Free china quad, will it run?

[@-M-511]

I cant stop looking at this beautyful VW in the background ....

[@planetrob555]

20:07. Hell yes! Butter! I so wish I could do an apprenticeship with you, wish I was not 54 and lived in the upper northeast. Your videos are so nice. Not only informative with the capacity to teach people, but they are SO relaxing. I am so glad you are successful and have got your new place. Congrats on everything. Thanks for sharing what you do with all of us. I truly enjoy/appreciate all the work you do to film and publish these videos. P.S. sorry this comment is on an older video that you will never see. Just wanted to thank you for what you do.

[@pyrojason]

Maybe he'll see it. Nice comment. @Mustie1

[@pyrojason]

Echo... :)

[@LewisMowersandBoats]

I go back to old shows of yours and it brings ya back brother I got injured at work and had a 2 year recovery I couldn't go out to my own garage so I just watched your show instead it got me though a difficult time in my life and i thank you for that 🙏

[@LewisMowersandBoats]

Thanks 😊

[@IntegraDIY]

A Mustie video is like a holiday celebration

[@pjneslo8979]

Hello Mustie, 2STROKETURBO recommended your channel to his viewers and boy am I glad he did. Good stuff diagnosing everything and getting her running. I just put one an 80cc Chinese 2 stroke a a 29 inch mountain bike. Still breaking her in, but she runs pretty decent and she's a blast to drive.Thanks for sharing

[@robjasmin3197]

Mustie brings back many fond memories of my older brother I remember helping him out swapping transmissions in his 1955 Cadillac collection really learned my wrench and sockets. he ,like mustie was always wrenching on something!

[@ianleuchars8032]

hey mustie.. went through a pahse about 3 years ago watching all your vids feverishly.. love the work.. but drifted away as distracted by others.. here again today and it feels like a coming home! you are still awesome!

[@ZombieDaveAZ]

I'm working on one like this right now. You have NO idea how much this helps! Thank you. 👍

[@ronaldheit196]

It's incredible, a video where Darren doesn't have to completely disassemble the carb and there's no mouse / critter nests.
Good news, a future motorized bicycle video will be entertaining us eventually.
Myself, I'd have spiffed it up to sell for more cash to invest in parts for future projects.

[@jaynegus4526]

Earlier this year a friend of mine aquired a free ChiCom scooter that did not run but was in very good condition otherwise. Instead of diagnosing the problems it had - he simply purchased 4 major critical components. #1- Stator assembly. #2 - complete brand new carburetor. #3 - brand new battery. #4 - brand new voltage regulator. The machine started up after repair like it was on the showroom floor so he does not know what actually fixed it. Total cost of all the parts with shipping was between 67 and 68 dollars. This was back in April or early May and he still has it and it is 100% reliable.

[@boidude7850]

Most likely the new carb if those carbs set around not being used for just a couple of months they need cleaning

[@GoodOlBoy1976]

I wish I could fine free stuff like you find all the time.

[@helicart]

man, sliding that switch that got a spark back, made me feel like cracking a beer.

[@barryc.768]

Lil spray of starting fluid in the cylinder after plug removal then replace... Doesn't flood the cylinder out and fires much faster...

[@KG5RK]

Hey Mustie. Great Video.
Heads up on disconnecting the battery after you started the engine.
If you had any lights turned on when the battery was disconnected then you would run the risk of burning out the bulbs due to the higher voltage of the system without battery load.
I did this exact same thing on a Honda scooter and it knocked out the headlight and taillight at the same time.
For anyone wondering why I am bringing this up, remember what the ignition switch looked like? There is NO way to tell whether the lights were turned on or off with that switch.
Besides, headlight bulbs for bikes ain't cheap !

[@billrey8221]

Mustie! !laughing! You are awesome dude. Funny, laidback and analytical. I LOVE your show!!

[@zachthegunguy]

I bought one of these for 100$ and painted it, cleaned the carb and am going to sale it, because you inspired me. Thank you for your knowledge. My son is 4 and I’m teaching him little things out in garage. 🙏🏻 much love from Indiana

[@freddy2064]

I came across your channel and I'm loving it. Like one of the viewers said, "man therapy" lol. Your a master at all things and I'm learning so much from watching. Thank you for sharing. A plus that your a NH resident like myself.

[@lamontscales9961]

Was beginning to think the compression was screwed but he got it going. Excellent work!!!!!

