Quad Question???

[HARCracing]

My friend has a 2004 Suzuki Z400 quad. He was letting it run a little to keep it lubed up this winter and it ran out of gas. He had a hard time getting it started but his nephew finally did. Now it will run for a few minutes just stop. When he trys to start it it just cranks and cranks but won't turn over. If he lets it sit a while it will start back up but then die again and the whole process starts over. Any suggestions??????

Thanks!

[ffmueller81]

sounds like maybe a clogged fuel line.... after it burns up what is in the line it won't run. While it sits the fuel line slowly fills back up and will run for a few minutes again. just a shot in the dark though

[Mavowar]

First thing you do with nay atv that does not start is put a new spark plug in....past that i agree you may have sucked up some junk in the fllter/carb running it empty...

[DeckerEnt]

Check the fuel filter. I would bet it is clogged!
Keith

[HARCracing]

Well, the knucklehead did not switch the petcock to run after starting it in prime. I told him this might be the problem since he may be flooding the quad:dummy: He is going to try that tomorrow.:rolleyes:

[fastone]

If he is running gas from KY in it, I bet the jets are clogged. My old raptor had that bad problem. I had to run race gas in it to stop the clogging of the jets. Only happens with the junk reform-ed gas in KY...

[dirtyone55]

Hopefully it is something simple as the petcock. But the one time I ran my quad out of gas, it backfired, which blew the hose off that runs from my carb to the motor block. It would only run if I was giving it gas, or had it on choke because it was drawing in way too much air, and not forcing much fuel into the motor unless I was giving it lots of gas. Hopefully it is something simple though.