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@Brandon Schuler your efi system is clogged with stale fuel and you need to check if your getting power to the starter. Could be solenoid or a faulty safety switch.
2vintage hey I have a 2003 Yamaha warrior and I’ve been rebuilding it and I can get it to start and run with the choke on but as soon as I cut it off it dies. I’ve cleaned the carburetor 4 times really good but today I noticed the needles C-clip is not on the needle so it’s stuck down could this cause it to die with no choke... ps I’m waiting for a rebuild kit to come in to fix it just wanna know in advance
The 400’s are some powerful machines, and fast! Im not positive what model mine is but it didn’t have racks when I got it off my dad. Added on a hitch and fitted a rear utility rack, now she’s a useful machine around the property.
Ever since I started watching your channel I’ve been inspired to do more and explore new things mechanically, keep up the good work this channel is gonna get huge!
I picked up a 94 exactly like your machine. Actually watched this vid a few times before buying it. Mine is also in good condition and I rode it around for at least an hour the first day. Very quick machine compared to my ATC. I have a few parts on the way and hopefully will have a strong mule for a long time
My grandpa had one exactly like this from when i was about 12 to 16 and everytime id visit him i was an absolute menace on it but it started one problem after another and just wasnt worth him keeping anymore lotta good memories
Yup, I've been looking at ads for a while, and seeing this guy's videos can really make you jealous. For 450 euros here in Croatia, you couldn't even find a used 250cc chinese quad in decent condition.
I bought one of those last summer for 35.00 and two packs of cigarettes! it was stuck but after soaking the cylinder in "marvel mystery oil for bout 2 weeks" I freed it up without have to take it apart.
Tip on the exhaust: Knock off any loose and heavy rust and then paint with phosphoric acid. Paint will eventually burn off but the acid will condition "blue" the metal. One and done!
Damn man what a hell of a deal, I've been trying to find one for cheap around here for a long time....but the days of finding cheap deals here are long gone.....people are insane around here pricing shit like a 1990 4x4 that's been sitting out in their yard in pieces for years for $1,000!Drives me crazy
See in france banshee are 3500€ atleast... (u won't even find one right now for less then 4500€...) Ltz 400 road legal are 4000€ not road legal 1700-2200€ prices went crazy in 2020... (banshee where always expensive but now people go even more crazy.. 6000€ cheapest i found...)
I just got a 2000 sportsman 400 4x4 the other day for $400. It has no spark but I'm sure it's because the stator looks horrible. I road it 5 months ago before it was parked for the winter and it ran great.
Nice! I did something similar with a Yamaha Warrior, guy was asking 800, but it would barely idle. So I said 600 or no deal and he did it! New spark plug, new battery, carb clean and she's running beautiful for pretty cheap.Then I got carried away with cosmetics lol!!
Try this the older ones cross gears in low if it get crossed put it firmly into low pull the lever over to the right from neutral and firmly push it into low til it clicks than firmly hold it to the right and pull it back it will disengage low every time I used to work on those old popos this works everytime u can try poking a small hole in the boot on the gear shifter and spray some lubracrent into it with the red end spout not penetrating oil lubracrent
I bought a Polaris 300 4x4 2 stroke about a year ago for 350$ didn’t run and never did get it running but had the thing tore inside out and sold it for 700$ so I guess it worked out
suppression. Aservice manual and you can fix any thing on that beautiful 400.I worked on these old polarizes for 35 years it will treat you right if you take care of it.
Hey that's great, I just bought a 1997 Polaris Magnum 425 6x6 for $300 and I am very excited to start working on getting it going even if I have to engine swap it with a 1982 honda atc 200 engine 😂😅.