[@Dextria]

I just want to say, I got that exact same 4 wheeler when i was 4 and now im 15 and still have it. They are suprisingly dependable and are very fast for how small they are

[@tiporari]

My experience with these is that they are very cold natured, but once started they run excellent and pull hard.
When cold, full choke, full throttle, and a hot battery and they start every time.
All of the ones I played with had a CVT in the case, and will move a 200lb adult with authority.
The finned box is a regulator, should have 2 or 3 yellow wires going to engine (stator) and output ground + 12v.
The potted box is the CDI ignition with two pickup coil wires that go the same place as the stator, a pair for coil output and a kill wire plus 12V.

[@tiporari]

Excellent video, enjoyed watching it come alive!

[@NoBody89000]

My son has had a couple of those Chinese 4 wheelers. They are horribly bad for the coil going bad in them. Other then that, you can beat them to death and they keep going. Not a bad little rig for the price.

[@ericdrisgula3879]

I just left a comment stating the same thing . I had one they shipped to me with fish oil in the engine block instead of motor oil and didn't figure this out until two years later and that was two years of being pinned at wide open throttle doing laps on my ice track on the lake in my back yard, fun times . Mine was a 125 with a 3 speed clutchless tranny , actually had reverse too. Even when it started smoking due to piston ring wear from rhe fish oil in the block it didn't lose power and kept running for 4 more years until I eventually sold it. Fantastic little machines , and one quarter the price of a Japanese ATV , it's a freaken no brainier if you ask me. I'd buy another in a heartbeat if I was in the market for one definitely . You can whoop these things like they are a slave and they don't skip a beat.

[@tracywelling9230]

Mine is during slowly

[@BruceBoschek]

Happy days. Another one for the stash. You're going to need a proper data base to keep track of all the machines you have in stock.

[@busman5429]

Master at work--when the question is posed can anyone fix's it--Mustie can..seriously great video trouble shooting love seeing you bring them back.. There is a lot of Mfg. companies that could use your talent and skill set.. but they do not have the cool stuff you find that has a VW on it

[@mustie1]

l did that for 18 years

[@JoshSmith-pg6gn]

Always attach air filter before making adjustments on carb, or u are just going to be fighting yourself

[@mustie1]

you can ruff it in without then fine tune it with it on,,

[@DeadlyVoltsHD]

Mustie1 nope incorrect got an after market filter for my buddy's quad and put it on ran fucked regardless of the tune SAME for no air filter put the stock back on and it basically relearned its own fuel management like very important on some engines how the air flows in

[@MrNpkellogg]

Dan Love

[@whateverdude9217]

I just wired the harness to one we received with a bad FOB and no spark. I completely removed the key, FOB module, and tether. Everything works off of the multi switch on the bars with only the CDI, Voltage Regulator, Magneto, starter solenoid, bar switch, and battery wired.

[@dalesworld1308]

Looks like a Lifan Honda clone motor - nice job!

[@Brandewey]

awesome vid. my tao tao 50cc scooter had the same exact engine. fun little Chinese small vehicles. sadly 2 days ago some one stole mine. it was only 2 years old and had only 300 miles on it. took me a whole year to save 800 bucks to buy it was customized as well. another down side insurance wont pay for it. you know you remind me of myself like tinkering with something till it runs again and it always makes me so happy to hear a dead engine come to life again :D found you from amsie btw, cool guy as well.

[@bindig1]

Don't stop making these videos please. The best

[@willhoward2724]

Man, Aussie here, Bloody love your videos. I've worked on Atomik Chinese and motorbike and wow have they cut corners.

[@ruppert5134]

OF ALL the projects you did I just can't believe you still haven't made a hose from the ceiling with a spring arm construction which connects to exhausts to carry the exhaust fumes outside. Very handy in cold winters. ;-)
You know, like the ones they have indoors in garages to hang on to the pipe.

[@elioselectric468]

Almost 20 years Troubleshooting as a master electrician/mechanic and I can say Mustie definitely has that detective intuition.

[@peterharmer4444]

top bloke nice to see someone showin a fix long way off for my kids but excellent stuff needed myself a few years ago but hay now on ktm and old enon 120 good man

[@jeremyzworld814]

on those kill switches you have to push it in after recentering the switch from either side. it wont reset till you center it and push the switch button in. love the vids! hope that helped, but sure by now you figured it out.

