Okay, here's the puzzle:
Reg's Polaris Pheonix 200cc quad (2006, I think) fumigated the whole garage and lower level of the house when they started it to go riding Sat. morning. The smoke came out of the exhaust, was light grey/whitish, thick, and smelled like something burning to the point that it had my eyes burning even after it aired out. The puzzling thing to me is that they said it started almost immediately after starting (and it was difficult to start)-- I would think it would take a bit for anything to warm up enough to actually burn, like the belt or something like that. It did not want to run, so they took my Grizzly and left it home. They changed the oil at the start of the season, and there isn't a large amount under it. There was a very small (hand sized) area of black thick oil a foot or two behind it, but we don't see how that could have been from this bike. Running a hand under it didn't show any leaking fluids, can't see any obvious issues, and it was running okay when we put it up from the last ride about two months ago.
So, anybody out there want to throw out some troubleshooting ideas, or just know what it is? Is it dead?
Thanks in advance for taking the time to see if you can help!
Mel
Reg's Polaris Pheonix 200cc quad (2006, I think) fumigated the whole garage and lower level of the house when they started it to go riding Sat. morning. The smoke came out of the exhaust, was light grey/whitish, thick, and smelled like something burning to the point that it had my eyes burning even after it aired out. The puzzling thing to me is that they said it started almost immediately after starting (and it was difficult to start)-- I would think it would take a bit for anything to warm up enough to actually burn, like the belt or something like that. It did not want to run, so they took my Grizzly and left it home. They changed the oil at the start of the season, and there isn't a large amount under it. There was a very small (hand sized) area of black thick oil a foot or two behind it, but we don't see how that could have been from this bike. Running a hand under it didn't show any leaking fluids, can't see any obvious issues, and it was running okay when we put it up from the last ride about two months ago.
So, anybody out there want to throw out some troubleshooting ideas, or just know what it is? Is it dead?
Thanks in advance for taking the time to see if you can help!
Mel