Blitzer73
New member
Hi everyone,
I am new to this site and found it by accident. I have never owned a snowmobile until last week and I was told to only purchase a Yamaha. I have 3 boys under the age of 8 and wanted to get one to play on and pull them around on their sled. I am a varsity football coach and an insurance agent and I have zero knowledge of how to work on these things.
I found a very nice 89 Phazer and it really looked like it was in great shape. It runs good once I get it started. It is not an electric start. The problem is that once it has been shut down, it is very hard to start the next day. The pull cord is tight, and will only come out a few inches. It takes several hard pulls to get the cord out enough to actually try to pull start it, and by then it is flooded.
After I get it started, it pulls fine the rest of the day. Only seems to happen once it gets cold or sits awhile.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks, David
I am new to this site and found it by accident. I have never owned a snowmobile until last week and I was told to only purchase a Yamaha. I have 3 boys under the age of 8 and wanted to get one to play on and pull them around on their sled. I am a varsity football coach and an insurance agent and I have zero knowledge of how to work on these things.
I found a very nice 89 Phazer and it really looked like it was in great shape. It runs good once I get it started. It is not an electric start. The problem is that once it has been shut down, it is very hard to start the next day. The pull cord is tight, and will only come out a few inches. It takes several hard pulls to get the cord out enough to actually try to pull start it, and by then it is flooded.
After I get it started, it pulls fine the rest of the day. Only seems to happen once it gets cold or sits awhile.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks, David
David, I'm glad you found the site, its a great place to get info and meet other riders and fellow Yamaha owners.It will be a great start to take the carbs out and give them a good cleaning, Is not hard and you can find some info if you do a search on this site, With the recoil the best thing you can do is just replace it with a new/used one. They are not hard to find here or on Ebay. There is a member that goes by SRXBULLY that was parting out a few phazers, check with him.
Good luck and don't forget to ask away when you need help
The person that tols you only buy a Yamaha is a SMART guy you better start getting any kind of advice from him from now on, even Financial, well maybe not that...LOL
Good luck and Enjoy the Sled
Nick
Vmax540
VIP Member
Could be the needle and seats are leaking fuel into the crankcase therefore the hard pull and flooding.
fuel pump might be bad....
PZ 1
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One of the previous two posts is apparently what is happening. One or both cylinders are being flooded with fuel and are causing the engine to lock. Starting it or trying to start it could bend a connecting rod. Best not to run it until the problem is fixed. If you have to start it to move it, remove the spark plugs and pull it over with the ignition switch off to expel the gas from the cylinders.
One of mine is sitting on the front lawn with the same problem right now.
One of mine is sitting on the front lawn with the same problem right now.