Electronics

maybe you do see those folks ?..but i bet you don't see them working on them all the time either ?!..lol.

Doubt this helps anything but its habit for me to always take pics before I disassemble anything so when I had the clutch cover off the other day I snapped these pics just after removing the screws to the centrifugal cover as I wanted to remove any sludge from the cover while I had it open. Pretty certain this cover had never been removed before, looks to me like nothing at all has ever been done to this Recon except for some idiot that put an aftermarket carburetor on it, likely after letting it sit for a long while and the oem carb got gunked up & they didn't know how to properly clean it. 

Got my ES shifting issues figured out and took my recently aquired 2005 Recon for maiden ride down my neighborhood street this evening to test things out before putting everything back together. Shifting is fast and fairly smooth but when I shift from 3rd into 4th or 5th down to 4th...the quad feels like it goes into neutral as it starts free wheeling (neutral light does not come on) I believe this is called a false neutral? I got the quad in pieces and from what the previous owner said it had sat for 2yrs like that. The only thing he said clearly was that the reason his Dad had taken it apart and it was in pieces was because they were having an intermitten issue with the quad in 4th gear. He did not explain the issue in a way I could understand and I couldnt tell if he was being evasive on purpose or just plain didn't know but I just assumed it was issues with the ES system since that seems to be a common theme with the ES quads.    Is it likely that I need to buy new clutch plates & friction discs as they are wearing out since almost 20yrs old or is there potentially something else I should check that makes this happen? I did adjust the clutch immediately after re-installing the cover (counter clockwise till you feel resistance and then back off 1/4 turn & secure locknut) I had the clutch cover off recently and everything looks to be in good shape but I did not disassemble the centrifugal clutch or remove the clutch plates. Hoping someone here has experience with this issue so I don't start replacing things that are not a problem.   Full disclosure - I only took it on this one ride for probably 1/2 mile so I cant say for certain that this will happen EVERY time you shift up/down into 4th gear but I took it from 1st thru 5th gear 2 times and both times shifting both up & down when it shifted into 4th gear (the 4th gear light did come on) the quad went into this false neutral and started free wheeling. Appreciate any pointers! Will upload a few pics

8mm cap bolt on end of tensioner. Remove it and there’s a small flathead down inside the tensioner.  Screw it all the way in (it’s under spring tension) and hold it while bolting it on, then release.    IIRC there’s the old school way of checking the chain to see how badly it’s stretched  by having tensioner all the way out, and seeing how far into place you can push the tensioner.  Remember, OEM only on timing chains.  Don’t put those aftermarket junk chains on there  

New tensioner comes tomorrow, got the new gasket set, Hondabond, and Honda coolant so hoping to get the machine back together tomorrow afternoon. Question: Does anyone know if there is a special way of installing this tensioner?  I've read the service manual several times and I'm not clear if I have to use some type of stopper tool to retract the tensioner before installing.  Thank you!