Being thats its a polaris the shifting issue you should always start with the clutches in the belt drive. That is what cause shifting issues with a polaris most of the time
Just came across your video on this quad. I see you got it seven months ago And I am wondering why you have not posted any updates on this? It would be interesting to see if you had to do much more work on this machine!! Great video and you did get a fabulous deal on that quad from what I can see.
be very careful with the power washer-- i lost my decals once the water gets under and away they go great find good deal you will have to get your dad to build bigger garage soon stay safe
I just got a 2006 Suzuki lt z250 for 450. With a title. Had 111 hours on it but Was in a flood. Did an oil change and cleaned the carb. Quick 2k in my pocket
I had one, it was lots of fun. Maybe a little quirky. Hub oil, the rattle in the clutch, the oil/water seal failure in the coolant pump, do I trust the oil injector? My favorite was the metal front and steel frame. I'd make saplings snap over to make trails.Lots of breakable plastic on later versions. Good times til sold. I'd like another.
@@cadenwest1542 want to get a 400EX when you can push down trees with this thing well my dad at the same quad and it was awesome it gets up to speed super quick have super monster power is awesome
It's pretty cool that its 2 stroke. I never see any 2 stroke four wheelers around where I live here in P.E.I Canada. I have and I see lots of 2 stroke dirt bikes but never 2 stroke four wheelers, except for banshees. Hahahaha, you and Charlie love 2 smokers like I do. Love your channel Joe. By the way, how old are you and Charlie?. I've been watching you guys since you made your channel
The same exact thing happened to my grizzly it would shift into any gear you had to fight it. And we just rode it like that for a long time thinking it was the shifting linkage. But it wasn’t it was the primary clutch and we kept riding it and it completely destroyed the timing chain guide and and chain. And it flung the chain all around the motor and destroyed it. And it kept turning over with the key not even in it and almost caught on fire. So I’d look in to that.
I had a 2000 Trailboss 325 and traded it for a Harley, then sold the Harley for 1k, loved that thing so I'm currently thinking about picking up the same matching you just got, a 95 I believe it is a Trailboss 350, anyways they are really fun.
You got a good ATV for next to nothing, love the older Polaris atv's, a friend of mine had an old 86 Polaris trail boss 250, that thing would fly, didn't having working brakes for awhile, it was a beast, still a big fan of Honda atv's, I had a 2004 Honda rancher 350 2 wheel drive, it would run 65, it was all stock, pretty fast for a smaller size atv
I have a 94 400L just the same but red and gray wish my throttle response was thrust good damn that’s nice wow! and I even boiled the carb done a lot to it
Ive had experience with a 2wd trailboss and it wouldnt shift into low or reverse and it ended up being somtbing like a shift dog clutch fork or some kind if strange name like thay
I have to "first come first serve" everything I sell BC a lot of people like to screw around, dilly dally, flake out, what have you, this adds urgency.
I bought my 97 sportsman 400l 4x4 for 100 bucks and is mint.. if I could send you a pic I would.. shes bad.. currently putting a lift and new suspension.. I've also relocated the radiator..
I bought a 2 stroke 400 Sportsman a few years ago for cheap. Fixed the overheating exhaust, muffler was plugged and redid the seat cover. Sold it for $2,500! Was a very zippy machine and rode nice. Looked identical.
I have a 1999 Polaris 450 4x4 and I’m wondering how to put it in high gear and idk if If it has to have a clutch to put in high gear because theres a rattling noise when I try to put it in high gear
I just got a 2001 Polaris sportsman 500 4x4 for $450 and but it didn't run when I got it but everything else worked. So I just replace the piston and rings because it sounded like it had low compression but it still won't run. And I made sure the timing was right and everything. which I'm getting pretty upset, so I guess I'll have to take it somewhere to get it fixed, Which might cost me a lot of money I hope not. And it came with the title and it's pretty clean. But I should just set it on fire LOL because it's Polaris.
Bro I have a question I just bought same wheeler but it doesn’t have spark my question is does these wheelers cranks with the kill switch in off position?
Hey man if the ETC switch is corroded will I still get power to dash or anything? I picked up a 94 400 sportsman and it's a basket case with some of the wiring.
Dude,my polaris is doing the same deal with the shifting ,except it grinds when i try to put it in gear running ,it goes in smooth when i turn the engine off .Thanks for the video this may fix my problem . I hope. I believe its idling too high as well which may make it grind when I try to shift .
