serious question! i have a trx250ex 2005 Honda. it doesn't start or i think there's an electrical problem or something in the motor like magnets or electro? i have no idea its been sitting for 2 years, anything u suggest i don't have money to really fix it but i was wanting ideas to help get it running again. i tried new battery and solenoid with testing wires and had no luck:(
also 1 time i tried starting the quad and it seemed like the electric start button was stuck or something because it wouldn't stop cranking over its self.
I had a Toyota Celica that did actually experience a Lazarus revival after a yard sit of that amount of time. But it was fuel injected, and also was filled with pure gasoline rather than the ethanol laced gas that government saddled everyone with. Just with a battery replacement, it cranked and ran like it was last started the day before. But this is not that.
I went to start my honda motorcycle which had not be used in several months. It cranked for almost a minute before the battery died. I then jumped it with my suv and it eventually started. But the battery is now 100% dead and will not take a charge at all. How did it go from having enough juice to dead and can't be recharged in under 1 minute? LOL... The point is that battery chemistry can sometimes do shit we just don't understand.
@@Robert08010starting batteries aint built to go dead it damages the lead plates. They have to stay above 12 volts or they can easily lose capacity even new ones.
I had the same one bought it new in 1986 beat the hell out of it for 10 years made a set of dually tires and used it as a firewood log skidder for another 10 years before selling it to a friend for $1500.00 and it's still running every day 💪💪💪
Glad someone said something," i filled my gas tank with shitnwater" not clogging the carb or needing to clean it but we "cleaned are rust free, water filled tank for 10 years where it started right up"
Strange focus on cleaning the gas tank, which would have been the least of the worries in a real storage case. Carburetor disassembly would be square one.
All of them old quads and bikes were. Grandpa has a big bear and its 20+ years old. He didn’t change the oil for 7 of throes years and it still runs great.
@@fstanl3636 yep I had a xr100r was going thru water over the bars hit a rock lost my grip sucked in water let it sit for a couple days kicked it a few times and it fired right up and ran fine
My son recently had 4 four wheelers given to him. He had one running the same day and another the next day. A few weeks later we all went riding together all day long on all the bikes. People just maintain their equipment.
I swamped one crossing a stream when i was a teenager. I admit i was nervous as i was over 30 miles out in the middle nowhere with no phone. But drained the water out of it and it fired right back up. Got me home without issue.
So one thing you should always always check before running is the carburetor. If it’s gunked up, you do not want to put anything through it until it’s fully clean.
I hope you meant to say Choke and Carb cleaner. Parts cleaner has methanol in it and that eats the plastic and rubber seals inside the carb/engine. It also dries out, whereas the Carb cleaner leaves nice film to help Lube and protect the components. Not to mention the parts cleaner is poisonous when burned.
@@TheCrystalGlow Yep, that's exactly what I was thinking. Usually disconnect the fuel lines and start tearing down/cleaning the carb before ever attempting to start equipment that's not been maintained. They did do one thing right though by cleaning out that gas tank properly 👍
I usually try to fire it up, before tearing the carb down, if it runs fine then there's no need to clean the carburetor. Tearing the carb down is definitely something you should probably do anyway, just to make sure everything is good, but I usually fill the bowl and see if it will run before putting any time and money in to it, If it runs fine, then I don't mess with it.
I have a 1987 Honda 4Track. It’s like 37 years old, still starts, still runs, has a few broken plastic buttons and parts, but works great. It is on a Northern Michigan hobby farm and still gets through the snow during 6 month long winters. Honda built, means quality.
I've been in this situation with an old Honda Big Red ATC. Yes the tank needed to be cleaned out but also the carburetor will be gummed up and need to be cleaned out, possibly rebuilt. There is no way it started up that smoothly with just cleaning out the tank. Something isn't right here.😮
Maybe the tank became contaminated long after it was last run so non of the contamination got to the carburetor. You are right though that remaining gas the carburetor may have solidified making cleaning the carburetor necessary.
I recommend using Citric Acid to clean rust out of a tank. It's much less corrosive and safer to use. Also after muriatic acid you should have neutralized the tank with baking soda and water.
@@DRPowell you might be right. We use a lot of Muriatic acid at my work and we use alkaline to neutralize it. During the pandemic shortage we couldn't get alkaline so we substituted for water and baking soda. This is on a large scale and like I said I don't have any scientific data. I've used Citric acid on 2 of my own tanks and I was very happy with the results.
