Sasquatch4100
Silver Member
I bought an old 4x2 gator with the Kawasaki 290 motor in it and its having some running issues. It was originally converted to run on LP, but seeing as someone ripped out half the system, I sourced a used carb off ebay to try and see if it'd run.
The carb came off the trike like gator with a slightly smaller motor and after researching the parts the only difference seems to have been the main jet, the pilots were the same. So I rebuilt the carb and threw it in. I also put new fuel lines in and a new oem pump. It starts, idles ok and revs to about 2k rpm or so then dies. I ran a compression check and it was well within specs according to the JD manual. I can get more power out of it if I choke it while it's near 2k rpm, if I choke it before that the motor will die. Spark burns bright and good. I heard mentioned that it might be a clutch issue, it uses a centrifugal clutch like a go cart or scooter. Thinking it might be a carb issue and who knows with an "ebay" carb I went ahead and ordered an OEM one from the dealer. Yikes!:shocked: So I'll throw the correct one in and at least it's a good start from there.
The carb came off the trike like gator with a slightly smaller motor and after researching the parts the only difference seems to have been the main jet, the pilots were the same. So I rebuilt the carb and threw it in. I also put new fuel lines in and a new oem pump. It starts, idles ok and revs to about 2k rpm or so then dies. I ran a compression check and it was well within specs according to the JD manual. I can get more power out of it if I choke it while it's near 2k rpm, if I choke it before that the motor will die. Spark burns bright and good. I heard mentioned that it might be a clutch issue, it uses a centrifugal clutch like a go cart or scooter. Thinking it might be a carb issue and who knows with an "ebay" carb I went ahead and ordered an OEM one from the dealer. Yikes!:shocked: So I'll throw the correct one in and at least it's a good start from there.