Hey guys, just got my first quad, scored a super deal on facebook for a disaster looking but surprisingly mechanically sound 03 Kodiak 400. Despite being a total mess appearance wise, less than 2 hours of tinkering mostly on the variable clutch with zero extra pennies spent so far and it runs good in forward reverse, 2wd, 4wd, has some good pep and starts with a blip of the magic button, so I think I did well at $400!

One of the things wrong when I got it was the clutch cover was off (missing 1/2 the bolts too) and was disassembled. It appears they ran it dry and as a result the weights in the primary wore some rough channels on the internals. I regreased it just to test other components but I’ll replace it now that I know the rest of the machine has enough integrity to invest. My question is, what the heck is the tube going from the clutch to the hood just behind the radiator for? I know I’ve seen you tube videos of guys with "snorkels" on their quads in that area going through deep water and crap (not my plan btw) and I always assumed this was for the air intake on the engine, but now I’m wondering if it was for this? But why does the clutch have an apparent air intake, and why is the intake so high when the clutch has a wide open hole on the back anyway? Am I missing an up-tube off the back of the clutch housing and what’s the significance/purpose of this tubing in the first place?

Sorry for my quad inexperience but growing up in Wyoming we had clutches just like this on snowmobiles and they were always basically wide open to the air. I could see where you’d want to avoid water on the belt but the sealed cover should provide that, so does it need cooling and that’s what the ventilation is for? just trying to figure out if I’m missing pieces or something and get the whole point of the big ports. Missing parts wouldn’t surprise me since the quad came with literally ZERO bolts holding any plastic of any kind in place and missing one foot-tub. But at $400 I’ve already had fun scooting around on it and am excited to have so much room to make it right and still do well money wise. Thanks for the newbi support!

Hey guys, just got my first quad, scored a super deal on facebook for a disaster looking but surprisingly mechanically sound 03 Kodiak 400. Despite being a total mess appearance wise, less than 2 hours of tinkering mostly on the variable clutch with zero extra pennies spent so far and it runs good in forward reverse, 2wd, 4wd, has some good pep and starts with a blip of the magic button, so I think I did well at $400!

One of the things wrong when I got it was the clutch cover was off (missing 1/2 the bolts too) and was disassembled. It appears they ran it dry and as a result the weights in the primary wore some rough channels on the internals. I regreased it just to test other components but I’ll replace it now that I know the rest of the machine has enough integrity to invest. My question is, what the heck is the tube going from the clutch to the hood just behind the radiator for? I know I’ve seen you tube videos of guys with "snorkels" on their quads in that area going through deep water and crap (not my plan btw) and I always assumed this was for the air intake on the engine, but now I’m wondering if it was for this? But why does the clutch have an apparent air intake, and why is the intake so high when the clutch has a wide open hole on the back anyway? Am I missing an up-tube off the back of the clutch housing and what’s the significance/purpose of this tubing in the first place?

Sorry for my quad inexperience but growing up in Wyoming we had clutches just like this on snowmobiles and they were always basically wide open to the air. I could see where you’d want to avoid water on the belt but the sealed cover should provide that, so does it need cooling and that’s what the ventilation is for? just trying to figure out if I’m missing pieces or something and get the whole point of the big ports. Missing parts wouldn’t surprise me since the quad came with literally ZERO bolts holding any plastic of any kind in place and missing one foot-tub. But at $400 I’ve already had fun scooting around on it and am excited to have so much room to make it right and still do well money wise. Thanks for the newbi support!