Bought a blaster a blaster :-) rode it for an hour bogged down wont start :-(

[Lloyd Williams]

Hey guys.

Just bought my self a blaster after finally selling a chinese quad which i bought and it fell apart X( heap of s**t.

So i got this balster 2005 model nice clean bike started fine when i had it sounded crisp but didnt ideal tho. the guy who i had it off said it had been standing a while.Said get it serviced before i take it out.

Got the blaster home and couldnt resist having a little blast took the quad about a mile up the road got it onto the trail. it was running fine seemed to be plenty of power got it up the top off the mountain and it started bogging down and cut out.
I Kicked the bike back up let it run and set back on my way, and again the quad didnt seem to be responding very well. very boggy. dropped it down into 1st and it was running but didnt want to pull me verry boggy.

kicked it up again let it tick over screamed it abit to pull off started goin got another 800 yards it bogged down and cut out and havent started since. have kicked it i dont now how many times and tried to bump start it down sum extreme hills and nothing!

since then after finally pushing my new toy all the way home i checked the spark plug seems to be blenty of spark. but it does seem dark. and wasnt wet.?? is it suppost to be wet? and is it being dark normal.

i cleaned air filter no luck.
this quad didnt have a key wen i bought it due to the guy said hed lost it but he said it woulnt stop the bike running which it hadent because i got it up the trail or could this be the problem needs key?

am planing on planning on try new spark plug! but i did try one my m8 had for his rm 85 and it still wouldnt start up?

i now the blaster mixes it own petrol and oil, but the guy told me not to trust it and to mix it in a can 125ml to a gallon of petrol i did this before i set off. should i have maybe put the 2 stroke in the mixer as yamaha intended? instead of doing a premix:-/

also it was snowing and very cold had maybe 7 inches would this affect it?

and befor any one says it yes the kill switch was on run!!!!

As you can tell im not very machanical i just lyk to ride and is fed up of going to the shop with that chinese heap of s**t i flogged to a blind man maybe this one i can sort myslef and not cost me too much ££££hope you guys can help any ideas would be most apprechiated thanks guysI:I

 

[Drifz1]

compression?
leak down?
reeds?
clean carb?

 

[grv7]

Sounds like its not getting fuel. Drain the carb by unscrewing the drain at the bottom. But the carb probabily needs cleaning.

 

[Lloyd Williams]

ok will clean carb or probably have to pay 1 my m8s lol ist a diffucult job to clean the carb?

 

[sheeblast]

no, take the carb off, take it apart, and soak in a cleaner, then use carb cleaner and spray everything then use an air compressor and blow it out, make sure to clean the jets and all opens and seat for the jets and float valve.

 

[caseywoods5]

ok will clean carb or probably have to pay 1 my m8s lol ist a diffucult job to clean the carb?

no it's not hard to clean the carb. i'm going to tell you right now (i'm not trying to be mean or anything) but you need to start learning to fix stuff it will save you money in the long run and it's good to know just in case somebody else doesn't know how. by the sounds of it you take stuff to have somebody fix it quite often, the best way to start learning is to buy a clymers service manual. and listen to drifz1 he knows what you need to check on it.

-end rant

 

[Lloyd Williams]

ok thanks allot will do this on the weekend will get sum carb cleaner give a good soak! hope theres not too many small part in the carb because im the type of guy who puts something back to gether and theres summthing left over thinking oops were does this go?? will let you all now how it goes Thanks for the support!

 

[sheeblast]

jets are the only small thing, i would suggest using a deep dished pan to work over. that way if something drops you dont lose it.

 

[Lloyd Williams]

your a 100% right there will look for a service manual and do intend to be able to do the fixes my self from now on thats why i joined the forum for a push in the right direction I:I thaNKS

 

[blasterdemon7]

I would check the compression first like said before.hope you didn't burn up the cylinder running it in that cold weather.It may have not been jetted for that cold weather.You would not be able to tell if it was running lean by looking at an old plug.if your compression is good,then check carb.

 

[myusername]

it sounds like you ran lean. if the oil resivoir was empty, it will still pump air into the carb, and lean out your mixture. plus the cold weather. do a compression check and leakdown test it and let us know what you find

 

[little3mil]

leak tester alert!!!!!!!! lean = airleak

 

[Lloyd Williams]

Just wondering? The guy I had it off said it would be better to mix the petrol my self! I did this filled the tank! I don't think the blaster has a block off kit fitted so I take that it could be sucking air in that way could this be the cause of my blaster not starting and would this off maybe caused any damage??

 

[myusername]

Just wondering? The guy I had it off said it would be better to mix the petrol my self! I did this filled the tank! I don't think the blaster has a block off kit fitted so I take that it could be sucking air in that way could this be the cause of my blaster not starting and would this off maybe caused any damage??

if the oil injection is still on the quad, and there is no oil in it, it will be pushing in air where you would normally get oil. so therefore, it will slightly lean it out. but that, mixed with the cold will be possible to do some damage. is the air box lid still on the quad?

 

[myusername]

i'd venture to say it ran lean, and possibly messed something up. and i dont think anyone else answered your question about the key, but if it started without it, then it should run without it. so that is not your problem. i dont have a key on mine either

 

[Lloyd Williams]

Ok so I'm goin with it ran lean does this mean i have to clean the carb? And is it possible to get the lights working without key maybe bypass it or shall I get a new ignition barrel and key? Also need new tyers what's good for a blaster? Sorry to sound a dumb ass but this is all new to me! Only been riding quad bikes 6 months!

 

[myusername]

its cool, we all started somewhere. clean the carb, but hopefully it didnt do internal damage to the engine. if so, it may need a top end. to make sure, do a compression check. it may sound repetitive constantly hearing it on here, but a compression and leakdown test are about all we've got for diagnostics on these engines. i personally dont have a wiring diagram right now for these quads, so i'm not 100 percent sure, but i know having lights without the key can be done. probably just have to bypass the switch somehow. and for tires, get 20'' tires on it. it doesnt sound like its gonna be a race quad, so dont get 18", and the stock 22 or 23'' balloons are no good. it seems like itp holeshots and maxxis razr's are what most people get

 

[Lloyd Williams]

Ok thanks for all the help so far! Will drain petrol put oil in the mixer and neat petrol in tank! Clean the carb! Check compression an for leaks then hopefully order sum tyers! Will let u all now how it goes and up upload sum pics

 

[specialized7]

you will have to bleed the oil injection system.
is it hard to kick over?
i would put a small amount of gas and oil mix in the spark plug hole and see if it fires up.
play with the wires around the key area, its not hard to take the plastic around the headlight off 4 screws i believe.
Get the right plug for it, could be as simple as a fouled plug the numbers are BR8es
get an NGK though.

 

[justtwistit]

sounds to me that u fouled a spark plug. i had that happen on my blaster i could go maybe 100ft then it would bog down and die, go ahead a try a new plug its cheap and not a bad idea since u said that it has sat up for awhil