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Old 11-30-2011, 05:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default 97 foreman 400 wont run Help Please

I bought a rancher 420 in july and have only drove my foreman a few times since then. Well today I was having a hard time getting it to start so I put in new premium gas and after ahile it finally started. But it will only run with the choke on now and it wants to die whenever I give it very much gas while in gear and spits and sputters until I put it back in neutral and let it idle. I tried draining the carb already, any other thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Old 11-30-2011, 05:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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welcome to the forum
the jets in the carb are dirty and need to be cleaned (clean the whole carb)
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Old 11-30-2011, 05:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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yep what Rich said, clean the carb. Welcome to the forum
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Old 11-30-2011, 08:10 PM   #4 (permalink)
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carb is gummed up from sitting. draining the bowl won't help you. clean it.
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What they said^^^^^^^. Welcome to the forum!
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Old 11-30-2011, 09:29 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 11-30-2011, 11:00 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Awesome, thanks alot guys! I'll tear it down this weekend
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Old 11-30-2011, 11:02 PM   #8 (permalink)
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here is a manual you can download for free
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