I’ve got an old Honda Fourtrax 300 that my Dad is letting me borrow. it’s very old, and was wonderful for years, but now it’s one problem after another.
I just got it home from shop where a rebuilt carb was put on – because the old one kept draining gas all the time (some pin/needled part, etc). In case you can’t tell, I’m NOT mechanically inclined.
So, now, I have two main problems:
#1: it won’t crank. The battery seems charged but when you push the start button, it has a loud, fast clicking sound coming out of this little square box that is connected to the battery. This has happened before. I’m 99% sure it’s NOT the battery because this happened a few days ago and I came back the next day and did absolutely nothing different, pushed the start button, and it cranked immediately. But now, it won’t crank again — just the fast, loud clicking coming from that square box.
#2: all 4 tires are locked up. This is new .. I have no clue what’s going on here. I cannot push the 4-wheeer at all – it’s definitely in neutral .. and as far as I can tell, the brakes aren’t engaged. Speaking of brakes – the front brakes on handlebar haven’t worked in years .. the only brake that has worked is the foot brake on the right side. The right handlebar brake isn’t even attached and the left parking brake is same way – it’s connected, but doesn’t work and is so loose, you can’t even engage the little parking brake flip switch thing on the left side.
So that’s where I am — I can turn the key, the green neutral light is on, the headlights are full and bright (when I turn them on), but it won’t crank – just the loud clicking sound. I would normally get a buddy and push the 4-wheeler up the ramps into my truck and haul it back to the shop (for the 4th time in 2 years) but like I said, the tires won’t budge. It’s all we can do to just drag it across the garage.
HELP?!
