Ok I just have to tell this story to you others sledders that will get a kick out of it.
95 Cat wildcat 700EFI


I had to move my sled this fall because the rain here has been horrible and it was making a big mud hole in the bottom of my shed where my sled was sitting.So I went out and uncovered my Cat and pulled the the rag out of the exhaust.I got the key put it in and turned it and nothing happened.Normally the pump will run for a few seconds and then 2 pulls and it starts right up.So first thing I check is the battery.I get my volt meter put it on 12 volts hummm.Then I pull all the fuses and they are all good.By this time about oh 45mins has gone by and still not juice to the pump. :bash: .I do have a lanyard on it so I'm like oh it just must not be making connection so I push it on and wiggle it and so forth while turning the key on and off . Still nothing and now I'm getting a bit ticked off the sled ran perfect last season when i put it away.I look inside the engine compartment all around and what do i spy?? A mouse nest in the bottom on the belly pan Arggg.I reach down to grab it and pull it out and a stinking mouse jumps out of it and takes off.I'm now furious that darn mouse chewed some on the wires I'm thinking. I just walked away from the sled not willing and not ready to sit down for hours tracing wires and testing etc.etc.etc.My neighbor comes over and well he thinks he can fix it easy so he walks over and turnes the key on and starts pulling the thing like 50 times.I tried to explain to him it's EFI and the pump needs to run a few seconds first then you can pull it but thats not happening.By this time 2 hours have gone by and well about 4 different people are at my house now looking at it wondering what the heck is wrong. :cussing:. They all got fed up with it and left telling me good luck and as the last guy left I walked over to the sled turned the key and as I did I noticed it.Yup me the moron never pulled the kill switch up...Soon as I did the pump kicked on and 2 pulls and she fired up and purred like a tiger.Not sure how many of you out there have had a similar event like this but after the fact I just had to laugh at myself and was very happy it wasn't chewed wires.

Sorry if it's so long of a story but I knew if anyone would appricate this story fellow sledders would :)

I trailered sled 155 miles one time and left the key on the kitchen counter. That makes them hard to start too.

Tom

Never did it with the kill switch, but i did do it with the fuel shut off valve. I felt very smart.


Bauer


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Been there done that Wildcat.

i was going down the trail and the left hand mirror was a bitout of shape, so i reach over to adjust it and the thing just stoped!! so i. pulled the key out and put it back in and tried, turned over but wouldnt start. then tried the pull start, hanked at that for about 20 min. Flooded. my buddy way up ahead. so i sate there and waited. just when he gets back about 1hr half later i realized when i had reach over to adjust the mirror that i had hit the kill switch!! lol i laugh the hole way home(what a idiot) i was!! :D

yes i had that brain fart before. :cussing:

OK, I'm officially a member now! :D I've had similar experiences to what wildcat says. However, yesterday I wanted to start my sled (I've only started it 1 time since I bought it in July) and I must have yanked on the thing for 30 minutes trying to get it to start and it never did. I figured the fogging oil fouled the plugs (they were pretty black). However, thanks to Bauer, I just remembered that I never turned the fuel valve back on! :D

Yeah, who would have thought, that you do need fuel to start these things :rolleyes:

Luckily bombi doesnt have a fuel switch anymore as that would be one more thing for me to forget to activate. I have also driven 150miles forgetting the tether at home. I have also had people in our sledding group have the kill switch brain fart. One way to stop the kill switch from being hit when doing powder manouvers or whatever, is to wrap a rubber band or an O-ring under the kill switch. Alot of mountain riders do this mod. That way the switch has to be held for a sec or two for the engine to shut down. On another positive note your buds cant flick your kill switch off when they blast by. :)

