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Re: [Shop-talk] Engine idling problem

To: eric@megageek.com
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Engine idling problem
From: Pat Horne <patintexas@icloud.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2016 06:58:01 -0500
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Have you asked the dealer service person? They might have run into this befo=
re.=20

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne=20
We support Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity


On Oct 3, 2016, at 3:02 AM, eric@megageek.com wrote:

I have a 2009 Kawasaki KingQuad 750 that I use for work on my property.  It'=
s garage kept and I had it since it was new.  (so it's well taken care of.)=20=


Recently, I've had a problem with it starting and taking off  (it has an aut=
o clutch and it dies when I try to put it under power.)  A search on the web=
 has these problems listed from anything from a spark plug to a new computer=
 (and none seems to have enough followup to let me know what works.)=20

It got really bad and a new battery and plug seemed to fix it.  Problem is, i=
t's starting to happen again just a few months later.=20

Now, I really don't ever open the throttle up.  It's mostly used at slow spe=
ed or it's idling while I'm nearby.  I'm guessing this is part of the proble=
m.=20

Since it's such a beast, opening it up full throttle would take a small runw=
ay.  I did make a race track in one of my fields to run it more, but I was w=
ondering if there was a better way.=20

SO, my questions are...=20

Is it my low speed/idling use that is causing the issue?=20

Is there something else I can do to keep it from happening?=20

Thanks in advance.=20


Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
Eric P
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational be=
ing are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph Waldo E=
merson
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; 
charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Have you asked the dealer service 
person? They might have run into this before.&nbsp;</div><div 
id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Peace,</div><div 
id="AppleMailSignature">Pat<br><br>Pat Horne&nbsp;<div>We support Caldwell 
County Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Oct 3, 2016, 
at 3:02 AM, <a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com";>eric@megageek.com</a> 
wrote:<br><br></div><div><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I have a 2009 
Kawasaki KingQuad 750 that
I use for work on my property. &nbsp;It's garage kept and I had it since
it was new. &nbsp;(so it's well taken care of.)</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Recently, I've had a problem with it
starting and taking off &nbsp;(it has an auto clutch and it dies when I
try to put it under power.) &nbsp;A search on the web has these problems
listed from anything from a spark plug to a new computer (and none seems
to have enough followup to let me know what works.)</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">It got really bad and a new battery
and plug seemed to fix it. &nbsp;Problem is, it's starting to happen again
just a few months later.</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Now, I really don't ever open the throttle
up. &nbsp;It's mostly used at slow speed or it's idling while I'm nearby.
&nbsp;I'm guessing this is part of the problem.</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Since it's such a beast, opening it
up full throttle would take a small runway. &nbsp;I did make a race track
in one of my fields to run it more, but I was wondering if there was a
better way.</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">SO, my questions are...</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Is it my low speed/idling use that is
causing the issue?</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Is there something else I can do to
keep it from happening?</font>
<br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks in advance.</font>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
<br>
Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.<br>
Eric P<br>
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
Waldo Emerson 
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