Hey I just bought a 1994 xplorer 400 2 stroke and was wondering what your bikes top speed is. I clock mine with another machine at max of 35 on long straight slightly down hill. I've run it with the clutch over off to make sure the belt shifts all the way foward which is does now that I replaced the belt. I'm assuming 35 is slow for a 400 2 stroke when my 95 trail boss 250 will do 45mph
What website do you use . I want to get a fourwheeler but don’t have the money to get a okay one to use and you are getting four wheeler 450 and that is cheap
Bought a 1997 bayou 300 4x4 running for 300 from a buddy only reason i got it that cheap he was gave a 1999 honda foreman for free and week after i bought it he got a 2000 400ex
Put the machine in AWD and then go in reverse and see if the AWD binds up.....common problem. Front hubs need oil, if they leak the Hilliard (sp?) burns up.
I have a 2011 Polaris sportsman 400 ho and I think it ran without oil for a bit. It started to sound different. Could you tell me what this could be? I need to get the quad running because it was used as a farm quad and we need it again. I think it is the crank. But I hope not.
My dad and I were going to go buy a yamaha moto-4 for $75 but they wouldn't text us back and we were the first ones to message her but we were already in a different town and she sold it to someone else.
Pssst. Lookup Rick Ritter. He is one of the very few left that still has alot of the goes fast parts and mods for these old Polaris 400L Engines. *cough*440 Stroker kit *cough* * AAEN Torquer, Topend and Drag pipes.*
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If you have any questions about the quad I can probably help you, I did a ton of research and work on mine since I got it
@Brandon Schuler (Student) is the starter going on it?
@Brandon Schuler your efi system is clogged with stale fuel and you need to check if your getting power to the starter. Could be solenoid or a faulty safety switch.
2vintage hey I have a 2003 Yamaha warrior and I’ve been rebuilding it and I can get it to start and run with the choke on but as soon as I cut it off it dies. I’ve cleaned the carburetor 4 times really good but today I noticed the needles C-clip is not on the needle so it’s stuck down could this cause it to die with no choke... ps I’m waiting for a rebuild kit to come in to fix it just wanna know in advance
Jump the trailer!! Lol. Good find man.
The 400’s are some powerful machines, and fast! Im not positive what model mine is but it didn’t have racks when I got it off my dad. Added on a hitch and fitted a rear utility rack, now she’s a useful machine around the property.
Ever since I started watching your channel I’ve been inspired to do more and explore new things mechanically, keep up the good work this channel is gonna get huge!
That's one of the best condition of that model I've ever seen. They're usually beat to death around me!
I picked up a 94 exactly like your machine. Actually watched this vid a few times before buying it. Mine is also in good condition and I rode it around for at least an hour the first day. Very quick machine compared to my ATC. I have a few parts on the way and hopefully will have a strong mule for a long time
You have to get a 400ex! You will have so much fun with it. Doing races against the dirtbikes and top speed runs would be great content!
I love automatic 4 wheelers like those, my neighbor in MN has a 750 sportsman it sounds exactly the same but the 750 can go like 70mph 🔥💯
My grandpa had one exactly like this from when i was about 12 to 16 and everytime id visit him i was an absolute menace on it but it started one problem after another and just wasnt worth him keeping anymore lotta good memories
What a very cool bike! Here in europe al these bikes go for so much more even if they are broken
Yep always
Can't really find them in the states for that price either
You should find a polaris Xpedition, the only polaris shifter. I just picked one up that came with a nice trailer and plow for 2k.
Just bought one 2 nights ago 95 goes like stink
Yup, I've been looking at ads for a while, and seeing this guy's videos can really make you jealous. For 450 euros here in Croatia, you couldn't even find a used 250cc chinese quad in decent condition.
I just got the same one today for 400. Just needs the carb cleaned and it’s in almost perfect condition
Great find. I just picked up a polaris trailboss 350L that hadn't been touched in 4 years
I bought one of those last summer for 35.00 and two packs of cigarettes! it was stuck but after soaking the cylinder in "marvel mystery oil for bout 2 weeks" I freed it up without have to take it apart.
My dad bought this quad when we was kids. Always did us right and we beat it up over the years.
Tip on the exhaust: Knock off any loose and heavy rust and then paint with phosphoric acid. Paint will eventually burn off but the acid will condition "blue" the metal. One and done!
