Bayou Overheating
 

Hi everyone,I am having trouble with my 1998 kawasaki 300 bayou 4x4.It is air cooled.I have worked on atv's a lot but this one has me stumped.It gets too hot to sit on when I ride it slow.I thought it might be the exhaust so I took the muffler off because at night the pipe would glow red,didnt help,I rechecked the timing.that didnthelp.. ANY help would be great and thanks..
Tony

RE: Bayou Overheating
 

Dang, I need to sit on the sidelines to think on this one.

All stock heatshields and guards are still in place? Any mods done?

RE: Bayou Overheating
 

Yes all stock guards are in place.I did put a wiseco piston in. It wasoverheating before though.Everything else is stock just like it came from the factory.It runs and idles good.

RE: Bayou Overheating
 

running too lean?

RE: Bayou Overheating
 

Like Maverick mentioned, how does the plug look?