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Maintenance for Polaris ATV's

How to Start a Flooded Snowmobile Engine

Ordinarily, when any engine floods, you have to wait for the gasoline to evaporate before you can start the motor, and with a snowmobile, you won't always have the luxury of waiting somewhere warm. After an hour and a half of shivering in the the wildernes, you'll start to wish you'd invested in a dog-sled team instead. However, there's an easy trick to start a snowmobile even with a flooded engine that most people don't know.

1     Note: This trick will only work with a two cycle engine.
         Make sure that the kill-switch is depressed. You don't want the engine starting while you're tinkering with it.

2    Open the hood of the sled and locate the spark plug. It's location may vary slightly in each model. If you can't    find it or don't know what a spark plug looks like, reference the user's manual.

3    Remove the spark plug with the spark plug wrench and clean the gas off of it with a rag. If you don't have a rag, a shirt sleeve will do.

4    With the spark plug removed, pull the starter-chord a few times to turn the engine and clear the excess gas out.

5    Replace the spark plug and close the hood. The snowmobile should be ready to start.