At The Back Of The Pack
Arm chair racerFirst time rider
Just bought a 1980 ATC 110 from a guy who has had it for a while, he's tried and tried but can't get it running. The engine is complete, EVERYTHING is there. I did a compression test and it seems good. I took small engine repair in highschool but don't remember anything. What should i work on, tear apart or check on to get this thing going???
1978 ATC 90
2001 400EX
First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
Assuming you've got spark, I'm guessing the carb needs a royal cleaning. Every trike I've got had a gummed carb with plugged jets when I got it.
At The Back Of The Pack
Arm chair racerFirst time rider
Yeah. I'm a quad guy so i've never been on something with a metal gas tank. Its got rust in it, is there any way to flush the rust out or should I just buy a plastic tank?
1978 ATC 90
2001 400EX
At The Back Of The Pack
Arm chair racerFirst time rider
Yeah. I'm a quad guy so i've never been on something with a metal gas tank. Its got rust in it, is there any way to flush the rust out or should I just buy a plastic tank?
1978 ATC 90
2001 400EX
At The Back Of The Pack
Arm chair racerAt the back of the pack
Take the tank off, and the petcock off the tank, it has a screen on it, clean it, and flush the tank, i use water, let it dry or run some denatured alcohol through it, get an inline filter like one for a lawn mower for the fuel line. Fresh gas, clean the day lights out of the carb, pop in a new plug and give it a few pulls, see what happens. Good luck
BTW New, and even used tanks can be costly, clean it up if you can, keeping the tank full if being stored for long periods will stop future rust.
If you can't fix it with a, its an electrical problem.
85 ATC 200s--Ratted out and not running at the moment
86 ATC 200x--All stock other than the handle bars
85 ATC 250es Big Red -- Just got new rubbers and she wants to ride!!
04 Suzuki LTZ250 quadsport - It was a decent price and I'm a raging idiot.
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Arm chair racerAt the back of the pack
If it is a 1980 model, that means it has points, I would definetly check those out first, and also check the timing of the spark(points)As for the gas tank go to a pool supply and buy some muratic acid.
Got The Holeshot
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
or phosphoric..
phosphoric eats rust way better... but the tanks are hard to clean when you put chemicals in them.
If it is not that rusty just put a small can of acetone in it and put about a pound of marbles in it and seal it off. Shake shake shake (shake some more) and pour
or get a POR15 kit if it is really bad.
If you go looking for phosphoric acid the easiest way you can get it is to buy a gallon of nickel safe ice machine cleaner.. really good for soaking nasty old parts.
(will eat potmetal tho, - rinse good and dry good right after)
Last edited by rally4x4racer; 01-08-2007 at 02:00 AM.
quiet people seem intelligent
Just Too Addicted
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
Or if you want to sell the tank let me know.
'85 Honda 250ES Big Red
'97 Polaris Sportsman 400 4x4 2-stroke
'04 EZGO TXT
Former trikes;
85 & 86 ATC 250es Big Reds, 200e, 185s, 200s, (2) '84 250r, Yamaha 175 2-stroke, ATC 70, (2) ATC 110, TriZinger 60
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