I think this is the next four wheeler I am going to buy. Thanks for the video.
Great score on that one and don't forget to hit the grease fittings and check your diff lube! You get 5 of 5 squirts 💥💥💥💥💥 on the WD-40 rating scale!
Looks MINT! Nice job as always Joe!
Damn man what a hell of a deal, I've been trying to find one for cheap around here for a long time....but the days of finding cheap deals here are long gone.....people are insane around here pricing shit like a 1990 4x4 that's been sitting out in their yard in pieces for years for $1,000!Drives me crazy
Yeah they are so hard to find for a good deal
See in france banshee are 3500€ atleast... (u won't even find one right now for less then 4500€...)
Ltz 400 road legal are 4000€ not road legal 1700-2200€ prices went crazy in 2020... (banshee where always expensive but now people go even more crazy.. 6000€ cheapest i found...)
How dope. It’s like my quad but older and 100CC bigger. My Explorer 300 is great. We blew her up once but one bore machine later fixed her
I just got a 2000 sportsman 400 4x4 the other day for $400. It has no spark but I'm sure it's because the stator looks horrible. I road it 5 months ago before it was parked for the winter and it ran great.
Nice! I did something similar with a Yamaha Warrior, guy was asking 800, but it would barely idle. So I said 600 or no deal and he did it!
New spark plug, new battery, carb clean and she's running beautiful for pretty cheap.Then I got carried away with cosmetics lol!!
Try this the older ones cross gears in low if it get crossed put it firmly into low pull the lever over to the right from neutral and firmly push it into low til it clicks than firmly hold it to the right and pull it back it will disengage low every time I used to work on those old popos this works everytime u can try poking a small hole in the boot on the gear shifter and spray some lubracrent into it with the red end spout not penetrating oil lubracrent
i had a red and grey '94 400L. it's crazy that besides the banshee and it's scrambler cousin, this was one of the fastest atvs you could buy then.
I bought a Polaris 300 4x4 2 stroke about a year ago for 350$ didn’t run and never did get it running but had the thing tore inside out and sold it for 700$ so I guess it worked out
suppression. Aservice manual and you can fix any thing on that beautiful 400.I worked on these old polarizes for 35 years it will treat you right if you take care of it.
Hey that's great, I just bought a 1997 Polaris Magnum 425 6x6 for $300 and I am very excited to start working on getting it going even if I have to engine swap it with a 1982 honda atc 200 engine 😂😅.
9:56 You can hear all the geese in the background 😅
Being thats its a polaris the shifting issue you should always start with the clutches in the belt drive. That is what cause shifting issues with a polaris most of the time
Just came across your video on this quad. I see you got it seven months ago And I am wondering why you have not posted any updates on this?
It would be interesting to see if you had to do much more work on this machine!!
Great video and you did get a fabulous deal on that quad from what I can see.
It's a Polaris...he lost his ass and got frustrated.
Another great video Joe......do not forget to sort the lights out.What a bargain.See you soon !!!!-Chris
one of the best scores ive seen Bro, awesome find!
be very careful with the power washer-- i lost my decals once the water gets under and away they go great find good deal you will have to get your dad to build bigger garage soon stay safe
That's a really nice quad! I got a 2019 Polaris sportsman 110 efi
I just got a 2006 Suzuki lt z250 for 450. With a title. Had 111 hours on it but Was in a flood. Did an oil change and cleaned the carb. Quick 2k in my pocket
I had one, it was lots of fun. Maybe a little quirky. Hub oil, the rattle in the clutch, the oil/water seal failure in the coolant pump, do I trust the oil injector? My favorite was the metal front and steel frame. I'd make saplings snap over to make trails.Lots of breakable plastic on later versions. Good times til sold. I'd like another.