[@pabloruiz4159]

Same all that work for nun lol carb looked good to

[@mikespain8655]

I love the sound, smell, and feel of a 2-stroke. Yes, 2-strokes are going by the wayside as each year goes by. That’s a $800 quad brand new, probably $150 in running condition cleaned up everything works.

[@timnell9423]

Mike Spain its a four stroke

[@Universal.G]

I used to have one with a remote, alarm, and tether. Took them all off especially the alarm, it killed the battery fast.

[@jefferyrightmire9520]

I have one of these I am about to get into--parts are cheap. Just going to replace the carb and ignition, body etc.
My grandson will need it in a year or two.

[@noelranasinghe3]

I love to watch the way you turn all those dead monsters to live.its so interesting.thanks for sharing the video

[@micflynn1]

Ok, On the CDI box, usually black square with a GREEN plug. There will be a WHITE with BLACK strip on it, that is the kill switch wire to CDI, you can cut it or disconnect it from the plug, turn motor over and the spark plug should fire... These are 95% AC powered, from the stator so you don't need a battery for them to run. you really only need 5 wires for it to run.

[@tuffercantrell5049]

Mike Flynn
mi

[@dotty1549]

Interesting video! Enjoyed it as usual.

[@user-ef1by3ko8s]

TCB engines are not made of quality materials but unless forced more than 6,000 rpm can be quite reliableI have one such who has worked more than 35,000 kilometers without being repaired even once with the exception of adjusting the valves and regular oil change (no more than 600 km)

[@brianb5779]

So got me feel ys110 from guy at work that said had hardly any hours on it but couldnt get it started. So between ignition switch having 2 broke wires and carb needing major cleaning,,,,Yup,, got it started and it took off from me (yes, not on wheel stand and i was kneeling next to it) and proceeded to watch it do a wheelie and flip end over end. Tryn now what to look at that made it take off like that. Brought idle speed screw down but hasnt been able to really fire since. Good times

[@ckeller07]

Great debugging video! I really enjoyed it

[@ericbarnett6771]

Your videos are like man therapy.

[@robbertmeijrink4161]

Wow Paul you must be tough bro

[@stepup2903]

Paul Marado you don't know shit

[@phonescreamer]

If the engine noise was slightly softer it would be an ASMR video.

[@robertmalis4493]

Eric Barnett yes they are

[@ericdrisgula3879]

Yeah Ive found myself binge watching like a dozen full videos in a row each day for like the last 4 days , lol. Funny part is this is what I do for a living myself and when I. Not in the shop working on junkers myself I'm sitting here in my garage while it's 20 degrees out in front of a propane heater binge watching this dude getting shit done on these old forgotten junkers , it's great. Since I was 12 years old I've eaten slept and breathed gasoline nuts and bolts ,

[@jimlindberg298]

I like your chock block holding up the back axel.

[@ericdrisgula3879]

That's got the 110cc motor doesnt it. I recognize it as I used to have a very similar machine . Sounds exactly like my machine did too . Haven't heard that exhaust tone in about 10 years brings back wonderful memories for me

[@unusedaccount902]

When you strip it I would be interested in acquiring the complete brake set up for my blind awareness build!

[@occif2023]

Great job. The carb on the Chinese 4 four wheeler I had was pressed and couldn't be taken apart like that. Had to just buy a new carb.

[@Twin_Flyer]

Good deal. Watching the video i couldn't help but wonder... Remove some of the frame, steering vars. ad a few heavy duty industrial servos and a body and that would be one hell of a remove controlled... thing! LOL. You have some great yard sales in your area with the stuff you find!

[@tysonzivvy_3364]

i have the same atv now im excited to get it running thanks man

[@zx8401ztv]

Yes you are right, the long box is the cdi unit, quite typical, looks like an ac type where you have a 200-300 volt feed from the stator and a small pulse coil to make it spark.
I would still check the wiring connector on that metal regulator.
It did take some starting, i wonder if the compression is a bit crappy.
You normally allways get a few pop pops from the plug hole injection of fuel, but that engine seems hard to start :-(

[@lindagregory7615]

Regarding those tether cars.... check out a magazine called RCM Modeler, you will get all the info you need. Radio controlled planes,cars,boats, and even helicopters. Also look up Tower Hobbies for info on small battery operated fuel pumps-- great for emptying out those carb bowels, and gas tanks while keeping your fingers CLEAN!........ p. S. They also work on oil tanks! J.T.G.

