Welcome to the forums. Since the problem occurred after you cleaned the filter and put the chainsaw oil on it, I would take the filter off and see if it runs OK, without the choke. If so, I would clean the filter again and use regular filter oil. I would have thought that chainsaw bar oil would work, too, but maybe it won't.
FourTrax 300: Running rough after filter change
I recently changed the air filter on my '90 300. Since the change, the motor is running very rough, I have to choke it almost all the way. It won't run with the choke off.
Seems like an obvious fuel / air mixture problem. Advice? I saturated the filter in oil, although I used chainsaw oil, not air filter oil (couldn't find any and this was recommended as a substitute).
Any input greatly appreciated.
Seems like an obvious fuel / air mixture problem. Advice? I saturated the filter in oil, although I used chainsaw oil, not air filter oil (couldn't find any and this was recommended as a substitute).
Any input greatly appreciated.
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Yeah, I bet it's too thick.Blade oil. Thanks for the input...will try with the filter off.
You can use 80W-90W. Look in your 350 Foreman service manual, it calls for 80W-90W on the filter element.yes..bar oil is way to thick for air fliters..it can't breath hardley at all..40w oil is about right..anything thicker than that.will cause your air problem.
I don't know how thick chainsaw bar oil is, but it's thicker than 80W-90W.
Welcome to the forums. I would try taking the carb off and giving it a good cleaning. Take the top off of the carb, too, and make sure there isn't any water inside the vacuum piston.I'm having the same issue with a 93 300 4trax 4x4.I recently changed the air filter on my '90 300. Since the change, the motor is running very rough, I have to choke it almost all the way. It won't run with the choke off.
Seems like an obvious fuel / air mixture problem. Advice? I saturated the filter in oil, although I used chainsaw oil, not air filter oil (couldn't find any and this was recommended as a substitute).
Any input greatly appreciated.
Now, clearly I need to explain a little history about mine.
1- I had a blast of a ride out in the country on some trails and feilds, to my surprise some of the mud quickly turned into a pond. So I was 2-3' deep in h2o. My natural 4x4 instinct kicked in and said DON'T KILL THE GAS! h2o filled up to this level isn't good.
2- I've replaced the air filter, oil filter and oil. All using genuine honda parts from my local dealer.
3- Still having to choke it all the way for it to run. I can't let the choke off or sit idling at all or it'll die for sure. This maybe where I need a :r_c: and let the pro's take care of it, unless someone can point me in the right direction for treatment.
Thanks to the 4x4 god's for allowing us to have a forum like this one!
3gig.
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