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Do you Power Wash?

I know we aren’t supposed to power wash ATV’s but I’m wondering if others do anyway without it being a problem. That is what I hope, anyway, because it sure is a fast easy way to get a lot of dry caked mud off.

Here is how I do it and how I rationalize it. At the car wash I set the switch to rinse because I don’t want soap. Soap dissolves grease and we don’t want that. I’m washing off dirt not grease. I spray the whole bike from several feet away just to get it wet and to soften up the crusty dirt. Then I get a little closer to use the force of the water to blast the dirt off of the plastic panels, fenders top and bottom and the wheels. I mostly avoid any area with a zirk fitting or anything electrical. I do this about every 100 miles of use.

Does this seem reasonable or is it too risky? If a lot of use power wash with soap, to no avial, my method should be good.

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Do you Power Wash?

I know we aren’t supposed to power wash ATV’s but I’m wondering if others do anyway without it being a problem. That is what I hope, anyway, because it sure is a fast easy way to get a lot of dry caked mud off.

Here is how I do it and how I rationalize it. At the car wash I set the switch to rinse because I don’t want soap. Soap dissolves grease and we don’t want that. I’m washing off dirt not grease. I spray the whole bike from several feet away just to get it wet and to soften up the crusty dirt. Then I get a little closer to use the force of the water to blast the dirt off of the plastic panels, fenders top and bottom and the wheels. I mostly avoid any area with a zirk fitting or anything electrical. I do this about every 100 miles of use.

Does this seem reasonable or is it too risky? If a lot of use power wash with soap, to no avial, my method should be good.

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Reverse help

Recently bought a 2003 trx350 rancher. I’ve been trying to figure out to shift it into reverse and I’ve noticed from other similar 350s that there is a reverse button next to the brake lever. Mine does not have that. Did the previous owner remove this or??? If so anyone out there have one I can buy? Also anyway I can just manuel shift it without the button?
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H4 HID won’t fit properly

I just purchased an H4 hid conversion kit from OPT7 for my 16 Outlander 570XMR.

The black plastic sleeve which slides into the oem rear housing is too big. Has anyone had an issue with this? If I grind it down to the size it needs to be to fit the wall of the sleeve will collapse. It’s about 0.050" too big.

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H4 HID won’t fit properly

I just purchased an H4 hid conversion kit from OPT7 for my 16 Outlander 570XMR.

The black plastic sleeve which slides into the oem rear housing is too big. Has anyone had an issue with this? If I grind it down to the size it needs to be to fit the wall of the sleeve will collapse. It’s about 0.050" too big.

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riding mower issue’s?

OK< I got a free riding mower, it has NO decals on it, and of unknown make and model
has a Brigs and Stratton motor, again with no easy to find serial numbers, I think there is some , if I want to dismantle half of the machine LOL

ANY how, here is the issue

it starts fine, idles fine
give it any throttle and it bogs, backfires and stalls
can play with choke and it will run a little
the throttle has a issue with slack in the system, which I don’t see a easy fix, it is two plates that slide there is NO movement in these plates from about 1/4 throttle to about 3/4’s then it jumps
its NOT binding, it just doesn’t move

NOW for what I have done
removed tank, drained, cleaned out, all new FRESH fuel with a little sea foam in it
, took carb apart and cleaned (NASTY dirty)
cannot find any info on carb, or would have liked to do a rebuild or, heck maybe even replace due to how nasty it is/was!

After that, it ran smoother, but just couldn’;t get rid of random back firing
SO< took apart a few more times and cleaned over and over, ,replaced fuel line , as think crap was laying in it??

ran a LOT better with air filter OFF< than with it on??

got it running OK
drive it around, ALL OK
start mowing lawn all good for 5-6 minutes then stalls
have to pull choke out some to get going??
then runs good 5-6 minutes then stalls?? second time it stalls, I need to run almost half choke, 3rd time needed full choke to run
then won’t run with choke on, but runs fine with it off BUT every 5-6 minuets it dies and stalls
OR should say every time I get about a 150 yards from my tools LOL

made a bunch of adjustments to carb trying to get it smoother, but still back fires
replaced the plug too forgot to add above?/

but no mater what I do, it stalls every 5 minutes and will ONLY run if I add a little choke till I am at full choke, and then after that ONLY starts if choke is off and repeat>>
driving me nuts??
from running good to dead?? every 5 minutes

Gave up playing today, as the darn belt for the blade snapped?? so, NEW issue added to the mix

any thoughts or suggestions??

it again was free, so, don’t care if it runs again or not, but don’;t mind playing either here??

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riding mower issue’s?

OK< I got a free riding mower, it has NO decals on it, and of unknown make and model
has a Brigs and Stratton motor, again with no easy to find serial numbers, I think there is some , if I want to dismantle half of the machine LOL

ANY how, here is the issue

it starts fine, idles fine
give it any throttle and it bogs, backfires and stalls
can play with choke and it will run a little
the throttle has a issue with slack in the system, which I don’t see a easy fix, it is two plates that slide there is NO movement in these plates from about 1/4 throttle to about 3/4’s then it jumps
its NOT binding, it just doesn’t move

NOW for what I have done
removed tank, drained, cleaned out, all new FRESH fuel with a little sea foam in it
, took carb apart and cleaned (NASTY dirty)
cannot find any info on carb, or would have liked to do a rebuild or, heck maybe even replace due to how nasty it is/was!

After that, it ran smoother, but just couldn’;t get rid of random back firing
SO< took apart a few more times and cleaned over and over, ,replaced fuel line , as think crap was laying in it??

ran a LOT better with air filter OFF< than with it on??

got it running OK
drive it around, ALL OK
start mowing lawn all good for 5-6 minutes then stalls
have to pull choke out some to get going??
then runs good 5-6 minutes then stalls?? second time it stalls, I need to run almost half choke, 3rd time needed full choke to run
then won’t run with choke on, but runs fine with it off BUT every 5-6 minuets it dies and stalls
OR should say every time I get about a 150 yards from my tools LOL

made a bunch of adjustments to carb trying to get it smoother, but still back fires
replaced the plug too forgot to add above?/

but no mater what I do, it stalls every 5 minutes and will ONLY run if I add a little choke till I am at full choke, and then after that ONLY starts if choke is off and repeat>>
driving me nuts??
from running good to dead?? every 5 minutes

Gave up playing today, as the darn belt for the blade snapped?? so, NEW issue added to the mix

any thoughts or suggestions??

it again was free, so, don’t care if it runs again or not, but don’;t mind playing either here??