Another kill switch type story....
I left my Doo home once to rent REV's with a buddy who only rides Yammi. He was willing to give the REV a try as a rental and I wanted to try one also since my Doo is the old ZX chassis. During the day I think he may have been looking for reasons to not like the REV as he is die hard Yamaha. After a stop for lunch he could not get his REV 500 SS started after many pulls and started balking about the supposed great Rotax motors. He did check and see that the kill button was on. I watched him pull and cuss at the thing for a few more seconds while I sat idling on mine. Finally after spotting the problem myself, I leaned over and pointed out that the DESS key must still be in his pocket. Of course it fired right up after that.
'02 MXZ 600

im sure we've all been there and done that. funny story of mine is that my friend rode his sled over. he went inside to go to the bath room. i went out and i had a toggle switch in my tool box. i figured this would be a good joke to play on him. so hooked up the toggle switch in a hidden spot. he came out all ready to start up his sled. he tryed pulling it for about 30 minutes. he checked to see if it had spark. he was like what the #$%*!!! he started tearing most of it apart thinking the coil was bad or maybe the stator. as he was working he noticed the toggle switch. of course i kept my mouth shut.:) he was wondering what it was there for. he traced it up to his key switch. he put it all back together and flipped the switch on and wadaya know its started right up. after i laughed and told him how i put it on......
boy did i have a sore arm that day :thumbsup:

you did that while he was taking a leak??


I've done the similar stupid thing with my Harley. Five minutes I couldn't get it started, 'till I realized the fuel switch was off.

i went to start my sled, put the key in, cranked and cranked for 1/2 hr no go, i never turned the damn key on.what an idiot

[quote] went to start my sled, put the key in, cranked and cranked for 1/2 hr no go, i never turned the damn key on.what an idiot[quote]
LOL :lmao:

Originally posted by Bauer@Oct 10 2004, 11:43 AM
Never did it with the kill switch, but i did do it with the fuel shut off valve. I felt very smart.
Bauer
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351721


I did that on our first trip last year. Kept pulling and pulling. Nothing. I'd installed new reeds, so now I'm thinking I've got problems. Lifted the hood when it hit me....I'd turned the fuel switch off. I didn't feel very smart, either

I rebuilt a V-max 700 for a guy. I finshed it up about 2am. All that was left was the air box. Put the box on, little bit of compressed air in the fuel tank so i don't have to pull forever. turn the key on, lift up the kill switch, look at the clock......2am, the wife is sleeping in the house, aw screw it, lets fire it up right. 3-4, 5-6 pulls, nothing. Turn the choke off, pull and pull. Hold it W.O.T. pull some more........Nothing. I was exhausted so, have a smoke right "could be why i was exhausted". I look things over, coils are unplugged. I plugged them in, now we got her. Glance at the clock again it was like 2:30.am, What the heck. Key on, kill switch up: let's do it. I pulled the rope and.................BOOOOOOOOM!!! It was the loudest backfire i have ever heard. My ears are ringing............ The nieghbors dog barking, wife comes out yelling......All i could say was "opps", coils were unplugged". I didn't even get to hear it run that night. :bash: :bash: :bash: I do have to admit, i love the sound of those Yamaha triples!

Originally posted by wildcat700EFI@Oct 9 2004, 10:09 PM
I walked over to the sled turned the key and as I did I noticed* it.Yup me the moron never pulled the kill switch up...351662
That&#39;s why I always use the key to shut mine down. IMO< the kill switch is an emergency switch only, and can be worn out quicker than the keyed ignition.

the only thing that works for me is a mental checklist....#1 key. :) #2 kill switch. :confused: #3 fuel switch. :huh: #4 spark plugs. :sleepy: #5 kick the tunnel :bash: #6 call my neighbour to look at it. :cussing:

Originally posted by mudweiser@Oct 11 2004, 09:43 AM
I rebuilt a V-max 700 for a guy. I finshed it up about 2am. All that was left was the air box. Put the box on, little bit of compressed air in the fuel tank so i don&#39;t have to pull forever. turn the key on, lift up the kill switch, look at the clock......2am, the wife is sleeping in the house, aw screw it, lets fire it up right. 3-4, 5-6 pulls, nothing. Turn the choke off, pull and pull. Hold it W.O.T. pull some more........Nothing. I was exhausted so, have a smoke right "could be why i was exhausted". I look things over, coils are unplugged. I plugged them in, now we got her. Glance at the clock again it was like 2:30.am, What the heck. Key on, kill switch up: let&#39;s do it. I pulled the rope and.................BOOOOOOOOM!!! It was the loudest backfire i have ever heard. My ears are ringing............ The nieghbors dog barking, wife comes out yelling......All i could say was "opps", coils were unplugged". I didn&#39;t even get to hear it run that night.* :bash:* :bash:* :bash: I do have to admit, i love the sound of those Yamaha triples!
351967


LOL! :lmao:

Funny story Mud

Several years ago, I bought a brand new MXZ and got it home all excited. I was out in front of my house very proud of the yellow submarine I had just purchased. So I go to start it up for the very first time and it doesn&#39;t start. I am pulling on this thing for 15 minutes, and getting very worried. I had just spent thousands of dollars on this thing. I get out my cell phone and call the dealer. "Do you guys even start these things up before you hand them over?" The dealer replied, of course. And in a sarcastic voice he says "Do you have the kill switch up or down?" The second he said that I was knew that I was an idiot. Needless to say, it started up the very next pull.

I get so excited about getting a new sled. Last year, I traded in my MXZ for a REV and I go right to the trail. I get the cover off, start the sled, and start getting dressed. I remove the pin for the tilt and jump on the machine. I get it into reverse and start to back up. Nothing happens. I forgot to remove the bar across the skis. So I have the sled running, on a tilt, with the sled in reverse. I frantically try and remove the bar, which finally comes loose. Thank goodness no one was watching.

I am a basket case when it comes to new sleds. I&#39;m like a kid until I ride for about 30 minutes then I get my wits back.

Those are my two stupid stories.

Originally posted by comperk415@Oct 12 2004, 12:56 PM
Several years ago, I bought a brand new MXZ and got it home all excited.* I was out in front of my house very proud of the yellow submarine I had just purchased.* So I go to start it up for the very first time and it doesn&#39;t start.* I am pulling on this thing for 15 minutes, and getting very worried.* I had just spent thousands of dollars on this thing.* I get out my cell phone and call the dealer.* "Do you guys even start these things up before you hand them over?"* The dealer replied, of course.* And in a sarcastic voice he says "Do you have the kill switch up or down?"* The second he said that I was knew that I was an idiot.* Needless to say, it started up the very next pull.*

I get so excited about getting a new sled.* Last year, I traded in my MXZ for a REV and I go right to the trail.* I get the cover off, start the sled, and start getting dressed.* I remove the pin for the tilt and jump on the machine.* I get it into reverse and start to back up.* Nothing happens.* I forgot to remove the bar across the skis.* So I have the sled running, on a tilt, with the sled in reverse.* I frantically try and remove the bar, which finally comes loose.* Thank goodness no one was watching.*

I am a basket case when it comes to new sleds.* I&#39;m like a kid until I ride for about 30 minutes then I get my wits back.

Those are my two stupid stories.
352241


you got the easy way out-

way back when my dad and I shared a 500 touring, we had a dinky one place tilt trailer. The routine ALWAYS was I do the tie-downs he he does the crossbar. SoI did my part but my dad didn&#39;t do his. So he hops on and fires it up, presses the RER then gives it gas but it dosent go anywhere. So my dads thinking ice buildup on the track. So he goes behing and jumps on the rear end to clear it up, but there wasent too much. My dad tried backing up again. Still nothing. We check the belt and everything is ok. But then my dad says screw it were getting going so he tells me to hop on the back of the sled. He pins the throttle and we finally become unstuck for a couple of inches. Then, I heard my dad drop the loudest f-bomb you ever heard. He ripped the crossbar sideways along with the threading. Since everything was was jammed sideways, we couldn&#39;t untwist it. So it took 10 cans of WD-40, a hammer, and a dirty mouth to finally get it off. We then dropped the trailer at a sled dealer to have it fixed. $40 bucks later you could bet your life that never happened again. Now that we have 2 sleds, we are each in charge our own.