Get a Honda 400ex and I love your vids
Heck yeah I’d love to see him work on a Honda 400ex or just rip it around
@@cadenwest1542 want to get a 400EX when you can push down trees with this thing well my dad at the same quad and it was awesome it gets up to speed super quick have super monster power is awesome
I have a 1996 400 with 2 stroke not as good looking but fun just got done ripping it up in the snow with the kids
It's pretty cool that its 2 stroke. I never see any 2 stroke four wheelers around where I live here in P.E.I Canada. I have and I see lots of 2 stroke dirt bikes but never 2 stroke four wheelers, except for banshees. Hahahaha, you and Charlie love 2 smokers like I do. Love your channel Joe. By the way, how old are you and Charlie?. I've been watching you guys since you made your channel
The 2 strokes were high maintenance but they had WAY morree power than the 4 strokes
moncton here! lol .. there weird atvs! 4x4 works with chain and spockets in front and rear .. idk about this one but i know they make them
I have a 91 250 and they should start just fine without the choke as long as it’s not like under 40 and the clutch cover makes the same rattling noise
The same exact thing happened to my grizzly it would shift into any gear you had to fight it. And we just rode it like that for a long time thinking it was the shifting linkage. But it wasn’t it was the primary clutch and we kept riding it and it completely destroyed the timing chain guide and and chain. And it flung the chain all around the motor and destroyed it. And it kept turning over with the key not even in it and almost caught on fire. So I’d look in to that.
I had a 2000 Trailboss 325 and traded it for a Harley, then sold the Harley for 1k, loved that thing so I'm currently thinking about picking up the same matching you just got, a 95 I believe it is a Trailboss 350, anyways they are really fun.
Hell of a deal!! Good job brother👍👍
You got a good ATV for next to nothing, love the older Polaris atv's, a friend of mine had an old 86 Polaris trail boss 250, that thing would fly, didn't having working brakes for awhile, it was a beast, still a big fan of Honda atv's, I had a 2004 Honda rancher 350 2 wheel drive, it would run 65, it was all stock, pretty fast for a smaller size atv
Nice one man you've done a job job on it👌👌
I have a 94 400L just the same but red and gray wish my throttle response was thrust good damn that’s nice wow! and I even boiled the carb done a lot to it
Man imagine if this thing was a 6 speed. Would've been stupid fast
Just in case you didn’t know when you put it in reverse you should hold the overdrive button while backing up nice atv
Yep that's if you want 4x4 to work in reverse
Ive had experience with a 2wd trailboss and it wouldnt shift into low or reverse and it ended up being somtbing like a shift dog clutch fork or some kind if strange name like thay
Crazy deal for sure i would really take my time and go over the machine you know how we roll safety third!
VHT paint should sponsor u and wd 40 lol good score with the atv!
I have to "first come first serve" everything I sell BC a lot of people like to screw around, dilly dally, flake out, what have you, this adds urgency.
I bought my 97 sportsman 400l 4x4 for 100 bucks and is mint.. if I could send you a pic I would.. shes bad.. currently putting a lift and new suspension.. I've also relocated the radiator..
Joe I think you've just been one upped ! That cheap I hope you verified it's not stolen! Ya can't even get a set of tires that cheap!
I bought a 2 stroke 400 Sportsman a few years ago for cheap. Fixed the overheating exhaust, muffler was plugged and redid the seat cover. Sold it for $2,500! Was a very zippy machine and rode nice. Looked identical.
I’m buying one tomorrow with that same exact issue!
i just got one of thease machines and cannot figure out how the seat clicks in can you show me how to do it on a video or something like that
can’t believe the price of these 🚜,sounds like something is rattling around on that pull start, but that’s easy money earnt if you sell it quickly
It looks nice on the outside
I have a 1999 Polaris 450 4x4 and I’m wondering how to put it in high gear and idk if If it has to have a clutch to put in high gear because theres a rattling noise when I try to put it in high gear
Can u make a video of where the counterbalance dipstick is i have a 1993 400 sportsman cannot find the location
i recently found one here in Ontario Canada EH for 3200 Canadian oviuos ,lol mint shape just like this one ... love the Power ...
Now thats a good find 👍 Easy fix too👍
Did you check all the fluids ?
I just got a 2001 Polaris sportsman 500 4x4 for $450 and but it didn't run when I got it but everything else worked. So I just replace the piston and rings because it sounded like it had low compression but it still won't run. And I made sure the timing was right and everything. which I'm getting pretty upset, so I guess I'll have to take it somewhere to get it fixed, Which might cost me a lot of money I hope not. And it came with the title and it's pretty clean. But I should just set it on fire LOL because it's Polaris.
