zzzz Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Ran great all weekend, then all of a sudden it wouldn't start. Changed plugs, had spark but not sure if it was weaker then the right side plug, cleaned carb, and it finally started after about 100 kicks. But was only smoking on the right side. The left side had some exhaust but wasn't as strong as the right side. Then I havent been able to start it again. Came home and did a compression test, 135 psi on both sides. Any thoughts? Thanks. Awesome site BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Guns Racing Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Check your reeds. If all is well, move onto a leakdown test to look for an air leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milto29 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Swap spark plug connection. Maybe a bad CDI box. Always start with the easy things. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Thanks for posts. Yeah I swapped the plug wires already, and it still wouldn't start. I have another banshee that I think I will just swap out the carbs and then the reed cage with. Hopefully that will fix things. Just have family visiting and haven't had time to play with yet. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Do a leakdown test BEFORE you pull the reeds!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toytech Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 like stated above do a leak down before anything, then clean carbs sounds like a carb issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kedge82 Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 if you have an adjustable timing palt one of the bolts could have come loose and moved your timing to something you dont want and trust me your quad will not start. also run ohm meter on your stator and pickup coil to see if they are still proper i think stator should be between 110 and 130 pickup coil between 90 and 150 cant remember check your manual it tells u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Just started swapping parts with the running banshee. And it came down to a bad ignition coil. I thought when I checked it originally, the spark was OK. But it must have been weak, I guess. Didnt see the post that said to do leakdown before pulling reeds. Why would that matter. Just curious, cuz I swapped carbs and reed cages first thing. Also, on the leakdown are we just looking for a bad gasket or something else that is causing it to suck in air? Or am I way off. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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