God I love Hondas, those things will run for years. The one I have belonged to my granddad when he was 25! He died at 63 when I was around 10 and I'm 24 now
I’ve got an 04 Honda four man and that thing is a tank. It has been ran through and pond flipped over about 20 times and then sat for around 5 or six years and after draining the gas and putting new in it it started first try
Oh wow theres a memory, I'm pretty sure this was the model my grandpa used for farm work and shepherding, and anytime you'd get on it his dog would jump right up on the back to ride with you. I think it's still running to this day on my uncles ranch.
I have a 1986 Honda 200TRX and that thing just won’t die. I haven’t put anything on it besides tires and a chain/sprocket in the last 8 years. It’s a champ
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I genuinely cannot believe the entire fuel system (idk if those are carbed and EFI) didn't get absolutely corroded or the block didn't seize God damn Hondas and their indescribable immortality
The fuel tank shut off valve obviously worked. The tank can get as full of water as it likes... but with that valve shut.. it can't destroy the rest of the system...
@John Smith right but if someone ever tried to start it without draining the tank first it'd draw water into the engine causing some issues, this one just got lucky that never happened
Did you check the carberatour or was the only thing it needed was new gas and cleaning of the tank? Only asking because I fixed one that sat in my grandpas shed for 30 years and had to do the carb and gas tank so I was curious if that was all you had to do
I recently revived my childhood atv, a trx200sx FourTrax. Its been at my brother's house. He hadn't run it in at least 3 years, I think it's been longer because I hadn't seen it ridden in at least 6. Some fresh gas and it literally started right up. It can sit for what seems like infinite amounts of time and fire up every time.
I often get lawn mowers less than a year old and they feel like their solid froze up... But some of them are not. They just have surface rust on the flywheel and it's creating a drag. A bit of Sanding and they will pull through. Then I check the carburetor throat, evict a spider. Empty the bowl, And blow the jets through with some carburetor cleaner... Reassemble, And it starts with one pull.
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Hmp you want to sell that
serious question! i have a trx250ex 2005 Honda. it doesn't start or i think there's an electrical problem or something in the motor like magnets or electro? i have no idea its been sitting for 2 years, anything u suggest i don't have money to really fix it but i was wanting ideas to help get it running again. i tried new battery and solenoid with testing wires and had no luck:(
also 1 time i tried starting the quad and it seemed like the electric start button was stuck or something because it wouldn't stop cranking over its self.
That is a beast.. military style front axle
Damn my guy you're over here telling everybody you had your nuts taken off within the first 6 seconds of the video 🤣
Its not suprising honda's are build like a damn tank
Least the old ones are. Too bad those cost arm and a leg here. There is absolutely no way to find one for free like this.
I just loved how they got it running after everyone gave up on it for years and immediately broke it trying to unload it
@@Hellsong89they still are built like tanks
Honda is so Lucky fr they made a quad that can run off of gasoline and water and they haven't died of a heart attack from 3 gunshot wounds to the head
@@euctheeast3902he didn’t break anything unloading it 😂
As soon as I saw the Honda badge i had zero doubts it would be running like a dream in 30 minutes or less.
Yeah this job took no more than an hour of actual labor. Hour of waiting maybe.
Same here didn’t even finish watching the vids I was like change the battery n clean up
This guy wants us to believe no one wanted a Honda for ten years...
@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse yeah almost ANY quad is not sitting for years roadside like that
From 2012 to 2018, I owned and rode a 1986 HONDA. I sold it and the guy who bought it fixed it up for his son. Last year I heard it is still running.
Sitting for 10 years and the battery still has a charge that's AMAZING!
I had a Toyota Celica that did actually experience a Lazarus revival after a yard sit of that amount of time. But it was fuel injected, and also was filled with pure gasoline rather than the ethanol laced gas that government saddled everyone with. Just with a battery replacement, it cranked and ran like it was last started the day before.
But this is not that.
I went to start my honda motorcycle which had not be used in several months. It cranked for almost a minute before the battery died. I then jumped it with my suv and it eventually started. But the battery is now 100% dead and will not take a charge at all. How did it go from having enough juice to dead and can't be recharged in under 1 minute? LOL... The point is that battery chemistry can sometimes do shit we just don't understand.
@@Robert08010starting batteries aint built to go dead it damages the lead plates. They have to stay above 12 volts or they can easily lose capacity even new ones.
