king quad has lost power and speed. need help
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king quad has lost power and speed. need help
Sounds like yea better lay off the beer and pizza....LOL just kidding
I'd prolly check the rpm vs. a new quad....I just bought a tachometer that you just wrap a wire around the spark plug to install , that's it! dennis kirk sells them for like $50....
If you do get full RPM's and it is stlill slow then it must be in the tranny/belt area...IMO
I'd prolly check the rpm vs. a new quad....I just bought a tachometer that you just wrap a wire around the spark plug to install , that's it! dennis kirk sells them for like $50....
If you do get full RPM's and it is stlill slow then it must be in the tranny/belt area...IMO
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king quad has lost power and speed. need help
I noticed that mine had very poor acceleration and a lack of top end speed which felt like a plug fouling or a severly dirty air filter. I decided to take a look at the belt and such and it turned out being mud which had entered the belt area with water and had gotten into the wieghts of the front pulley. With the side cover removed and vehicle running I power washed the belt and pulleys until all water was clean coming out. Runs great now!! The weight system is very fragile and must be clean!! Hope that helps
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king quad has lost power and speed. need help
How much of a loss of speed and power, like what's the top speed now it should be around 70-72? Sometimes the humidity can really rob the King of it's power as well but not a ton. How many miles do they have? the belt is recommended to be replaced at 1200 miles.
Do they have their stock air filters still? Is there blue smoke coming from the exhuast pipe. If so check the butterfly valve and see if there's dirt on it and if so this could mean your bro's KQ is in the need of a rebuilt b/c the stock air filters on the KQ's are junk and they don't seal properly...they need to be replaced with a uni or twin air oiled foam filter. Hopefully it's not this, it's just a suggestion, but I've heard of several King's that needed a rebuild due to the stock filter letting dirt and dust through, just like two days ago a guys was on here saying his was being rebuilt at the dealer due to the filter.
Do they have their stock air filters still? Is there blue smoke coming from the exhuast pipe. If so check the butterfly valve and see if there's dirt on it and if so this could mean your bro's KQ is in the need of a rebuilt b/c the stock air filters on the KQ's are junk and they don't seal properly...they need to be replaced with a uni or twin air oiled foam filter. Hopefully it's not this, it's just a suggestion, but I've heard of several King's that needed a rebuild due to the stock filter letting dirt and dust through, just like two days ago a guys was on here saying his was being rebuilt at the dealer due to the filter.
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king quad has lost power and speed. need help
I'm with Toyeboy on this one. If your belt looks good and you don't do much mud to get dirt in the clutch, there's a better than average chance your rings are shot. The stock POS airfliter let's dirt in and ruins your rings in short order.
Do you have a gauge you can check your compression with? That would tell you if the rings are your problem. If it reads low, definitely get Suzuki to pay for their screwup, even if out of warranty. They have a serious problem and still to this day have not addressed it. Lot's of threads on here and Nyroc with guys that have had this happen to them. Usually low power and some smoke. As long as you are in the know, Suzuki will fix it under warranty.
Do you have a gauge you can check your compression with? That would tell you if the rings are your problem. If it reads low, definitely get Suzuki to pay for their screwup, even if out of warranty. They have a serious problem and still to this day have not addressed it. Lot's of threads on here and Nyroc with guys that have had this happen to them. Usually low power and some smoke. As long as you are in the know, Suzuki will fix it under warranty.