Good day everyone,
I'll start by introducing myself...I have been into pretty much all things mechanical for years now, and finally got ahold of an ATV. Picked up my 2000 Magnum 500 from a guy for $700 off Craigslist. Said it wouldn't start and wanted it gone. I figured it was a deal, so I jumped on it. Not sure on how may models of Magnums there are, but it's the 4X4 shaft drive with EBS.
Long story short, I tore it apart to see what was wrong and the piston was annihilated. From the looks of it, he drove it till it ran out of coolant and it overheated, then boom. Tore the engine down more, split the case, and got all the pieces out, cleaned everything, and discovered that he locked it up so bad that the gear on the balancing shaft turned and the counterweight was hitting the rod when the alignment marks where lined up. Got a new(used) balance gear/shaft, I had the cylinder bored, and picked up another Head that I ported and polished and did the valves on. Put it all back together, and now I have an operating ATV!
I have done a few things to it since, and a few more to come. Looking for a good Trunk box, and clutch kit setup. The carb is getting jetted soon as my DynoJet kit comes in ( I live at 6500 ft). My primary purpose for this ATV is for when I go hunting, camping trips, and trail ridding. I'm not interested in Mudding or crazy stuff like that...Not into washing all that stuff off the quad every time.
Any advice is appreciated and looking forward to being part of the community! :smile