Well ok. Thanks for that advice. I only wish I knew that BEFORE I killed it! COL! (Cry Out Loud) @@taylorsopko5807
I bet that the battery was made by Honda. That would explain why it never lost its charge. 😅
I had the same one bought it new in 1986 beat the hell out of it for 10 years made a set of dually tires and used it as a firewood log skidder for another 10 years before selling it to a friend for $1500.00 and it's still running every day 💪💪💪
It’s a Honda of course it’ll run
Yo that's Toyotas line
Honda motorcycles are like Toyota pickups, they hardly ever die 🤣🤣
Thats why i love honda
@@sebastianfunk2740hmmmmm, sure about that bucko? One time my dads buddy tried to tow small trailer, in twisted the drive train LMAO
@@Im_that_guy61 always read tha manual, it gives you the recommended towing weight, but if you respect it's limits it holds up a lifetime
Translation:
I put a “free” sign on my quad that I made not work so I could “fix” it for a video and make a short
And 'they' should pay him 😂
I'm calling BS.... Because no way that carburetor would have been clean enough to run that good or run it all.... It would have been all gummed up....
@@dr.phillnaadoftennessee.9788 exactly what I mean, all fake
Glad someone said something," i filled my gas tank with shitnwater" not clogging the carb or needing to clean it but we "cleaned are rust free, water filled tank for 10 years where it started right up"
"Abandoned for 10 years" and the paint/ tires look great? Yeah right
I love how quick and simply factual the last 3 seconds were 😂
Was glad to see you capture the contaminated fluid only dumping was it was neutralized!
"I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT, AIN'T GOT NO GAS INNIT" 😂😂😂
"Not funny haha"... 😁
@@chizorama who asked you? lol
@@thatoneguy_with_too_many_cats Oops, forgot the quotation marks, wasn't trolling...
right o hell ya
@chizorama very funny 😂 no one cares what you think there bud, isn't your cousin waiting on you with the royal honey? 😂
I guess we’ll just ignore the fact that he spilled gas all over the tank. It’s ok, we all do it occasionally. 😂
Or that carburetor wasn’t cleaned also.
Or him dumping the tank on the ground. I don’t know what was being dumped at that point but, that could be a BIG and expensive action.
Or the name of the video. Why should THEY pay HIM for that?
I think it was muriatic acid that he dumped... Cant be good...
I do it every time I put gas in the lawn mower because of where the tank is lol
That engine was actually pretty clean when you got it.
Those Honda fourtrax are beasts. If you have one for any length of time, they quickly become the most valuable tool in the arsenal.
That's amazing you never had to clean out the fuel line. Or a carburetor
exactly.
Yep
That thing was nowhere near “pay me to take it”
10 years my ass 😂
Yeah it’s a fake vid
Strange focus on cleaning the gas tank, which would have been the least of the worries in a real storage case.
Carburetor disassembly would be square one.
One of the best quads ever made had one couldn’t kill it
All of them old quads and bikes were. Grandpa has a big bear and its 20+ years old. He didn’t change the oil for 7 of throes years and it still runs great.
@@fstanl3636 yep I had a xr100r was going thru water over the bars hit a rock lost my grip sucked in water let it sit for a couple days kicked it a few times and it fired right up and ran fine
It aint no 850
@@TheAnnoyingBossbetter then my 850 mines junk
One of the best wheelers ever made.If you got that for free that's unreal
My son recently had 4 four wheelers given to him. He had one running the same day and another the next day. A few weeks later we all went riding together all day long on all the bikes. People just maintain their equipment.
It’s crazy how much determination you have when fixing your own things and putting out amazing content for us!
Thanks man❤
I subscribe to you
@@SilenceVR20 thanks
What? He cleaned out a gas tank that’s it😂 and it was for “free” yeah more like fake and fake
Bro the only thing he did was clean the gas tank😂
In VA, that would be a 800$ quad in the condition you found it 😭
One of the best Hondas ever made!
I like the way you take time out to do a good job God bless 🙏
I have never encountered a vehicle more resilient than an 80s Honda 4 wheeler
And the three wheelers too
Still ripping my 88 trx300fw.
I swamped one crossing a stream when i was a teenager. I admit i was nervous as i was over 30 miles out in the middle nowhere with no phone. But drained the water out of it and it fired right back up. Got me home without issue.
the old big red 3 wheelers was the same way. last year was 85 in which the fourtrax became the new tank...they just added another wheel
I have a 91 Honda it's been good to me
So one thing you should always always check before running is the carburetor. If it’s gunked up, you do not want to put anything through it until it’s fully clean.
I like to just fill it up with brake clean if it’s gunked up
@@Burns11112 brake clean will destroy all the seals in a small engine, including the carburetor. That should never ever be done.
