aziroc
05-26-2012, 12:27 AM
Its a 2001 gas version, hydrolic bed
History; g/f has had this gator since new but it sat since 2004-2005. Has a total of 24xx hours on it. She wants to sell it to help her pay off some of her student loan, but it didnt run. In comes me. The issue was a $3 fuel line (all the lines were old/cracked). Added new line and then it ran again, and stayed running. she said she wanted me to "make it pretty again" so i changed EVERYTHING out. new hydrolic fluid, filters, oil, filter, plugs ,wires, fuel filter, radiator fluid, hoses (u get the picture) then i took all the plastic panels apart, wet sanded them with 2000 grit and polished/waxed them. bed i took apart, sanded with 120 grit, primered/painted in JD green and black. redid the seats, lights, new battery, cleaned the engine, frame, wheels blah blah blah. basically it looks better then new. 3-4 weeks ago it ran fine. i drove it around the block multiple times, the hydrolic bed worked fine. only thing was alittle smoke at start up, but i figured its cause it sat for so long. 2 weeks ago i needed to move it out of the garage to clean up the garage and such. go to start it and here lies the problem.
When i go to start the gator, the only way it will stay "running" is if i hold the ignition/key all the way to the on position. I can keep it running on the on position for prob 10-15 secs before the starter starts screaming at me. the sec I let go of the ignition, the engine dies. *sometimes i get a puff/spray of I think gas that flys out of the top of the carb after the engine dies* I checked all 3 plugs, they are good. i checked all 3 coils, they are good. fuel pump is good. battery is good. I checked the ignition itself and its good. checked all 2 or 3 fuses it has, they are all fine. I thought maybe the carb got gummed up since it sat for years then ran for a bit then didnt for a week or so. Had a friend who knows JD type carbs and bought the carb rebuild kit and he rebuilt it for me. I got home tonight, did a prayer, and installed the carb. started it up again, same thing. hold the ignition it stays on, let go, it dies. When you try to give it gas (either by throttle or by manually moving the throttle on the carb) the engine will just automatically die. if u hold the ignition and give it gas, it just revs up. the sec u let go of the ignition, again just dies. Any ideas on what i am missing?
History; g/f has had this gator since new but it sat since 2004-2005. Has a total of 24xx hours on it. She wants to sell it to help her pay off some of her student loan, but it didnt run. In comes me. The issue was a $3 fuel line (all the lines were old/cracked). Added new line and then it ran again, and stayed running. she said she wanted me to "make it pretty again" so i changed EVERYTHING out. new hydrolic fluid, filters, oil, filter, plugs ,wires, fuel filter, radiator fluid, hoses (u get the picture) then i took all the plastic panels apart, wet sanded them with 2000 grit and polished/waxed them. bed i took apart, sanded with 120 grit, primered/painted in JD green and black. redid the seats, lights, new battery, cleaned the engine, frame, wheels blah blah blah. basically it looks better then new. 3-4 weeks ago it ran fine. i drove it around the block multiple times, the hydrolic bed worked fine. only thing was alittle smoke at start up, but i figured its cause it sat for so long. 2 weeks ago i needed to move it out of the garage to clean up the garage and such. go to start it and here lies the problem.
When i go to start the gator, the only way it will stay "running" is if i hold the ignition/key all the way to the on position. I can keep it running on the on position for prob 10-15 secs before the starter starts screaming at me. the sec I let go of the ignition, the engine dies. *sometimes i get a puff/spray of I think gas that flys out of the top of the carb after the engine dies* I checked all 3 plugs, they are good. i checked all 3 coils, they are good. fuel pump is good. battery is good. I checked the ignition itself and its good. checked all 2 or 3 fuses it has, they are all fine. I thought maybe the carb got gummed up since it sat for years then ran for a bit then didnt for a week or so. Had a friend who knows JD type carbs and bought the carb rebuild kit and he rebuilt it for me. I got home tonight, did a prayer, and installed the carb. started it up again, same thing. hold the ignition it stays on, let go, it dies. When you try to give it gas (either by throttle or by manually moving the throttle on the carb) the engine will just automatically die. if u hold the ignition and give it gas, it just revs up. the sec u let go of the ignition, again just dies. Any ideas on what i am missing?