Fishfiles 20,145 Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Wheeler said: i can’t kick mine over at ALL unless the decompression lever engaged.. just saying.. haha Let me share a little secret with you , if your out in the woods with your 300 and the battery goes low and won't turn the engine over , some times instead of kicking it , you engage the decompression lever and hit the start button and if your bike starts easily , the little bit of battery voltage will turn the engine over it will fire right up , you only get a quick try at it , then have to engage the lever again 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) I've used that trick myself ^^^^ had to when my battery went low, and my back was out, i couldn't kick start it at all.... Edited July 20, 2021 by _Wilson_™ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheeler 2,524 Posted July 20, 2021 Yup me too! I’ve done that before. Last fall while out hunting & battery was half dead! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Fishfiles said: Let me share a little secret with you , if your out in the woods with your 300 and the battery goes low and won't turn the engine over , some times instead of kicking it , you engage the decompression lever and hit the start button and if your bike starts easily , the little bit of battery voltage will turn the engine over it will fire right up , you only get a quick try at it , then have to engage the lever again Cool 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted July 20, 2021 not sure if that will work on your bike.... with a 300 you reach down and flip that little lever up, on yours the kick starter cable linkage engages the decomp lever when you go to kick it over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, _Wilson_™ said: not sure if that will work on your bike.... with a 300 you reach down and flip that little lever up, on yours the kick starter cable linkage engages the decomp lever when you go to kick it over. No the engine and my bike are both 350 350cc Edited July 21, 2021 by Jaredmacneill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted July 21, 2021 yes bro, i know yours it's a 350....by the pics and details in the post ... i have one myself. it should be listed in my sig. 86 trx350 fourtrax, in other words .... i have never tried that low battery start decomp trick on a 350 MINE, so i don't know if it would work on any of them, but it will work on a 300, i know because i have two 300 fwd bikes, your decompression assist is kick starter operated, a 300 is not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted July 21, 2021 24 minutes ago, _Wilson_™ said: yes bro, i know yours it's a 350....by the pics and details in the post ... i have one myself. it should be listed in my sig. 86 trx350 fourtrax, in other words .... i have never tried that low battery start decomp trick on a 350 MINE, so i don't know if it would work on any of them, but it will work on a 300, i know because i have two 300 fwd bikes, your decompression assist is kick starter operated, a 300 is not. Oh im sorry I misunderstood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,558 Posted July 21, 2021 and this engine was the one hard to crank over ? and it's not locked up correct ? if you look here pic the decomp isn't hooked up, so if it's not locked up, this would be the reason it's hard to crank over.... raise that spring loaded lever just below the cable stay (hook) and try it again, just make sure, that rag in the intake doesn't get sucked in. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterblaster126 17 Posted July 22, 2021 Welcome to the site. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted July 22, 2021 16 hours ago, _Wilson_™ said: and this engine was the one hard to crank over ? and it's not locked up correct ? if you look here pic the decomp isn't hooked up, so if it's not locked up, this would be the reason it's hard to crank over.... raise that spring loaded lever just below the cable stay (hook) and try it again, just make sure, that rag in the intake doesn't get sucked in. 16 hours ago, _Wilson_™ said: and this engine was the one hard to crank over ? and it's not locked up correct ? if you look here pic the decomp isn't hooked up, so if it's not locked up, this would be the reason it's hard to crank over.... raise that spring loaded lever just below the cable stay (hook) and try it again, just make sure, that rag in the intake doesn't get sucked in. yes this is it . I was wondering what that was .and it’s definitely not locked up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted July 22, 2021 7 hours ago, masterblaster126 said: Welcome to the site. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goober 1,555 Posted July 22, 2021 Hey Jared post up a pic of the left side case of your blown engine if you have one. want to see the starter gear cover. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted July 22, 2021 45 minutes ago, Goober said: Hey Jared post up a pic of the left side case of your blown engine if you have one. want to see the starter gear cover. I don’t have a picture. The new engine is dropped off and he said it’s definitely the correct engine. And I have an 2 up seat now for it . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,853 Posted July 22, 2021 moving this to the utility section OP, seeing how this has turned into a build. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted July 22, 2021 2 hours ago, shadetree said: moving this to the utility section OP, seeing how this has turned into a build. Cool 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted July 31, 2021 For those who haven’t been on the chat so the engine I bought had a decent top end but the transmission was bad. After being really discouraged I asked the mechanic if he thought the Honda was even worth fixing and he asked about the transmission so I told him it was fine when I last drove it so he told yes . He told me to have a little more patience but trust me that’s really hard at the moment. He’s going to get some new ring and gaskets so we don’t have to worry about it that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcsman 1,380 Posted August 1, 2021 Hey Jared hopefully he can make one good engine out of the two bad ones if there are no further problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted August 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, bcsman said: Hey Jared hopefully he can make one good engine out of the two bad ones if there are no further problems. Yeah , me too 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted August 1, 2021 Hope it all works out for you Jared !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted August 7, 2021 Just waiting on a set of rings and a head gaskets Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaredmacneill 27 Posted September 22, 2021 I got word oh the Honda! They found the rings at last . I guess it was he couldn’t find anyone that had them in stock 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,853 Posted October 26, 2021 any updates on this atv engine jared ??. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites