sr522re
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Cleaned my carbs on my 2001 SX700R a few weeks ago in preparation for the snow. Sled ran excellent on the stand with fresh premium and some fuel stabalizer. Here were are, three weeks later and still no snow. I decided to fire up my sled yesterday and much to my surprise it ran like crap. It seemed to fire up just fine, but after about 10 seconds of idling it died on me. Fired it back up and it was only running on one cylinder. Is the gasoline these days really this bad that my carbs got dirty from just a few weeks of sitting? Or is this the nature of the beast being a tripple carbed sled realizing the pilot jets are tiny compared to that of a twin? And maybe it's not even the carbs. I'll start with plugs and if that doesn't do it I'll take the carbs aparts again for a good cleaning.
One thing worth mentioning, I do have access to ethenol free gas in 87 octane. Is it worth trying to run this over regular gas with ethenol even though the price is about $.30 a gallon more? Just curious.
Any input or suggestion on the possible causes to my problem is certainly appreciated.
Thanks!
C
One thing worth mentioning, I do have access to ethenol free gas in 87 octane. Is it worth trying to run this over regular gas with ethenol even though the price is about $.30 a gallon more? Just curious.
Any input or suggestion on the possible causes to my problem is certainly appreciated.
Thanks!
C
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