Hello, I have a 1999 Yamaha blaster that just received a new top and bottom rebuild. New piston, cylinder head, crankshaft, bearings, transmission, clutches/basket, and new gaskets/jettings for the carb.Everything is jetted correctly and put back together, it has new transmission oil.
A buddy of a family friend did all of the work and swore he ran it on a dyno for hours and everything should be good to go.
It starts up first kick, has awesome compression and sounds amazing. When I first got it back, I did a 10 minute heat cycle and then took it for a couple laps around my yard. I didn’t do anything crazy, just went from 1st to 2nd, taking it really slow and breaking it in.
After about 5 minutes of riding i shut it off because I noticed some clear smoke coming from the engine. I let it cool off and went to go ride again, However this time, it starts and sounds great, but no matter which gear I put it into, the quad will not move or drive.
When You release the clutch normally the quad should shut off or stall in gear if gas was not given. However, no matter what gear I am in, if I let go of the clutch the quad does not shut off or move. When I let go of the clutch and give it gas in 1st gear it slightly moves forward and then makes a constant whining noise. When I pull in the clutch the winning noise stops. It feels like it’s stuck in neutral at all times. However it switches through all of the gears smoothly and I can hear it click and engage into each gear 1-5.
I’m no longer on speaking terms with the person who did the work. Due to a long story and a big headache, after pouring a ton of money into this quad and waiting over 7months for the work to get done, I want it up and running.
I was hoping if anyone could offer suggestions on what might be causing this issues so I can know where to start taking things apart to fix it. hopefully its something simple. I haven’t tried to ride it or force anything because I know it is all new parts and I do not want to damage anything.
A buddy of a family friend did all of the work and swore he ran it on a dyno for hours and everything should be good to go.
It starts up first kick, has awesome compression and sounds amazing. When I first got it back, I did a 10 minute heat cycle and then took it for a couple laps around my yard. I didn’t do anything crazy, just went from 1st to 2nd, taking it really slow and breaking it in.
After about 5 minutes of riding i shut it off because I noticed some clear smoke coming from the engine. I let it cool off and went to go ride again, However this time, it starts and sounds great, but no matter which gear I put it into, the quad will not move or drive.
When You release the clutch normally the quad should shut off or stall in gear if gas was not given. However, no matter what gear I am in, if I let go of the clutch the quad does not shut off or move. When I let go of the clutch and give it gas in 1st gear it slightly moves forward and then makes a constant whining noise. When I pull in the clutch the winning noise stops. It feels like it’s stuck in neutral at all times. However it switches through all of the gears smoothly and I can hear it click and engage into each gear 1-5.
I’m no longer on speaking terms with the person who did the work. Due to a long story and a big headache, after pouring a ton of money into this quad and waiting over 7months for the work to get done, I want it up and running.
I was hoping if anyone could offer suggestions on what might be causing this issues so I can know where to start taking things apart to fix it. hopefully its something simple. I haven’t tried to ride it or force anything because I know it is all new parts and I do not want to damage anything.
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