[@PIP013]

Fantastic,good work,thanks for sharing.

[@airdrop1670]

Those engines were patterned off of the Honda S90's one of the best ever made , made 8 horse at 8000 rpm I think . Had mine up to 76 MPH once lol .

[@jeffsharp2113]

Nice trouble shooting video, enjoyed it and learned a few things. thanks

[@kevykev38]

I just got one that was left outside for about three years. I got it running. and omg those things go pretty quick. got it for me son but I'm gonna wait until he gets a little older. way too fast for a 5yr old. lol

[@kctyphoon]

I wish i had a neighbor like this. Lol

[@danielkeal8795]

pit bike engines use First gear to start so if your getting fule and have a spark and it still don't start the clutch could be sized/stuck take it off clean it and put it back on i have had these automatics do it as well

[@muddshshshark]

new plastics add value to these and makes them real easy to sell...I would go so far you can double your asking price...The plastics are dirt cheap from China ..I bought a 125 Lifan pit bike for 100 and spent 44 bucks on plastic, replaced a cable,lever and chain(which I had in spare parts) and sold it for 575

[@nothingnothing9285]

I used to have a quad just like that I got it for my Christmas when I was 5 that was the best Christmas present ever except for spending time with my parents

[@kennethbarker852]

great video

[@altonriggs2352]

another masterful job by Mustie!!!

[@Koshunae]

Those little rocketa quads can be fun. I have one that looks like garbage, but it has a huge live axle that someone put under it with a giant sprocket. That 90cc can push it pretty quick.

[@ahnbra]

Oops! At least you realized you had not reinstalled the spark plug before you tried to start the motor again. You are only human and make mistakes like the rest of us. No one got hurt so no problem the way I looked at it. just be 90% safe all of the time please.

[@MrSpongie1]

Yeah man Free is good in my books!!

[@stephenwilliams5201]

Ah! Grass hopper! you have solved the mystery. Now we follow the sun for fun!

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Bring em back from the dead. A nifty setup for another motorized bicycle for sure.

[@zozias101]

that killswitch works just like motorcycle indicatorswitch press it down off press left or right on.

[@briansouth9325]

You've got fuel and spark so next I'd check air and compression but I'm mot finished watching the video yet lol love your channel btw!

[@nor4277]

It looks like the motor from a Honda step through ,from the sixtys ,needs tire wireing and a bath looks like a fun project

[@whateverdude9217]

Black wire white stripe is the kill switch wires than shut down the cdi.

[@caleblivaudais7573]

Heck yeah! Thanks for the video

[@randybeard6040]

I Think that they Only Recommend 10 sec. Hold on these Fragile Starters but Hell if Broke you could Fix it...

[@TheBrookian]

I have one of these. They are 110cc. Junk Junk Junk. My daughter rode hers for about a week before it needed bearings for the rear axle. I spend more time wrenching on it than she spends riding it.

[@willkemp4128]

Again its a 50cc Not a 110 or 90 or 125 the 90s 110s and 125s have bigger frames and I have had a 90cc and 125cc and it pulled me around with ease and iv never had to work on mine so tbh there not junk

[@TheOnlyTwitchR6]

These little china ATV's are so easy to get running. I've had a bunch of them

[@dizzystj]

If lived near this guy I’d be buying so much stuff off him as you know your getting great working gear

[@tempocrazed]

I used to work at a place that sold those Chinese quads. We did a lot of work on them after the sale. Hated it.

[@zachbrewer6889]

Beautiful Volkswagen Van in your garage

[@jseden]

These China things are hit or miss.. I have a Chinese scooter that i bought super cheap with low miles in practically showroom condition. All I have had to replace was the carb after letting it sit for a few months but it's been totally reliable for the 2000km I've put on it since.. it's honestly been the most trouble free bike I've owned, including a ruckus that was never quite right lol

[@michaelpovey8758]

"Little turd" 😂😂😂😂

[@AaronBilger]

Those chinese quads have a good engine i used to own a 125cc I payed $1,300 new for it. it had 8 hp and went 40 mph it was good when i was little but it was too small for me when i got older 'm a big guy it's been years since it was running all i had to do was clean the carb and it started right up I drove the shit outta it to have the last amount of fun with it before I sold it over the last summer i was lucky to get 750 in cash for it but it was a champ though

[@lewisveasey1674]

The component that has the heat sink is your charging unit. The smooth rectangle one is your CDI and rev limiter.
There's a crap load of cheep mods you can do for these engines. I have a Lifan 125cc and it's fantastic! I beat the snot out of it and keeps on going.
Maybe you can make a reverse trike three wheeler Can am spider dirt bike thingy? That'd be interesting.

