Bayou 220 owners out there

[sky94]

Flywheel appears to line up right,i can get spark if i hold my spare pulse coil next to the pull start gear,and turn over motor.I manually can change my air gap out to almost an eighth of an inch and still get constant spark,but when i unplug and go back to one on the flywheel,no spark.Ive tried 3 different pulse coils,all do the same thing.There is no adjustment for this gap,but im thinking about egging out the holes on the pulser to be able to widen the gap......if anyone has any ideas,id sure be glad to hear them,im running out of things to do and hate to just write this thing off as junk....Thanks in advance,Randy

[zeek123]

have you checked all the wires to see if any are broke

[sky94]

Checked all wires forconductivity with a fluke,good.....i drilled out the pulse coil mounts,adjusted the air gap,widened and closer,made no difference,im using 2 used pulsers,possibly both are bad?My voltage out from the pulser doesnt pulse,but stays constant when turning over,ive watched the flywheel turn through the inpection port on the case,so that isnt an issue.Can you shear the flywheel key and have the flywheel stay tight on the crank?Thanks,Randy

[86klf300guy]

you can ohm test all day but put those wires under a load and they will fail.use a automotive head light and 12 v power and put the wire in line to light the bulb .if the wire is good the light will be bright ,but if they are weak inside of the casein the light will be dim or not even light up.

1 strain of wire in say a 60 strain wire can still pass ohms test and cont test.it is the load that is failing because you are only carryin volts through 1 strain instead of 60,that make sence?it is hard to explain just load test with a head light bulb and see if it is bright on one wire at a time.but make sure you diconnect those wires from where the go to or come from test them by them self one at a time-corey-

[woodywoode]

Originally Posted by stan

Well, someone had to put in the first post. THese days I don't hear a lot from Bayou owners, most forums mostly talk about prairies.

tell me about your Bayou. I have a 220, three teenaged sons have beat it thru every mud hole in NH and Maine and it has never skipped a beat!

only problem we had was a broken reverse switch(easy fix!)

Stan

I have a 2000 model bayou 220, the only problem I have is when it is trailerd it will not start. seems to want to be shaken and the the throttle lever pumped and then it will slowing start to run. after running it is fine till the next trailer session. woodywoode

[zeek123]

you could have rust or something in your tank and it could be getting in the gas lines and stoping it from starting

[harleymilkman]

Originally Posted by sky94

Flywheel appears to line up right,i can get spark if i hold my spare pulse coil next to the pull start gear,and turn over motor.I manually can change my air gap out to almost an eighth of an inch and still get constant spark,but when i unplug and go back to one on the flywheel,no spark.Ive tried 3 different pulse coils,all do the same thing.There is no adjustment for this gap,but im thinking about egging out the holes on the pulser to be able to widen the gap......if anyone has any ideas,id sure be glad to hear them,im running out of things to do and hate to just write this thing off as junk....Thanks in advance,Randy

I have one with similar diagnoisis???

[sky94]

Harley,in my case the problem ended up being the flywheel itself....i couldnt believe it at first,but swapped old one back in and no fire....must be a magnet problem....when i first had the firing issue the 220 had been sitting for several months,started it up,was running one minute,next minute,nothing.No advance warning of any kind....understand though,if you read some of these posts,the amount of things i checked and re-checked to end up where i did.....Hope this helps,Randy

[BrandonGArnold]

Hey Im new to the site. I bought a Bayou 220 basket case for $200 last fall and pieced it all together having to gather up small misc parts here and there and finally got it put back together this spring. This was really an easy build. The most expensive part was buying a used Drive shaft for $50 and a battery for $60. I got about $450 total in buying it and buying parts.

[Fairwind]

I have substituted a 10ah gel battery made for alarms and back-up lighting. Many sizes are available on e-Bay..They work just as good as the stock wet batteries and you can mount them in any position. Price range $16-$25. At the moment, there are 16 pages of Bayou parts for sale on e-Bay..

The guy trying to get a spark, try the mechanics forum on this site. Click on the FIRST "Kawasaki Motorcycle forums" link at the top of the page to find it..Is your green "neutral" light on? That's step one to getting a spark..

[20mercury]

I bought an 89 220 and ran it for a couple of years then sold it. Also bought another 88 for parts that was supposed to have a bad engine. Turns out the 88 had been overfilled with oil and after draining the oil and refilling, it ran great. The 88 also had a new rear end which was a plus. Great 4 wheelers and the only kind I have ever owned. Even though they are 2W drive, they are light and small enough to be wrestled out of the mud or a hole. Some of the large 4 wheelers are just way too big for me and I would hate to try to get one unstuck. Also the 220 seems to have plenty of power. Only issue I have is the pilot valve screw is difficult to get to. I made 3 different angled offset screwdrivers out of nails to adjust (thanks to this forum). Also suggest you go with the 14 battery and 22 on the front tire. Also 220 seems hard to start in cold weather, but I think all are like this. Great machines!!