I have a 1986 Skidoo snowmobile. Single cylinder air cooled, electric start. The cowl is white but no decals for identification are on the sled. The ID tag is on the tunnel and the model number is 3211. I have been able to find model number charts through 1982 and after 1990 but nothing in between. Does anyone know what model this might be or where to find the model identification info.
Well, most Ski-Doo Snowmobiles, with a single cylinder, air cooled engine, are either a Elan, Blizzard, Olyimpque, and, a Nordic. As to the cowl being white in color, I am wondering, if someone had painted it white, at one time or another. It is possible. What you can do, is to go to Google Images, (or for that matter, any website, that has a search engine, for images), and, Type in 1986 Ski-Doo Snowmobile. You should get some photos of Ski-Doos, that you can compare yours to. Also, you can go to your local Ski-Doo dealer, and, ask them, for identification, of your Ski-Doo Snowmobile.
I just got a 99 skidoo ,I put new plugs in and it run good for about 10 sec. and the one cylinder fowled out. Do you know what could cause it to do so?THANKS Nick!!!
Maybe the seal isn't working.That happened on my car.It may other issues,take it apart.Did you check your oil levels and the cleanness of it?
I was wondering if anyone knew a website where I could find snowmobile revving sounds. I have webjal and know how to get it to my phone, just want a site that would have sounds of snowmobiles. Thanks!!
record your snowmobile sounds and bring them to nextel store. they can download them.
Arctic Cat Snowmobiles i have a arctic cat jag 3000 snowmobile and cant get it to start?
its a 78 and whenevr i try to start it it wont start but i used ether on it and it seemed to start right up but only for as long as the ether was present. i took the carbuerator off but it looks fine what good be the problem?
with either the vapors are thinner than gas so they were pulled into the motor easier than tha gas is
it sounds like you need a good carb cleaning at least possibly a rebuild even
Importance of Warming up Your Arctic Cat Snowmobile
Does anyone know anything about old snowmobiles?
ok so we have this old 1979 arctic cat spirit 300 snowmobile that wont stay running. when it does stay running you have to keep it accelerated all the way or it will die. but when its accelerated all the way there is NO POWER OR SPEED. and it keeps overheating. if anyone knows what could possibly be wrong with it. let me know. ANY IDEA?
Use proper spark plugs: BR8ES
Check the spark plugs, make sure they are not fouled.
Use fresh fuel
Make sure the carburetor is clean and none of the passageways, airways or jets are plugged.
If it is overheating, make sure there is 2 stroke oil mixed with the fuel at 50:1( if not oil injected)
Check for cracked carburetor boot(will cause overheating)
If fan cooled, make sure belt is operational
Make sure the clutch springs (primary-engine and secondary) have been changed. Worn springs will make the engine bog with a lack of power
Make sure the drive belt is the proper size and is not worn. An improper sized or worn belt will also cause a lack of power and engine bog.
Used Polaris Snowmobiles How do I paint my polaris snowmobile hood?
I have a 1988 Polaris Indy Sport 340 that I want to repaint. It currently is baby blue, yellow, and red...yes it's very ugly. Anyway i was wondering what the best way to paint it is. I don't want to take it in to a professional to be repainted. I know that i can use a paint sprayer but i was wondering how good would it turn out if i uses spray paint? Obviously I would have to use high quality paint. Just want to know how to do it and how it would turn out and how much it would cost me in the end.
Your question is tricky to answer. The best way to paint
your hood is not cheap, nor easy. The hood is made of
fiberglass. You have to strip the paint down well, prime
well with a good primer, and then paint with a good paint.
There are no 'good' paints in spray cans for this. You
would have to buy a good automotive paint, primer, the
thinner, and a good hardener. This alone can cost you
a pretty healthy amount, and doesn't include the work,
and materials you will also need for the task.
You would need a good air compressor, good spray gun,
and the appropriate paints, etc. A good auto paint can
cost $50 to $100 per quart. Primer isn't near as bad of
a cost, but you might only find it in gallons, and it is
thinned to a ratio of about 150%. That means a lot of
extra after done.
You would also need proper sanding methods, and
material. In stripping of the factory paint you should
use a good auto paint stripper. Either that or you will
have to do a whole bunch of sanding by hand. You
don't want to use a fast sanding method with course
paper as you will scar the finish, and any scratches,
or scarring will show up in your paint job. It would
take a lot of wet sanding either way with some good
wet-or-dry paper of fine to super fine grit. A 120 grit
wet paper, and a 400 grit wet paper are reasonable.
About the cheapest way for you to get a semi-
reasonable job is to use the wet sanding method to
scuff down the factory paint good. Do a real good
job. Then using a good auto paint the color you want
go ahead and spray it with that with a good spray gun.
You would also be better to use a hardener in the
paint in this way as well. Mix only what you need as
the paint will harden fast, even in the gun. If you
have done a decent job of your sanding this way you
will probably get some pretty fair wear of this job. To
give it another coat after the first has dried, and been
lightly wet sanded with a 400 or 600 grit can also
help to preserve what you have done.
If you have a lot of time to work with your project, and
to take time to learn the painting task well, great!
Otherwise you should just take the hood off, and
take it to one with the proper experience.
