Water in gas or just flooded?

[y700]

Can any one help me with this?

I started my 2002 Viper in the morning, drove it onto the trailer and turned it off. 45 minutes later I started it, drove it off the trailer, and turned it off. 5 minutes after that I started it again and left it running while I went to put on my helmet. I left the choke at the 1/2 way position. When I returned to the sled, it was not running.

I tried and tried to get it started again... Full choke, half choke, no choke, etc... Nothing. I ended up dragging it back onto the trailer and going back home. I parked the snowmobile in the shop, which was at about 40 degrees F. I waited a few hours and tried to start it again by putting a little fuel in the spark plug chambers. It would only run for about 2-3 seconds at a time. Again... It wouldn't start.

I then waited about 5 hours and went back to the machine that night. It started in three pulls. It ran kind of choppy for a few seconds and then it was back to normal.

So what did I do wrong???

Thanks

 

[ikeever]

flooded, try and use the choke only enough to keep it running. leaving the choke on flooded it out. make sure you let it warm up good too. hope this helps

 

[y700]

Thanks for your reply and help. My next question is how do I start a flooded Viper?

 

[touringguy03]

Don't use the choke,hold the trottle wide open and pull and pull until it starts.It will start,might take 10-15 pulls though,but it will work.

 

[y700]

Thank you!

 

[red devil]

mine did same thing when I bought it. D oes it have the recall on fuel pump done and if so take it apart andput pipe insulation under pump and problem fixed, insulation that goes around water pipes. M ine had recall done with silocone and same result in this type of weather we have know, pulled it back once like you did and fixed it myself.

 

[y700]

It turns out that the problem was the fuel pump freezing. It happened to me a few more times where the snowmobile would only run for a short time and then it would stall and would not start until I warmed it up in the shed.

I did the fix (seal the hole on bottom of fuel pump) myself and I have not had any problems since. It starts easy now! Although I do seem to have to give the machine a little more throttle when I do start it. But, it is starting and running great!

Thanks for your help!