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Post by hydengr on Mar 28, 2014 9:59:47 GMT -5
Morning,
I have a 2000 Foreman 450 ES that I haven't started for what has to be pushing a year now... Battery died last summer and I just didn't have the need to run it so I never bought a replacement battery. I will be picking up a battery and would like to take it for a run. Oil was changed last year and it was stored in my heated basement (walkout with double doors... real "man cave").
Anything I should do prior to firing this thing up?
Thanks in advance...
Mark
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Post by throbak on Mar 28, 2014 12:33:01 GMT -5
My self I would take it to a dealer and have them get it field ready,, pricey Maybe worth it,, I think so.. any thing setting for a year well things happen.. that's My honest opinion
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Mar 28, 2014 14:32:17 GMT -5
My self I would take it to a dealer and have them get it field ready,, pricey Maybe worth it,, I think so.. any thing setting for a year well things happen.. that's My honest opinion Ditto! Well worth the price of having a qualified tech do a complete service before heading to the woods. Their experienced eyes & ears will see & hear things that we can easily miss. |
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Post by hydengr on Mar 29, 2014 9:09:02 GMT -5
Gentlemen,
Appreciate the honest feedback… Not what I wanted to hear, but a good viewpoint… I’m going to run this scenario past a few good mechanics I know. One situation I’m dealing with is the fact that I don’t use this machine as much here in IN as I once did when I was back in PA. Last thing I want to do is put some money into a thorough once over only to be back in a similar situation in a year or two…
Mark
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Post by scrobertson on Mar 29, 2014 9:32:41 GMT -5
It should be alright to run. I would drain the gas out and put fresh in before you start it.
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Post by esshup on Mar 30, 2014 0:33:20 GMT -5
I think it all depends on how much of a mechanic you are, and how it was serviced before being put away. I'd at the minimum change gas, engine oil & filter, maybe replace spark plug(s), check air filter and all the wiring and lines to make sure that none was chewed on by rodents. Check air in the tires, make sure terminals and connections on the battery were clean and that it was fully charged. Check any oil in transmission and axles, or at the very least check to make sure that there are no obvious leaks. 1/4 tank of fresh gas with some sea foam in it. I wouldn't' fill up the tank just yet just in case there's a problem and you have to empty the tank.
If the cylinder(s) weren't fogged before you put it away, maybe squirt a couple squirts of ATF in the cylinders, turn it over a bunch of times with the plug wires off and the choke off, then yank out the plugs and turn it over until no more oil fog comes out of the cylinders. Then try to start it on the old plugs. Once it fires, shut it off and change plugs.
My ATV has been in the barn since November. I didn't do a thing to it since then, but I sure didn't plan on it sitting in there for this long either. At least it has a battery tender on it. The barn door froze shut and it's still frozen solid as of Saturday evening, so I can't get into the barn.
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Post by schall53 on Mar 30, 2014 8:06:56 GMT -5
Hey guys, it only set for a year in a heated environment, not three or four out in the weather, change the gas and have at it.
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 30, 2014 11:20:31 GMT -5
Hey guys, it only set for a year in a heated environment, not three or four out in the weather, change the gas and have at it. ^^^ This |
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Post by esshup on Apr 1, 2014 12:12:08 GMT -5
Oops, I missed the heated environment bit.
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Post by ridgerunner on Oct 21, 2014 4:38:52 GMT -5
Hey guys, it only set for a year in a heated environment, not three or four out in the weather, change the gas and have at it. I agree..all you need to do is put new gas in it and go. No harm done sitting in a heated basement for a year..fuel may have tarnished if you didn't put seafoam or stabil in it before storing it...just dump the fuel ,if not..I would crank it over a few times without plug wires on to lubricate the cyclinders before firing it. Other than that not much needed. |
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