I put new marginal snow wheels on my 01 sxr and had to lay it on its side to do them. Flipped it on the right side to do the left side wheels. When I was done I put it back down, started it and it backfired.
I have a couple questions
1.) When you flip your sled oin it side is are you only suppost to the left side?
2.) Can you flip it over on the right side?
I have a couple questions
1.) When you flip your sled oin it side is are you only suppost to the left side?
2.) Can you flip it over on the right side?
It shouldn't matter. We have a 97 SX and we had it on both sides to replace the trailing arms. We did one at a time by flipping it on one side then the other. We didn't have any problems doing that.
moss
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I put mine on either side quite frequently....don't usually have any issues, but I also don't let it sit on it's side for very long.
SRX7
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the belly pan had little bumpers on the side ( just near the replectors ) that stops it from rolling over.
nitris223
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Here is one for you. My wife couldn't start her SXR 600 tripple last year when she took it to work. She pulled and pulled but no go. She need a little more upper body strength. A guy that works with her rides Yamaha and said flip it on its side and then back. Sure enough it fired on the second pull. I know when you turn carbs on there side when I clean them you get fuel coming out of the vent lines so it is possible that fuel from the float bowls emptied into your crankcase giving you a excess amount when you tried to start it. Back fire from the muffler is not as bad as when it backfires through the carb. You could damage the reed petals.
Souldn't make any difference. Mine spends half the winter on it's side. I fall off from time to time. Sometimes they flood if they spend too much time on their side. Mine also seep fuel out the vent when on the right side once in a while.
Bingo!!!nitris223 said:
Take a look at the way the fuel tank vent line, and the carb vent lines are routed. You do not want to leave these sleds on their left sides very long as fuel will start to leak out. Flipping them back and forth increases the likelihood that this will happen. Also don't forget that fuel in the carb bowls doesn't stay there very well when you roll them on the side. Many times the carb vent lines, and the carb venturis and boots get fuel in them. This can result in fuel getting all the way into the exhaust before it gets ignited. Technically not a backfire, but commonly called such.