I hope you meant to say Choke and Carb cleaner. Parts cleaner has methanol in it and that eats the plastic and rubber seals inside the carb/engine. It also dries out, whereas the Carb cleaner leaves nice film to help Lube and protect the components. Not to mention the parts cleaner is poisonous when burned.
@@TheCrystalGlow Yep, that's exactly what I was thinking. Usually disconnect the fuel lines and start tearing down/cleaning the carb before ever attempting to start equipment that's not been maintained.
They did do one thing right though by cleaning out that gas tank properly 👍
I usually try to fire it up, before tearing the carb down, if it runs fine then there's no need to clean the carburetor. Tearing the carb down is definitely something you should probably do anyway, just to make sure everything is good, but I usually fill the bowl and see if it will run before putting any time and money in to it, If it runs fine, then I don't mess with it.
Honda!!!!! Baby!! Never doubt them.
My G really said "I know whats wrong wit it, it aint got no gas in it"
Why do people has to be so stupid to say It aint got no gas. Thats the first thing you put in to try and start it. Oh yeah your stupid.
I pulled a late 70s XL250 out of a river. Drained the water, new fluids and it ran perfect. 2 carbs on it too.
I have a 1984 XL350R
Yeah right!!
My guy that’s a Honda fourtrax. That thing is indestructible.
If it's worthy enough to have that sticker on it you know it's a good machine
I have a 1987 Honda 4Track. It’s like 37 years old, still starts, still runs, has a few broken plastic buttons and parts, but works great. It is on a Northern Michigan hobby farm and still gets through the snow during 6 month long winters. Honda built, means quality.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who spills gas dang near everyime. 😂
My dad always says you can’t kill a Honda lol seems like this proves it
A Honda never dies 😂
This kinda stuff is what makes men ROCK. 🎉
Loads it perfectly and breaks down, trying to take a shortcut 😂😂😂
Gotta love those old Hondas! I got a 2000 Honda Recon and they still run like beasts today
Wow I wanna know how it rubs too
Not to be that guy, but… What the sus?
He had a typo he meant run lol
took me a month to notice this.@@kerstieamiya4880
Dude, I loved the Recon! Front end floated with back tires still digging in! Was a badass!
Good old four-trax. I still have my late 80's four-trax.
That thing is CLEAN for free what a steal.
Quarter gallon into the tank, half gallon onto the outside and she's good to go!
I've been in this situation with an old Honda Big Red ATC. Yes the tank needed to be cleaned out but also the carburetor will be gummed up and need to be cleaned out, possibly rebuilt. There is no way it started up that smoothly with just cleaning out the tank. Something isn't right here.😮
Maybe the tank became contaminated long after it was last run so non of the contamination got to the carburetor. You are right though that remaining gas the carburetor may have solidified making cleaning the carburetor necessary.
It’s a scam
They think we're all stupid and never delt with these problems any thing for subscribers have a blessed day
Dude, they do corny shit for views. We both know this😂
@@alanchristie7248yeeees, finally someone gets it. Bless u brother
Where I Live...
That 4-Wheeler Would've *NEVER* Been "Abandoned".
(Especially if It That's All It Took to Get it Running Again!)
Them quads are jacked up!
I love pulling machines a part. My mates hate putting them back together because I get in over my head 😂😂😂.
Dude he has my dream quad I have been searching for a long time still haven't found one.
I recommend using Citric Acid to clean rust out of a tank. It's much less corrosive and safer to use. Also after muriatic acid you should have neutralized the tank with baking soda and water.
What ratio of soda to water would you recommend? I have a Harley Dyna tank to recondition soon.
@@DRPowell I don't have scientific data, if you can't neutralize it with alkaline then you can use about 3 tablespoons per gallon of baking soda.
@@8Slinkies Um… that’s a LOT of baking soda!
@@DRPowell you might be right. We use a lot of Muriatic acid at my work and we use alkaline to neutralize it. During the pandemic shortage we couldn't get alkaline so we substituted for water and baking soda. This is on a large scale and like I said I don't have any scientific data. I've used Citric acid on 2 of my own tanks and I was very happy with the results.
You had,...ONE JOB!!!
seams like you did amazing for something you should have been paid to take
God I love Hondas, those things will run for years. The one I have belonged to my granddad when he was 25! He died at 63 when I was around 10 and I'm 24 now
A 3 wheeled ATC?
I had one of the first Honda 4x4 quads. It was one of the BEST I've ever owned. Tough built !!
Bet he'll appreciate it more after doing all the work himself.
