Hey guys, I wont tell you that I am a polaris guy so that it will not skew your opinion of me and possibly stop you from helping me.... 
I dont know a ton about Yamaha's and a friend and I have been trying to get his late 80's/early 90's Exciter 570 back on the snow.
Heres the history on it:
He got the sled for nothing, from people who knew less than nothing. Sled had no compression on one side. Turns out they had 2 different sized pistons among many other boneheaded mistakes.
After pricing out parts, I found an entire motor for cheaper. so heres what we are running right now: (dont know what all the numbers mean, but I think it means we have a conglamerate of years here)
Tunnel number is 82M
Block number is 88R
Cylinders are 82M
Head is 82M
Carbs are 84M (VM38's I think)
The sled will not idle and will die if you let it get below 4 or 5000 rpms. If you keep it above there it seems to run ok, but its hard to tell with out being able to ride on it. Also, need to prime it to start every time (hot or cold) and need to prime it to keep it running below 4000 rpms.
Carb settings are (1700' ab SL)
-300 main jets
-42.5 pilots
-big idle screw out 5/8 turns
-little air screw out 2 turns
-Needle @ setting 3
-coolant tubes blocked off
-Throttle over-ride disconnected
-choke (not really a choke, persay, but a choke feature none the less) disconnected
and here are the things that are really confusing me:
-Power air jet? 1.5, but seems to be by passed with tubing
-air jet in the throat (airbox side) of the carb @ 6o'clock is not there (papers I found tell me there should be a #160(LH) and #200 (RH) in there, but the local Yami dealer knew nothing about it.
Whats really wierd is that it doesnt seem to make ANY difference if we change jets, change needle settings, move the air screws, etc.
Heres a few pics of the carbs. I would REALLY appreciate ANY help. We are out of ideas....
Thanks! (will buy beer next time I see whoever offers up some help!
)
EDIT: Here is where I got the carb settings and where it refers to the "Power Air Jet" #160 and #200 http://vintagesnow.com/Yamaha.html

I dont know a ton about Yamaha's and a friend and I have been trying to get his late 80's/early 90's Exciter 570 back on the snow.
Heres the history on it:
He got the sled for nothing, from people who knew less than nothing. Sled had no compression on one side. Turns out they had 2 different sized pistons among many other boneheaded mistakes.
After pricing out parts, I found an entire motor for cheaper. so heres what we are running right now: (dont know what all the numbers mean, but I think it means we have a conglamerate of years here)
Tunnel number is 82M
Block number is 88R
Cylinders are 82M
Head is 82M
Carbs are 84M (VM38's I think)
The sled will not idle and will die if you let it get below 4 or 5000 rpms. If you keep it above there it seems to run ok, but its hard to tell with out being able to ride on it. Also, need to prime it to start every time (hot or cold) and need to prime it to keep it running below 4000 rpms.
Carb settings are (1700' ab SL)
-300 main jets
-42.5 pilots
-big idle screw out 5/8 turns
-little air screw out 2 turns
-Needle @ setting 3
-coolant tubes blocked off
-Throttle over-ride disconnected
-choke (not really a choke, persay, but a choke feature none the less) disconnected
and here are the things that are really confusing me:
-Power air jet? 1.5, but seems to be by passed with tubing
-air jet in the throat (airbox side) of the carb @ 6o'clock is not there (papers I found tell me there should be a #160(LH) and #200 (RH) in there, but the local Yami dealer knew nothing about it.
Whats really wierd is that it doesnt seem to make ANY difference if we change jets, change needle settings, move the air screws, etc.
Heres a few pics of the carbs. I would REALLY appreciate ANY help. We are out of ideas....
Thanks! (will buy beer next time I see whoever offers up some help!

EDIT: Here is where I got the carb settings and where it refers to the "Power Air Jet" #160 and #200 http://vintagesnow.com/Yamaha.html
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