Wilsons Sandbox

I bought one of these two years ago--absolutely love it. don't always seem to be available, or at least not easily found. Great product for those that are finger and sight challenged when changing a tire. Especially useful when using the HD rear tube. http://www.rockymountainatv.com/productDetail.do?navType=type&webTypeId=307&navTitle=Tires+and+Wheels&webCatId=31&prodFamilyId=18288 revmaaatin.

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:11:56 -0000 "mudokongrl" writes:

> in my 4th week of ownership, i checked the valves, all were in > middle of spec so i let them be. went for a 100 mile ride and as i > pulled into my driveway the bike died. i couldnt get it started.

Other advice I saw was good and probably will cover you, but there is one other thing you might want to check... Drain the bowl on the carb. Use some kind of tube to catch the fuel and such and drain it into a clear container. If there's anything in the bottom of the container other than gas, you are probably getting water in the carb. I just fought with this for months on my 08 and finally fixed it last week. The symptoms on my bike were similar enough to yours that it might be the same issue. If you do have water in the carb, you need to add the "T-Mod" to the breather line. On the 08 and 09's, the carb breather line is routed under the seat (it's clear with a pinkish tint). Water gets under the seat and funnelled into that line, which goes straight into the carb. Add a "T" connector to the line and run another line from the bottom of the T down to the rest of the lines that come out the bottom of the bike on the right side near the rear brake. On the pre-08's, the T-mod was the reverse... the line was already run down and you had to run another one up under the seat or tank. I've found on mine that it didn't matter if it was raining or not when it actually stalled. Aparently, there was enough water in the carb or under the seat from the last time it rained. It was unpredictable enough that I could never rely on actually getting where I was going. I also added a fuel line to the bottom of the carb drain so that I wasn't draining gas on the exhaust every time I needed to do it. It works, so I left it there in case I ever need to do a quick drain again in the future. Shoot me an email if pics are needed. --Jonathan Kalmes Follow our adventures at http://wegofar.com Twitter - http://twitter.com/smthng Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/smthng FriendFeed - http://friendfeed.com/smthng "Shake well... some settling is natural."