed like it was loosing power it got to the point where I was in 1st gear and had full throttle and it was not going anywhere past 5 mph.I shut the engine off and can’t get it to start back up the engine turns over but just don’t crank..I’ve cleaned the carb really good replaced the spark plug I’ve checked if it had good spark and it does..I’m not too experienced with working on anything mechanical but I don’t want to take it to a shop and it be something really simple and have to pay a whole lot for something I could possibly fix so if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it ..thanks

Won’t start

Hello users im new to this site hoping anyone can help I have an 05 rancher 350te and I cannot get it to start i just bought it about a month ago and it had some ticking or knocking in the engine didn’t think too much of it I thought it would be the valves but I checked them and they weren’t out of spec.so I kept riding it and about a week later I was on a ride and it seemed like it was loosing power it got to the point where I was in 1st gear and had full throttle and it was not going anywhere past 5 mph.I shut the engine off and can’t get it to start back up the engine turns over but just don’t crank..I’ve cleaned the carb really good replaced the spark plug I’ve checked if it had good spark and it does..I’m not too experienced with working on anything mechanical but I don’t want to take it to a shop and it be something really simple and have to pay a whole lot for something I could possibly fix so if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it ..thanks

Won’t start

Hello users im new to this site hoping anyone can help I have an 05 rancher 350te and I cannot get it to start i just bought it about a month ago and it had some ticking or knocking in the engine didn’t think too much of it I thought it would be the valves but I checked them and they weren’t out of spec.so I kept riding it and about a week later I was on a ride and it seemed like it was loosing power it got to the point where I was in 1st gear and had full throttle and it was not going anywhere past 5 mph.I shut the engine off and can’t get it to start back up the engine turns over but just don’t crank..I’ve cleaned the carb really good replaced the spark plug I’ve checked if it had good spark and it does..I’m not too experienced with working on anything mechanical but I don’t want to take it to a shop and it be something really simple and have to pay a whole lot for something I could possibly fix so if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it ..thanks

Won’t start

Hello users im new to this site hoping anyone can help I have an 05 rancher 350te and I cannot get it to start i just bought it about a month ago and it had some ticking or knocking in the engine didn’t think too much of it I thought it would be the valves but I checked them and they weren’t out of spec.so I kept riding it and about a week later I was on a ride and it seemed like it was loosing power it got to the point where I was in 1st gear and had full throttle and it was not going anywhere past 5 mph.I shut the engine off and can’t get it to start back up the engine turns over but just don’t crank..I’ve cleaned the carb really good replaced the spark plug I’ve checked if it had good spark and it does..I’m not too experienced with working on anything mechanical but I don’t want to take it to a shop and it be something really simple and have to pay a whole lot for something I could possibly fix so if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it ..thanks

Rear end lockup and removal?

Today I was messing around on my 2002 Polaris Sportsman 400 and was jumping it on a dirt pile which was probably not a great idea and one time I landed and the rear end locked up. I took it into the shop and started taking it apart. The drive shaft is turning and the rest brake rotor witch is connected to the drive shaft is turning but the rear is not turning and it it locked up. I pulled the cv joints thinking maybe I broke them but they were fine. Have any of you had this happen? I have not yet pulled the clutches to get the rest end out and apart but before I got in too deep I figured I would seek some help. Any suggestions on what to look for or what do do next would be great! Thank you in advance.

Blue tooth speakers?

What kind of blue tooth speakers has everyone tried to mount on there quads. I tried a life jacket 2 and all though it’s indestructible I was a little disappointed about the sound quality. What have you tried and what do you think of it?

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1987 Fourtrax 250x Faded/Flaking Plastic

So I have had this ATV for many years, it is my favorite bike and I want it to look the best it can be. The plastic is pretty faded and it has this thing you can scrape the plastic with your fingernail and some of the plastic will flake off. A while back a guy was talking to me about a way to remove the layer of flakey plastic and not having to use sanding tools or rough chemicals, but I cannot remember what he said. Yeah, I know. its old plastic, it should not be tampered with, but it looks really bad. I have used many restoration products, the 40/60 mixture of boiled linseed oil and paint thinner, but noting worked. Could someone give me any ideas on what I could use to at least make the plastic look red instead of ugly pink? I can provide a picture to show the severity of the condition if needed. Thanks for reading my thread 🙂