Great video 👍👍👍
What a score joe.....don’t know how u find these deals for peanuts 🥜
if the idle is too high it will NOT go into gear easily or at all. I hope this helps my friend. Be safe :)
Omg thanks so much for another ATV vid
Bro I have a question I just bought same wheeler but it doesn’t have spark my question is does these wheelers cranks with the kill switch in off position?
Probably first time he actually cleaned one of his toys
I have a bite just like yours I just got out of the shop I had put the CDI Unit on and just the other day is stopped running no spark what can that be
I told you about those Polaris 400! Look at the scrambler 400s different pipe and faster
Can you do a top speed run on the Yamaha breeze ?
Hey man if the ETC switch is corroded will I still get power to dash or anything? I picked up a 94 400 sportsman and it's a basket case with some of the wiring.
I have a 96 explorer 4x4.
Looking for another.
If you ever have one, let me know
Chris,
Dude,my polaris is doing the same deal with the shifting ,except it grinds when i try to put it in gear running ,it goes in smooth when i turn the engine off .Thanks for the video this may fix my problem . I hope. I believe its idling too high as well which may make it grind when I try to shift .
Good looking machine!
No way! I just got the same exact quad yesterday in a trade for a Mojave
U were better off keeping the Mojave lol....i miss mine
Thanks Joe!
Hey I just bought a 1994 xplorer 400 2 stroke and was wondering what your bikes top speed is. I clock mine with another machine at max of 35 on long straight slightly down hill. I've run it with the clutch over off to make sure the belt shifts all the way foward which is does now that I replaced the belt. I'm assuming 35 is slow for a 400 2 stroke when my 95 trail boss 250 will do 45mph
This went 57 mph
Think you need to check your speedo is working properly coz that looked a lot faster than 55 try using your phone for a top speed test with it 👍👍👍
You should surprise your dad with it. He'd probably love it for around the house!
Hey that is a great idea!
Had a 96 years back thing hauled ass would hit around 70 but rpms were so high could feel the motor starting to shake never blew up tho
Clutch spring. How's it I'm looking. Is 4wd ok.
Another one (dj kaleds voice) lol 😆👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
What website do you use . I want to get a fourwheeler but don’t have the money to get a okay one to use and you are getting four wheeler 450 and that is cheap
Bought a 1997 bayou 300 4x4 running for 300 from a buddy only reason i got it that cheap he was gave a 1999 honda foreman for free and week after i bought it he got a 2000 400ex
What a score... Enjoy it :)
That thing looks brand new. Wow
Sure does go fast, but I’d say do a carb clean or replace with carb kit so it will start smooth.
Put the machine in AWD and then go in reverse and see if the AWD binds up.....common problem. Front hubs need oil, if they leak the Hilliard (sp?) burns up.
I have a 2011 Polaris sportsman 400 ho and I think it ran without oil for a bit. It started to sound different. Could you tell me what this could be? I need to get the quad running because it was used as a farm quad and we need it again. I think it is the crank. But I hope not.
Ooooooh an atv ooooohhhhhhhhh 4x4 oooooooooooooooooh!! Mudding
you can turn the 425 to a 500. there is some info on internet and youtube !
How wide was the body on these 1994s to 1996s 2 stroke sportsman 400s? Had one but I'm curious.
Nice quad man you should get a raptor 660 or a 700 there quick and reliable
My dad and I were going to go buy a yamaha moto-4 for $75 but they wouldn't text us back and we were the first ones to message her but we were already in a different town and she sold it to someone else.
why would you put everything back together before checking to see if it would go into reverse ,
Prolly not gonna see this but my 4x4 isn’t working and i’m not sure on how to check
Pssst. Lookup Rick Ritter. He is one of the very few left that still has alot of the goes fast parts and mods for these old Polaris 400L Engines. *cough*440 Stroker kit *cough* * AAEN Torquer, Topend and Drag pipes.*
In ontario, that same atv would be up for 1200 Canadian probably around 1050$ US