I've read quite a bit about the hard starting issues whitht the newer SRX's but didn't run across a post that had the same issue I am experiencing and where this is my first experience with an 01 hopefully someone can point me in a direction or two to look at.
I'll try to describe what's going on with mine without getting ahead of myself and leaving things out.
To start with when cold,first start up,I choke it and it usually starts after about 4-5 pulls that's nothing new,my 98 is about the same.So I'm riding for say 10-15 miles and the group I with comes up on another group of friends so we fetch er up and chat for 20 minutes or so.Not too long that the engine should need choke to start again right?Well The first time we did this I pull the cord figuring it would fire right up,after the second pull and not even a sputter I though "what's up with this?"
Finally after pulling for I'm guessing a dozen times it sputtered,I pulled the cord with throttle applied and not I reset the tether switch cover thinking it may be off,nothing.It starts and idles perfect,WTF?Why all the cranking?
So this happens a couple more times and then I believe I found the secret to starting the engine,I crack the throttle lever about a 1/4 and pull the cord.I discovered that the engine will usually start after the second or third pull,but the werid part is even though the engine fires with the throttle cracked it'll run for about a second or so then it almost stalls but because the throttle is still cracked it picks right up again and idles fine after that.
I put all new tygon fuel tank to pump lines on this fall and the gas lines from the pump to the carbs were all in good shape.Do these sleds have a tendancy to have the gas drain back out of the carbs?
As soon as I can get my 98 out of the shed I will bring the 01 back in and take the carbs off just to check things out but I thought I'd get a feel for what some of you guys thought too.
I'll try to describe what's going on with mine without getting ahead of myself and leaving things out.
To start with when cold,first start up,I choke it and it usually starts after about 4-5 pulls that's nothing new,my 98 is about the same.So I'm riding for say 10-15 miles and the group I with comes up on another group of friends so we fetch er up and chat for 20 minutes or so.Not too long that the engine should need choke to start again right?Well The first time we did this I pull the cord figuring it would fire right up,after the second pull and not even a sputter I though "what's up with this?"
Finally after pulling for I'm guessing a dozen times it sputtered,I pulled the cord with throttle applied and not I reset the tether switch cover thinking it may be off,nothing.It starts and idles perfect,WTF?Why all the cranking?
So this happens a couple more times and then I believe I found the secret to starting the engine,I crack the throttle lever about a 1/4 and pull the cord.I discovered that the engine will usually start after the second or third pull,but the werid part is even though the engine fires with the throttle cracked it'll run for about a second or so then it almost stalls but because the throttle is still cracked it picks right up again and idles fine after that.
I put all new tygon fuel tank to pump lines on this fall and the gas lines from the pump to the carbs were all in good shape.Do these sleds have a tendancy to have the gas drain back out of the carbs?
As soon as I can get my 98 out of the shed I will bring the 01 back in and take the carbs off just to check things out but I thought I'd get a feel for what some of you guys thought too.