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Hey guys. Here it goes. This sled ran great last year until the very end of the season when the rpm dropped from around 1900 to 1500, but held that rpm ok. This year it idles anywhere from 2500 to 1500 and wants to die out now in the lower range. Did all the obvious. Went through carbs, all jets holes, soaked body. Checked intake boots, no problems. Set air speed to 1.5 as per manual, synched carbs and tried to get the idle at around 1800-2000. The idle will not adjust smoothly, either too high or too low where it dies out. Revs up great, no bog and holds 4000 rpm without problem.Now i see ALOT of oil in exhaust and on spark plugs. Oiler set same as last year and doesn't over smoke when running.
OK, so I noticed the battery(which has never held a charge since i bought it last year) was hooked up backwards, my fault. So now the battery is not charging (did last year), but all gauges, headlight/taillight work. Checked and tested inline 30A fuse to starter/battery and checks out good. Pull tested stator and it puts out 10-11 volts (avg of 7 readings). Also pulled one plug wire at a time and it never died. Could hooking it up backwards damaged any ignition components causing weak spark?
OK, so I noticed the battery(which has never held a charge since i bought it last year) was hooked up backwards, my fault. So now the battery is not charging (did last year), but all gauges, headlight/taillight work. Checked and tested inline 30A fuse to starter/battery and checks out good. Pull tested stator and it puts out 10-11 volts (avg of 7 readings). Also pulled one plug wire at a time and it never died. Could hooking it up backwards damaged any ignition components causing weak spark?
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