Original issue fixed I believe:
Fresh out of storage my sled would note idle well and would stall and have power loss at low speeds. So based on what I read I decided I’d try and clean the carburetors. Mainly the jet and pilot as mentioned in your forum. All went well as my sled seems to be running much smoother and idles great. I have adjusted it to idle at 1,800RMP.
NEW PROBLEM:
I took it for the first good ride around the yard (Finally got snow). For the first few laps it seemed fine. What seems to be happening is that when I release the throttle the RPM don’t drop fast enough and if I give it throttle again it just hesitates (Almost sounds like its fluttering or flooding) and the RPM sit at 3,000 until I let them drop down again to around 1,800. I can then resume with what appears as full power. Until at some point I release the throttle and it seems to happen again.
I normally take my sled to have it worked on but decided this year I wanted to give it a try myself. So I’m not super familiar with all the adjustments. Based on what I read it seems like what happens when you engage the T.O.R.S.
Hope someone can give me an idea what to maybe adjust or take a look at first. I think I did a good job removing and replacing the carburetors but I think cleaning them is now leading to other adjustments.
Thanks in advance.
Fresh out of storage my sled would note idle well and would stall and have power loss at low speeds. So based on what I read I decided I’d try and clean the carburetors. Mainly the jet and pilot as mentioned in your forum. All went well as my sled seems to be running much smoother and idles great. I have adjusted it to idle at 1,800RMP.
NEW PROBLEM:
I took it for the first good ride around the yard (Finally got snow). For the first few laps it seemed fine. What seems to be happening is that when I release the throttle the RPM don’t drop fast enough and if I give it throttle again it just hesitates (Almost sounds like its fluttering or flooding) and the RPM sit at 3,000 until I let them drop down again to around 1,800. I can then resume with what appears as full power. Until at some point I release the throttle and it seems to happen again.
I normally take my sled to have it worked on but decided this year I wanted to give it a try myself. So I’m not super familiar with all the adjustments. Based on what I read it seems like what happens when you engage the T.O.R.S.
Hope someone can give me an idea what to maybe adjust or take a look at first. I think I did a good job removing and replacing the carburetors but I think cleaning them is now leading to other adjustments.
Thanks in advance.
bluewho
Active member
It sounds like you have misadjusted the throttle cable lock on the asdjustment rod hooked on the carbs.Simply readjust so you have play in the cable and reset idle screw if needed.whew.....
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Could be a lean idle. If you flip the choke does the idle come down? What did you set the three idle screws at? Factory is 1 7/8 turns out from lightly seated. My Viper liked it at a full 2 turns out.
To me it sounds as if you still have a dirty pilot jet. If carbs are set to factory adjustments, you should be close with little issues.
I will try lessening the throttle cable. I don’t think I have enough free play.
The Fuel screws are at 1.5 turns out from seated. They were between 1.5 and 1.75 when I cleaned them originally.
The Fuel screws are at 1.5 turns out from seated. They were between 1.5 and 1.75 when I cleaned them originally.
Krsmmk said:
That could be the trouble