Hi All,
Brand new here, and first time quad owner. I took a gamble on this one for $200, hoping it wouldn't be too much of a project, but knowing at that price I could resell for twice that much if so.
I bought it all in one piece, with all the plastics, but it has turned out to be more of a project than hoped. Looks like someone drove it into the ground, tried to do some work on it but didn't know what they were doing, and put it back together again. List of what I see wrong with it SO FAR:
Got it running but won't stay running - comp checked out at 90 PSI
- needs top and bottom engine rebuild (play in con. rod bearings/piston and cylinder all scored up)
- tranny hard to shift into one of the forward gears (others OK) metallic sludge on dipstick, fluid red but foamy
- needs electrical work (no power to gear lights or headlight, finding random wires disconnected)
- rear brake totally shot, fronts are weak
- both CV boots ripped
- front left lower control arm needs to be replaced (someone broke it and tried to weld)
- seat all slashed up
- brake handle broken off
- missing front rack
- missing battery
- fuel shut off leaking
- snorkel boots need replacing
- air filter box has a big chunk taken out of (how?)
- tires dry rotting
- regular engine oil in the oil reservoir (no idea if the oil injection system works)
- engine only mounted to one of the two mounts (again, how?)
- Unknown as to what else might be wrong with it as I couldn't keep it running to try things out
Overall just one beat up machine the more I tear into it. I didn't think you could abuse a quad that bad and have the machine look decent from the outside.
So the question is, with $200 sunk into it, and now all apart, is it worth keeping and fixing up, or should I just sell it? I wasn't prepared to spend a lot of time on this, but am willing to do the work myself and make it a long term project if worth it. At the same time, if I can get $400 for it, and then spend another $400 - can I get an equivalent machine but running, or needing a little bit of work for $800?
Thanks for the feedback!