max II with 14 horse

[ERCELL]

no luck with my 14hp vanguard

still cant get motor to pull up hill......changed filters lines clutch good belt good cleand carbretor ......lost guys thing getting the best of me also new plugs.....cant find the parts i need for the motor on line having hard time...

[xxzenxx]

is the belt slipping or is the trans .

[Castro]

Up steep inclines the factory fuel pump won't keep up. Look at some o the threads about
Electric fuel pump upgrades. Many of us have had to do so

[ERCELL]

belt works fine and so is the trans....what its doing is it just lugs out like the motor has no power motor is not reveing high to pull up hills motor revs high when in neutral but in gear losses power under load....it was put up for 4 years i bought it from a guy tank was full of trash lines and carb were to ive cleand them 4 times just not having any luck...

[crawlinjk]

Not familiar with vanguard carbs, but some small engine carbs to clean properly you have to drill something inside, iknow its not much help but hooefully someone else will chime in that knows

[thebuggyman1]

Up steep inclines the factory fuel pump won't keep up. Look at some o the threads about
Electric fuel pump upgrades. Many of us have had to do so

On a MaxII up a steep hill, no fuel pump would be needed. Your tank is in the front and gravity would do all the work. Argo's have the tank under the seat with the engine forward....fuel pump must work against gravity on those machines, and thats alot to ask of a simple pulse type pump.

[Bazooo guy]

Try opening the low speed screw 1/2 turn more and see if the idle speed increases.....if yes turn down the idle screw setting and drive it . It could be running lean.
What do the plugs look like after its been idling.

[Bazooo guy]

Try reading this manual.
Some bs carbs have fixed jets and cannot be adjusted.
The governor could be out of adjustment and would limit the rpm range.

http://bgsengineclinic.com/downloads/index.php?fetchfile=Briggs_272147_Vanguard_SINGLE_OHV.pdf

[ERCELL]

clutch bad?

guys ive got a maxII that i bought has sat up for long time want climb at all..... motor reving good chains good and belt good but cluttch is not opening up... does when reving after a min but in motion it will not and it will not kick down in low gear or does it even have a low gear......help i have redone the carb motor running great

[Don]

Sounds like it could be one of the clutches stuck from sitting so long. It's probably just a matter of taking them apart, cleaning and lubricating the moving pieces. Good luck!

[ERCELL]

thanks will try

[LarryW]

The way you describe it as eventually upshift but then it dont downshift it sounds like the driven pulley on the t-20 is the issue.

[ERCELL]

will not climb...

guys having hard time with my max it loses all power when i go to climb a hill re did carb cleand all gas lines plus gas tank revs fine when iam driveing it and get to incline it just loses its power dont no if its the clutch or if my trans is bad having hard time figuring it out....

[coosaridgerider]

Have you replaced your belt.

[ERCELL]

still no go

guys broke down carb clutch and trans ..put new belt on ...still can not get my maxII to climb a hill just keeps losing power when i try to go up hill ...do not no what else to do ...maybe new carb kit ...motor runs great at idle as soon as i go into gear it will run maybe 15 mph on flat land wide open