[@dadsvespa]

Excellent diagnostic skills there Bub.! A man after my own heart..lol.. Always start with the easiest possible reason it won't start, this has worked well for me also for the past 50 odd" years..(very odd years)...lol.

[@steveblackbird]

@14:17 is that spark jumping near your hand that's choking the carb intake?? or just camera trickery?

[@mccormickp100]

you're like a motor Dr gasoline IV and you brought that sucker back to life. damn you're good. use the motor for a bike build

[@jradbikes98]

I had one just like that quad I got it on trade I put a pit bike shock on back and some Suzuki quadrunner shocks on front put on a smaller sprocket on front pit bike full exaughst and that thing would carry me up any hill climb around very fun I just got a 125 tao tao the other day cheap and it's really cool even has reverse

[@anthonylyon8803]

In the carburetor there is a just we’re the bowl is and if there is dirt or anything in there it will not start unless u have starting fluid I have a quad that it would not start so I took the carb off and took the jet out and blow on it and got all the dirt that was in there and then I put the carb back on and it started right up

[@erikcapozzi3425]

When I redid my wire harness on mine I just cut out all that safety stuff.i got my 125d in great shape low hours for 50 bucks..just needed harness work and a battery..took me 2 nights of harness rebuild and it runs like a raped ape..its in great shape and came with new parts for pretty much everything on it

[@gatorsworld]

Just checked in on you Mustie and decided to light that bell on you...hope you don`t mind...I like what I seen...follow`in you....SALUTE

[@riceburnter6982]

nice....... My son has had a few China-built specials

[@Hesselgrennr1]

nice man! hehe, im working on a little crappy quat right now, buttons and stuff looks similar to this one. i actually managed to get spark and everything with about half of the plugs disconnected and a bunch of loose wires just hanging around.. its a mess and i cant believe it runs.

[@mykel9699]

Needs to be open circuit. It's quite common for the coils to fail on these and the wiring isn't good, so if you play around with these it's a good idea to remake the entire wiring loom with good quality wire

[@keithrayeski3147]

Mustie1 resurrects another misfit toy!!😁👍🏻

[@MC-Racing]

Those Honda-copy engines are bullteproof :-)

[@Britdetector]

you can often download wiring diagrams off the Internet. just do a Google search for it. be aware the same vehicle is often sold under different names, so another named diagram could work too

[@muddboss5700]

could you give us a riding video just for our entertainment since its so small?

[@udizzy1969]

Now that's a Must see. lol

[@boxboro8065]

Mudd Boss must see mustie video

[@Savarious]

just come to my city i cruizze around on one of these 24/7 haha

[@JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel]

Must see Mustie TV.

[@tonyus8197]

Those are dangerous as f@ck!! Me and and a mechanic friend rode one after fixing it and we both tipped it over (me once, him twice) so we ended up with scratches and bruises... The bigger ones are somewhat more stable...

[@dopeynightlifetv6859]

18:40 in my stone cold Steve Austin voice: GIVE ME A HELL YEAH!!!

[@TheThecyclist]

ive just subscribed and am jumping from video to video that takes my attention trouble is the videos are very addictive!

[@mustie1]

thats a good trouble for me

[@Rustbelt_Research]

Looks like a great candidate for a bike motor, I say just strip it to a bare engine/harness package to save hoard space.

[@rnrudynh1427]

Cool project. Unsolicited tip of the day suck bang blow in that order. Did u check the compression..? You did awesome troubleshooting that run/stop switch issue. Well done. 4-5 seconds on the starter. Those like to overheat their components and then poof all the magic smoke is released. Also unless ur looking to bend a rod or oval out your main bearings I would never dump non atomized fuel into the spark plug or carb. .

[@randybeard6040]

My grandson had one just like this one, how do people tear up switches and everything on 4-wheelers, his always run good but the frame finally broke into--China Metallurgy is Very Bad--reinforced frame and welded up, good as new....

[@udizzy1969]

Ya Buddy, she sounds nice. cool engine for later, cheers my friend. The Dizz.