Looking around, I see a lot of problems with starting and idling rough. 90% of the time it's a dirty carb. As soon as I got my Rhino home the first thing I did was remove the carburetor bowl and clean the jets. It's a 30 min process and makes a huge difference. It can easily be done without...
Rhino 660 would run for a couple minutes, then start dyeing and backfiring. Tried cutting a 1/4" off the hose in the tank to ensure its not locking itself to the tank, replace fuel filter, cleaned the air cleaner, and still had the issue.
The Rhino charging system does not seem to be working. You will need to check the stator for proper AC voltage output and no continuity to ground. If that is OK at around 20 Volts AC (engine running), then you will need to check the R/R output which should be near 13.5 to 14 Volts DC (engine running). There are numerous threads on this subject.
The Rhino uses a vacuum fuel pump, the engine must be spinning to pump fuel. Since the carburetor is empty the engine will need to spin several times before the pump delivers enough fuel to the carburetor to start, do not use the throttle when starting.
Had a similar problem yesterday on my 07 Rhino. Just wouldn't start after running it all day. Started right up this morning but later had problems. Looked under the hood where the brake pedal pushes through and noticed a plastic tensioner connected to a wire.
Basically, my rhino was starting fine, then idling very high. Here's what he said was going on: "When you turn on the key, the ISC valve should fully open (that lets air flow around the throttle blade for starting).
I just got a 2008 Rhino 700. It is great but it will be used mostly for farm work and I did not know that the rear diff was locked all the time before I bought it. I would like to change it to a open differential with a locker similar to the front. I have searched a lot and I have not found...
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The red reverse indicator light comes on a few seconds or so after start-up. This is before any shifting is done. It stays on regardless of what position the shifter is moved to. Is this an adjustment problem or is something shorting out? The other lights are working properly.
The Rhino is running some what better, but wont idle, still coughing thru the carb while trying to idle, and that kills the motor. Thanks for the advsie, hopefully will get this figured out, cman.
