tommyking
L1 Scorpion - The Great Snowmobile
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Post by tommyking on Dec 26, 2012 20:56:54 GMT -5
I just got my 75 440 Whip to start without starting fluid but it doesn't idle and smokes a lot. Any thoughts on these two symptoms? I thought maybe it sounded a bit lean as well.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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Post by mooreperformance on Dec 27, 2012 18:34:13 GMT -5
Kinda sounds like it is running rich. I would suggest a new needle and seat in the Walbro "Float Style" carburetor. It is probably not seating (sealing) at an idle causing raw fuel to enter the engine. Pretty easy fix! Pull the float bowl off and inspect the bowl for dirt and replace the needle and seat underneath the float arm. Probably will need a new float bowl gasket too. Nice part about the Walbro float carb is that they are easy to understand (and fix)!
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tommyking
L1 Scorpion - The Great Snowmobile
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Post by tommyking on Dec 28, 2012 14:18:06 GMT -5
Thank you! Can you suggest a website I can order a new needle, seat and float bowl gasket from? Thanks for the help!
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Post by mooreperformance on Dec 28, 2012 16:24:18 GMT -5
Dennis Kirk Company in Wyoming, Minnesota
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Post by bubbanoz on Dec 30, 2012 20:48:05 GMT -5
you can try MFG supply.com also. they carry a lot of old school parts. their in Wisconsin.
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