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So.... I purchased a used 2010 brute force 750 efi with around 350 hrs that was stated as needing a fuel pump. I went to look at it and it would not run. It turns out the wire harness has been messed with and sloppy repairs made. It had a hard wired fan, the front 4x4 actuator was removed. *currently the 4x4 2x4 light flashes on the dash.
At first the efi light would flash. I pulled the fuel pump, it was an amazon aftermarket pump. After looking closer there was a bad connection. Put back together, can hear it run when I turn the key on. Bike starts right up and idles smooth, no more efi light.
This is where it gets interesting. Idles nice, then I took it out for a test drive. Barely goes 20mph wide open. I look back and thick smoke follows. Drive home, pull air box and oil is everywhere. I clean it up and with the filter off I start the engine. Idles great. Then I add throttle, still good, add more, the back port starts to pop occasionally and I can tell the engine is losing power. The front port seems fine.
The crankcase vent seems to be sending out a good amount of air but does not expel oil at idle that I can see.
Ok, out driving it's leeks ok up to 1/4 throttle. Flooring it results in pops sputtering and bogging. I put my hand over the end of the snorkel and it seems to pull harder and rev higher but it blows out THICK black smoke when I do it. Is it in some sort of a limp mode? Again, aside from the 4x4 flashing everything else is good.
I am at a loss. Is it the fuel pump really? Why only the back cyl? New plugs were installed. Thank you in advance.
So.... I purchased a used 2010 brute force 750 efi with around 350 hrs that was stated as needing a fuel pump. I went to look at it and it would not run. It turns out the wire harness has been messed with and sloppy repairs made. It had a hard wired fan, the front 4x4 actuator was removed. *currently the 4x4 2x4 light flashes on the dash.
At first the efi light would flash. I pulled the fuel pump, it was an amazon aftermarket pump. After looking closer there was a bad connection. Put back together, can hear it run when I turn the key on. Bike starts right up and idles smooth, no more efi light.
This is where it gets interesting. Idles nice, then I took it out for a test drive. Barely goes 20mph wide open. I look back and thick smoke follows. Drive home, pull air box and oil is everywhere. I clean it up and with the filter off I start the engine. Idles great. Then I add throttle, still good, add more, the back port starts to pop occasionally and I can tell the engine is losing power. The front port seems fine.
The crankcase vent seems to be sending out a good amount of air but does not expel oil at idle that I can see.
Ok, out driving it's leeks ok up to 1/4 throttle. Flooring it results in pops sputtering and bogging. I put my hand over the end of the snorkel and it seems to pull harder and rev higher but it blows out THICK black smoke when I do it. Is it in some sort of a limp mode? Again, aside from the 4x4 flashing everything else is good.
I am at a loss. Is it the fuel pump really? Why only the back cyl? New plugs were installed. Thank you in advance.