That was my favorite four Wheeler ours was a 86 and you couldn’t tear that thing up
Nice bringing it back to life
Love the Hondas durability
Now that a ride bub!!!!
Spill, spilling, spill some more 😂
Did you only fix the tank or did you change the oil and stuff too?
That is hondas first 4x4. I remember having one as a kid. Bullet proof machine!
Friggin Hondas never die.
It starts better than my quad that is perfectly fine 😭
God I love those ATVs one of my favorite models
I’ve got an 04 Honda four man and that thing is a tank. It has been ran through and pond flipped over about 20 times and then sat for around 5 or six years and after draining the gas and putting new in it it started first try
Oh wow theres a memory, I'm pretty sure this was the model my grandpa used for farm work and shepherding, and anytime you'd get on it his dog would jump right up on the back to ride with you. I think it's still running to this day on my uncles ranch.
I have a 1986 Honda 200TRX and that thing just won’t die. I haven’t put anything on it besides tires and a chain/sprocket in the last 8 years. It’s a champ
It stars cuz it’s a Honda.
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I genuinely cannot believe the entire fuel system (idk if those are carbed and EFI) didn't get absolutely corroded or the block didn't seize
God damn Hondas and their indescribable immortality
The fuel tank shut off valve obviously worked.
The tank can get as full of water as it likes...
but with that valve shut..
it can't destroy the rest of the system...
@John Smith right but if someone ever tried to start it without draining the tank first it'd draw water into the engine causing some issues, this one just got lucky that never happened
Trying to tear it up is really smart
I love my 680, love love love
This guy os the definition of a little effort will go a long mile👏🏻
Who knows if that's what all it took.
@@Enforcer_WJDEbecause a random content creator like that kid wouldn't show more if he could? Doubtful
JEEP JEEP JEEP!!!
Best bike they ever made
OMG that quad has been sitting for 10 years and it still looks that good???
And here I am finding rust buckets going for $1500 💀
How has nobody mentioned that giant fuel spil in that one frame?
Jeez make sure to get at least a little bit in the tank aswell
How has nobody said stfu😂
Surely you’ve never spilled some gas before. Dummy.
Wish i had mine back..... Mine was an 88 300cc AWD
Old Honda foremans never die
Classic honda 🔥
I know what’s rong with it it ain’t got no gas in it
I'm really glad I watched till the end 😂
If that’s the 85 300 4x4 that thing is an absolute unit!!!!
Lucky fellow to have noticed this ATV, and was ready to restore it.
That’s a good find but you didn’t have to fix it because it’s a Honda
Pretty dumb statement. It literally was not running when he got it. The man did, in fact, have to fix it.
I must have missed the part where he cleaned out the carburetor to get all that rusty water out🤣
Honda quality and reliability... #1 in my book hands down.
Did you check the carberatour or was the only thing it needed was new gas and cleaning of the tank? Only asking because I fixed one that sat in my grandpas shed for 30 years and had to do the carb and gas tank so I was curious if that was all you had to do
he def should have cleaned it
100% guarantee the carb was cleaned
Everything's rusted besides brand new looking engine
That's a Honda GOAT,Greatest Of All Time. I own several of the 86s..
It’s a Honda! Of course it’ll run! 😎
No way, it couldn’t start after 10 years??? 😮😂
It’s a Honda
Looked like a damn video game first couple seconds 💀
I'm more impressed by the 10 year old cardboard sign with free written in marker.
I recently revived my childhood atv, a trx200sx FourTrax. Its been at my brother's house. He hadn't run it in at least 3 years, I think it's been longer because I hadn't seen it ridden in at least 6. Some fresh gas and it literally started right up. It can sit for what seems like infinite amounts of time and fire up every time.
"This quad has been abandoned for ten years"
Bro had his eyes on it for 10 years
"Lets chuck some gas in it" and all over it 😂
I often get lawn mowers less than a year old and they feel like their solid froze up...
But some of them are not. They just have surface rust on the flywheel and it's creating a drag. A bit of Sanding and they will pull through. Then I check the carburetor throat, evict a spider. Empty the bowl, And blow the jets through with some carburetor cleaner...
Reassemble, And it starts with one pull.
As soon as I heard Honda, it’ll run
Immediately subscribed just because he didn’t make me look for a part 2 to find out if it started.
Those old Honda's are bulletproof.
Family member of mine has this exact model, it’s just so fun.
That was a good deal.👍
Omg I’d love to find one of these. I miss mine so much.
My father has a 1986 Honda looks exactly like that still runs still gets wood with it and drags deer out of the woods
Loved the ending.