Some funny stories.

I hardly ever turn off the fuel so whenever I do I always forget to turn it on.


Here&#39;s my story.

I just started going out with a new girl for a few months. I wanted to impress her and show her a good time. I rented a little cabin for new years just for the two of us for a few days with a hot tub ect......

I was going to take the snowmobile so I could take her for some scenic rides and show her the area and so on.

I made sure the sled was all cleaned up and tuned up so I wouldn&#39;t have problems. Made sure she had warm suit and boots.

We drive two hours and get out to the cabin and the next day I unload the sled and fire it up. (I&#39;m thinking I&#39;m really impressing her) We put on all of our gear and she&#39;s really excited to go. We walk out to the machine and she says "Shouldn&#39;t I be wearing a helmet?"

DOH!!!!

I forgot both helmets at home. (2 hour drive back)

No one to borrow any or rent.

We never went snowmobiling.

Now I always double check I have my helmet before I go on a trip.

i was trying to sell my mx last year, so i have it out in the side lot so people can see it when they drive by, so somebody stops to look at it, and i run inside grab the key and put it in the sleds ignition, primed it twice and started pulling, about 15min of pulling i realize the fuel was shut off, i wonder why that guy never bought the sled? :p

Sorry so long...

Couple years ago my XC was flooding the crank case with fuel really bad. It ruined a trip to the U.P. and was really making me mad. Originally thought it was the fuel pump but took that apart and it looked fine and it seemed hold pressure. Well, snow was gone anyway so screw it, I&#39;ll wait till fall.

During the summer I came across a used fuel pump for $5 so I bought it to replace it just in case. Well, it got cold early and we were supposed to get some snow in the next few days so I quick threw the new pump on and took it out in the back yard, zipped back and forth a few times and it seemed fine, but it had done that before. So I put it up on the track stand and gunned it a few times, sure enough back fires, missing, the whole works again. Oh, I was mad! :cussing: didn&#39;t even drain the gas that I knew was in the crank case

Took it to the dealer and told them to fix it, I was sick of dealing with it. Well, they called back said they couldn&#39;t find anything, not even any gas in the crankcase but I they could replace the needles and seats even thought they passed the pressure tests, and they could check everything in the carbs. I told them go for it.

A couple weeks later after we did get a few inches of snow they called and said they never really found anything but they&#39;d spend a couple hours checking carbs vacum lines, etc. and they&#39;d been riding it around back and it was running fine.

When I went to pick it up there was a charge for a couple gallons of gas on the bill because it had run out when they were working on it. Right there at the service counter I realized what I had done. The whole problem was the fuel pump, which I had fixed for $5, but when I was doing my testing it ran fine until I put the back of the sled on the track stand, which caused the fuel pickup line in the back of the tank to run dry. I was too embarassed to say anything, I paid the $175 to have them put $3 worth of gas in, thanked them and left.

Taught me a lesson, don&#39;t get so mad when working on stuff you can&#39;t think straight :bash: And with all that time spent making sure everything was within specs, it runs nicer

I paid the $175 to have them put $3 worth of gas in, thanked them and left.


Wow and I thought 2 dollars a gallon this year would be alot......... :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: You paid 178 dollars for a few gallons :bash:

xc007- lesson learned the hard way! :bash: That sucks, but I have to say in your shoes I probably would have done the same thing. I actually did do the same thing once with my chain saw- couldn&#39;t figure out why the darn thing was idling so high, then realized it was out of gas :bash: Luckily though, it didn&#39;t cost me $175!