Watch This 1998 Honda 300EX Quad Come Once more To Life After Sitting For Years

Who doesn’t love restoration video? It doesn’t matter if it’s an outdated bike, car, jetski, or quad—all powersports machines deserve a little bit of TLC. Even larger nonetheless, we as viewers can research an element or two when it’s our flip to deal with our private restoration initiatives.

What we have got proper right here proper now could be a 1998 Honda 300EX that’s been affected by a little bit of scenario for pretty some time now. It was picked up by Joe Weber, a mechanic and proprietor of YouTube channel 2vintage. In response to the sooner proprietor, they did each little factor they presumably may, nevertheless the quad merely didn’t have spark. The reality is, the quad went via two earlier homeowners who nearly gave up on fixing it up.

Nonetheless, given Joe’s intensive mechanical background, it was clear that he was larger than up for the obligation.

Spark scenario nevertheless, the 300EX was in pretty good situation. It had a bunch of aftermarket goodies on it like upgraded fairings, new wheels and tires, and aftermarket nerf bars and bumpers. So assuming Joe may get it up and working as soon as extra, successfully he was in for deal, notably considering that he picked it up for under a thousand bucks.

Joe went to work disassembling the quad and working a bunch of assessments on the quad’s electronics. As any individual who’s merely intimidated by a large number of wires of assorted colors, I found myself pausing and rewinding the video on numerous occasions merely to watch along with Joe’s work. The ignition, along with all the alternative electricals have been working top quality, and the engine even cranked, nevertheless merely wouldn’t flip over.

After his preliminary assessments, Joe dug a bit deeper, testing for ground and continuity. He bought right here all through a plug with a bent pin, nevertheless upon fixing that, there was nonetheless no spark. He had no different nevertheless to dig even deeper, going into the crankcase and taking the stator apart. It was discovered {{that a}} wire inside the stator assembly was broken. And so Joe soldered it up and examined it.

Nevertheless nonetheless, no spark.

Draw back Solved

Up subsequent, the CDI was checked, examined, and even modified, nevertheless nonetheless nothing. Joe, nonetheless, was practically sure that the problem was nonetheless with the CDI. And so, in a separate video, he outlined that an AC CDI was put in on the quad, when a DC CDI was what the quad wished. Joe purchased a model new DC CDI on Amazon, plugged it in, and checked for spark.

The consequence?

Success—there was spark and the quad was lastly ready to fireplace up for the first time in who’s conscious of how prolonged. After a few refinements, the 300EX roared to life, and seemed to be working somewhat nicely. It even idled simply, nevertheless was solely a tiny bit smoky, presumably from how prolonged it was left sitting.

With regards to fixing every kind of points—bikes, autos, and totally different machines, it’s essential to have a extremely systematic and atmosphere pleasant methodology. Joe’s Honda 300EX restore is a masterclass of this. He begins from one of the best of choices, and if that doesn’t work, digs in a bit deeper until the premise motive behind the problem is found.

It’s talked about that the most important points require one of the best choices. When that’s the case, it usually means it’s a quick restore. Nevertheless inside the case of this Honda 300EX, the problem turned out to be quite a bit deeper than anticipated. Luckily, Joe has the skills to pay the funds, and the 300EX is ready to braap into the sunset.