I've got a 2001 srx that is a bear to start. I just got done putting in a fresh top end and cleaning the carbs, performed the choke plunger mod, and it still wants a shot of gas or ether to get it going. I refuse to believe it is "the nature or the beast", something has to be wrong here.
I've done a ton of reading here about this common issue. Everyone seems to have a different take on the issue, from installing a different fuel pump, to primer bulb, to fuel shut offs, choking before shutting off, keeping tank full...but to me this is a bandaid. Did these sleds come this way new? I doubt dealers had to pull the plugs on brand new sleds to dump fuel into the cylinders to get them to fire the first time. So what is wearing on these sleds to cause this issue. My sled has vforce reeds and I hear they are bad to wear out/chip and am hoping this is my problem.
Also,once the carb bowl is full of fuel, there is no way for the fuel to drain back into the fuel line is there? I wish I could remember the fuel path from the float needle to the bowl...but unless there is a tube that goes from the float needle to the bowl then there is no way the bowl should drain out after sitting right? So with fuel in the bowls the sled should fire without excessive pulling...regardless of what the fuel pump is doing or how much fuel is in the tank. Today I got the srx all buttoned back up after the rebuild. Pulled it over 30-40 times with no luck. Then pulled the plugs and dumped gas in the cyls 3 or 4 times and it was running. Let it idle up to temp. Shut it down. Let it sit for a couple hours. Went out to start it and 20 pulls later nothing.
So.....2 questions....guys that bought a SRX new, was it east to start the first year or two and got progressively worse...if so what is wearing on these sleds causing the hard starting? Next...has anyone came up with a solution to this since it was last addressed on this forum?
I've done a ton of reading here about this common issue. Everyone seems to have a different take on the issue, from installing a different fuel pump, to primer bulb, to fuel shut offs, choking before shutting off, keeping tank full...but to me this is a bandaid. Did these sleds come this way new? I doubt dealers had to pull the plugs on brand new sleds to dump fuel into the cylinders to get them to fire the first time. So what is wearing on these sleds to cause this issue. My sled has vforce reeds and I hear they are bad to wear out/chip and am hoping this is my problem.
Also,once the carb bowl is full of fuel, there is no way for the fuel to drain back into the fuel line is there? I wish I could remember the fuel path from the float needle to the bowl...but unless there is a tube that goes from the float needle to the bowl then there is no way the bowl should drain out after sitting right? So with fuel in the bowls the sled should fire without excessive pulling...regardless of what the fuel pump is doing or how much fuel is in the tank. Today I got the srx all buttoned back up after the rebuild. Pulled it over 30-40 times with no luck. Then pulled the plugs and dumped gas in the cyls 3 or 4 times and it was running. Let it idle up to temp. Shut it down. Let it sit for a couple hours. Went out to start it and 20 pulls later nothing.
So.....2 questions....guys that bought a SRX new, was it east to start the first year or two and got progressively worse...if so what is wearing on these sleds causing the hard starting? Next...has anyone came up with a solution to this since it was last addressed on this forum?