Hard starter....

[mnfathead]

I recently bought an 89 exciter that was completely gone through and redone. The first time i start it for the day is bugger, I havta pull tell i'm about spent, it belches gas from the exhaust when it finally does start, which it always does, from that point on during the day it starts first pull every time, idles nice, runs smooth, rides nice, any ideas would be great as i am farely new to sledding. Thanks

[fishingstar]

sounds like you need to check the needle and seat. sounds like the gas is not getting stopped at the carb. actually flooding the motor.

Dan

[leech~~]

I think I have had about 12 sleds and everyone one of them had their own little way of starting. Sometimes it's just learning what it wants. How long are you keeping the choke on? The last Yama I had I would put the chock on, and as soon as it would fire once I would take it off and pull it again. I had another sled that would do the same thing but I would have to choke, fire, turn choke off, pull choke again, fire, then choke off. Keep playing with different things each time to see what works best. It sounds like you are flooding it out with maybe just a little to much choke.

[fishingstar]

A cold sled that is cold should start in three pulls if it does not something is wrong.

[shortfatguy]

Sounds like its flooding. Check the needle and seat as stated above. If it has a shut off on the fuel line try turning it off when not in use. If the case is filling with fuel from a leaky seat you can bend a rod if you try and start it and it fires with the crank case full of gas

[Surface Tension]

Till you get the carbs cleaned and new needle and seats, as said shut the gas off.

Do that before you shut the engine down and let the sled run just till you hear the RPMs start to increase.

[Meat-Run]

Its flooded! If no gas shut off is installed I would recommend putting one on. Gas is running into the carbs just sitting so make sure to drain the lower crank of excess gas, new plugs and try again. Not sure on where or if the exciters have drain plugs if they do it should be a 10mm bolt.

Good luck,

MR

[Meat-Run]

P.S. and yes you have a float stuck causing the flooding start there.

mr

[mnfathead]

Thanks for the info guys, the carbs had been gone through and I"m working on putting in a fuel shut off. So hopefully that works, thanks again!

[Meat-Run]

If you're lifting up the track or elevating the back end gas will flow into carbs that might be the problem too.

MR

[JosMN]

I thought the exciters had a fuel shut off? I know my old one did. Located at the bottom of the steering council area, black plastic petcock.