Help to identify my attex

[Bikerman883]

I am new here and just picked up an attex atv. I am hoping someone can help tell me about what year it is and what model. I haven't been able to find a model plate on it. It does have the 440 twin engine in it and will try to post a pic.

Thanks,
Chuck

[ARGOJIM]

Looks to be a second generation machine, does it have any gauges? The Thunderchief's were 440 JLO engines with disc brakes on the transmission and gauges, Chiefs were 400 JLO. Other than the guages striping and original engine was the biggest difference between the 2nd gen. machines.

[LarryW]

So you bought that machine. Seen it a trizillion times on craigslist. lol

Here is a link you can check out. Scroll down and go to the attex vehical ID chart. You can go through it and find out what you have. Good luck. Your machine dont look to beat up in the picture. Looks like a nice machine.

http://www.6x6world.com/forums/content/section/131-attex-amphibious-atvs.html

[Bikerman883]

There are no gauges on the dash, I am not sure if the original engine or not. Now you guys are scaring me saying you have seen it a bunch of times for sale

[LarryW]

Sorry don't be alarmed. It was probably only 100 times. 10 times a day for about ten days.

[Bikerman883]

Lol, ok maybe not bad then. It seems to run well, just want to get it out in water some where

[LarryW]

Cool. Is this your first aatv? Go slow be care full and not to deep. Make sure the machine don't leak before you go way out and find out it does. If its a man made pond make sure there isn't a drop of near shore. Sometime a muddy bank can be a challenge to get out of the water. Saw a guy sink a scrambler because he couldnt climb out of a man made pond that had a steep bank. He couldn't touch shoreline because it got deep quick and he couldn't climb out because he had so much water in it it couldn't climb up the steep muddy bank. I'd find somewhere where it gradually gets deeper. Leaning helps steer big time in water. Sometime slight idle is best getting out of a sandy beach or you will wash the sand out from under you. Make sure you drains are plugged. Just a few tips. Hope its you first machine or I just told you stuff you already knew. Lol.

[Bikerman883]

It's my second, I had a scrambler for a little while but never went in water. So your advice is helpful. I bought two test expandable plugs today and put them in. Thanks for the info on it.

[Andyman]

Nice rig Chuck,

I am curious if having the tread pattern going in the direction yours are mounted will affect any handling on or off road? I noticed they are reversed compared to most.

Andy

[Bikerman883]

I am not sure with the thread pattern, that's how they were when I got it. I found a plate on the engine itself that says bombardier -rotax model 3218982 with a type of 503

[George]

It's probably a Chief. The original engine would have a JLO (400cc for a Chief and 440 for a Thunderchief). I'm not certain the gauges were standard on the Thunderchief.

The tires will swim better if the chevrons are reversed from the way they show in your picture. They should be pointed up when looking at the front of the machine.

[amphibious drew]

Sorry don't be alarmed. It was probably only 100 times. 10 times a day for about ten days.

This machine has been for sale for well over a year I believe. The things that probably kept it from selling are the paint job and the seller claiming it was restored. An Attex is a good machine and have the right tranny to get out and play hard, but I would have a few concerns to look over. First, the t-20, check the fluid and make sure it is ATF III not gear oil. Gear oil is very very bad, only use a quality ATF in a t-20. Second, body work, most people paint a machine to cover up some sort of repair. A proper restoration is done using abs goo made of the same material as the body. When the repair dries its color is identical to the body like from the factory. Although many materials will stick to abs, the expansion and contraction rates of the materials are almost always at different. So basically, if the previous owner used fiberglass to patch a hole in the abs, over the seasons, the fiberglass would separate and fall off. Abs is easy to fix correctly if it happens, but.....

Sorry for all the extra info. I hope I didn't scare you, but I thought you should be aware of the mistakes common when people build machines who are not from the hobby, and the painted body, although it looks good, is usually a sign that someone didn't know what they were doing. This isn't always the case, but those machines are usually painted camo.

[Bikerman883]

where can i get abs goo? there are three holes in the top i would like to fill.

[LarryW]

You make it with abs plastic scrap and acetone. The acetone melts it to the goo.