Hello all,
New to the board, and new to the Foreman (100 miles on my '08).
Primary use is ranch work - but use it recreationally for ice fishing. Live in east central South Dakota where temps range from -10 to 100+ deg F.
My previous quads have all been Ranchers, the last being an 02 350. Moved up to the 500, and have been very disappointed in terms of cold weather starts. Seems I have to prime near every time I need to start in cold temps (very inconvenient having to take the plastic side panel off everytime). My 350 would start every time with only a choke - only primed if it had been sitting for a week or longer.
I have changed the oil to synthetic 0w- 30, didnt seem to help much. Any other things I can do to improve my cold weather starting performance?
Otherwise pretty happy with the outfit.
Thanks.
New to the board, and new to the Foreman (100 miles on my '08).
Primary use is ranch work - but use it recreationally for ice fishing. Live in east central South Dakota where temps range from -10 to 100+ deg F.
My previous quads have all been Ranchers, the last being an 02 350. Moved up to the 500, and have been very disappointed in terms of cold weather starts. Seems I have to prime near every time I need to start in cold temps (very inconvenient having to take the plastic side panel off everytime). My 350 would start every time with only a choke - only primed if it had been sitting for a week or longer.
I have changed the oil to synthetic 0w- 30, didnt seem to help much. Any other things I can do to improve my cold weather starting performance?
Otherwise pretty happy with the outfit.
Thanks.