tool for carb heaters

[chilli]

I remember reading in here (last year maybe) about someone making a tool to make it much easier to turn the carb heater knob.

It was a metal thing with the triangle cut out.

Is this an actual product, or someone personal handy-work?

Does this ring a bell?

 

[POWERPACK]

selfmade i think, make a template and cut it of of iron.. but if you want to turn i by hand do it when sled is cold, then its easy..

 

[TimmySRX]

Yeah I got from a guy on this site, he made a few and gave them out to a few people for "free" It was something I think he was playing around with, made in a shop somewhere. I used it last year, it worked great.

 

[srxbully]

yeah i got one as well worked awesome.

 

[2datrl]

If anybody decides to make up a few more, I'll gladly buy one.
2datrl

 

[tomseal6]

i have an extra if anybody wants one.

i had to pay for mine. Wasnt much but still had to pay

 

[yamaviper700]

carb heater tool

ya i got mine from yamahasrx700 on this site for 10.00 bucks plus shipping. he good to deal with. fast shipping!!!!!!!!!!

 

[chilli]

Tomseal6 - PM'd ya!

 

[tomseal6]

Chili, This ones on me. Just pm me your address.

 

[Concept Carbon]

when doing this do you have to back off the screws or does it just turn.

 

[SLEDSTART]

It's supposed to just turn...but they get really stiff with time.

At what temp do you guys turn them on???

 

[chilli]

It turns easily when the engine is cold, but when its hot, I cant turn mine to save my life (by hand)

I only use the heater when its lower than -25...or when I am doing alot of messing around in powder....

 

[SLEDSTART]

mine is tight no matter hot or cold. =(

 

[Concept Carbon]

ttried by hand and it wouldnt budge, gona make a tool at work this week

 

[BLUEBY]

Never turned my carb heaters on, not even when it's been below zero and have had no problems ever.

 

[SLEDSTART]

At what temp do you guys turn them on???

What about the rest of you guys? I would always have mine on until last year I read to turn them off above freezing so that's what I have been doing.

 

[Sheermadness03]

I have never turned mine off. I usually ride in the UP and the temp has very seldom gone above 30* F while I've been riding, has ran fine and gotten great fuel milage compared to the others I ride with. I was riding with a friend last year, he has a 2001 SRX, he had never turned his on until we started riding on a very cold morning (around -5*F) and his machine started back firing and missing. We stoped to check it out and it seemed like he was fouling plugs, we installed 3 new ones and all seemed fine for about 3 miles then it stared it again. This time when we lifted his hood I noticed that the coolant was turned off to his carbs. When I asked him about this he had told me he had never turned them on since he had the sled, didn't even know that the sled had carb heaters on it (claims he rode it in this cold of temps before with no problems with the heaters turned off??). I explained that the manual says, turn on if colder than 32*F, so he did. Had to use a pair of pliers to turn it on. Installed 3 new plugs and all has been fine since. -Ed