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i paused at 4 mins for this prev comment, just after five mins i seen a nice house, a beatiuful garage and when ya get inside that, everything is broken...7 mins in...is he a dentist? before 8 mins high idle lil rough even after new plugs, so id say clogged jet or water in fuel...8:46 COM" ON OPEN HER UP SHES 2 STROKE...906 YEA hold the throttle tho, clean her out..10 mins in i look as the info on the video, yea change the gas. rule one of summerizing drain that fuel, in fall/winter fresh rec fuel to clean her out and keep her going. NO hate iv been though this, the zr500 is the worst, not because of the motor or cooling but because of all the electronics. but id say overall fix your stuff and fresh fuel before hitting any trails bud. you will be stranded with a cat

I’ve been running these without an issue for about a year now. My long term review is I wish I would have gone more aggressive! Sometimes I’ll slide down a hill with one wheel completely stopped as I’m trying to turn.

I’m sure it changed about a half inch or so but I am not able to tell the difference at all

I would show you, but I don’t think this thing charges at all. I would be leading you astray!

And change the fuel lines.

Thanks Tyler. It’s on the list!

No way. I have one making the same noise and it is no rod knock. I have the entire engine apart and didn't see anything wrong.

You’re telling me. I guess I was going at little crazier as the video went on.

@@OutsideMedia1 Choke is easy to get to correct setting when you understand what it's doing. When the engine and fuel are cold, the fuel has a difficult time evaporating and creating a vapor. So the choke is used to make the in-cylinder mixture relatively rich for starting. It allows a big dump (relatively) of fuel in, which has a higher likelihood of some of it vaporizing. (if cold, when fuel has a hard time vaporizing anyway, you would get more vapor from 10 grams of gas in 5 seconds than you would from one gram of gas in 5 seconds). With this in mind, try to imagine the state of vaporization inside the cylinder. It's cold. The fuel is probably cold. The fuel does not want to turn to a combustable vapor... Basically that's when you want the choke on. A bunch of times you had the machine running then you opened the choke and killed it. Choke should stay on until the cylinder is nice and warm (warm enough that the gasoline entering is able to turn to vapor easily). If you "feel" this and understand what's happening, the choke is easier to find the right setting for. It also seemed the throttle was set too low for the whole video. A few times I was screaming at my TV for you to put it up a half inch or maybe even an inch. LOL

I'm jelous of your work space

I’d love to happen upon some of the other deere models someday.

I had an 83 that I lowered by cutting a coil and I didn’t hate it. If I did on this truck it would be a little bit just to adjust the rake in the front. Nothing crazy

Thanks for watching and commenting through the video, keep your eyes peeled!

My next step on the puma is bypassing all but the kill switch and see. Probably for next winter at this point. The Polaris brakes started to come back to me last night while I was working on the machine for another video

I will probably give everything a good once over before I take it down the trail.

The carb that came on this thing had several of the steel tabs inside rust away. There was no coming back and I had that stack of plates apart 10 times. It was enough to make a guy say Mikuni. Lol

@@OutsideMedia1 Yeah it's like Doing Surgery when taking those things Apart 😂

Thanks! That’s awesome. I’m a guitarist primarily, what’s your rig look like? Most of this music is purpose built for the channel but it gives me another creative outlet and a reason to make some original stuff.

Thanks for the encouragement! Spread the word for me!

Deere Sleds rocks

Thanks! I’m looking for something to use this engine on

@@OutsideMedia1 You can make a Frankenstein out of it. Generator with belt/snow blower/ Leaf blower etc... Just use what you have Imagination can be powerful.

I think it would make for some very interesting footage!

I have a soft spot for this thing. I will probably keep it for a long time. Great for kids to mess around on someday. My short term goal is to get it reliable enough to make the 4 mile ride to the local watering hole on the snowmobile trail loop I live on.

Thanks! I’ve been enjoying the beater sled life.

You think that’s why it’s cutting out? I know the kill switch kills when it’s supposed to, but I guess it could be killing when it’s not supposed to.

It’s called TSS. Throttle Safety Switch. In case throttle sticks kills the spark. Sometimes have to push throttle closed to keep from stalling. Can unplug on some models to disable. Is Plugs should be NGK BR9EYA stock #7548

Gotta love that CCW sound! I will get this thing running better too. Hoping for more snow this year.

The primer is not factory. I did some reading and some dudes like them just to cut down on pulling the engine over after it sits to fill the carb bowl and such. It really does help pull fuel into the carb too. I mainly left it there just because I didn't have a long enough section of line to make it happen when I was getting it running again.

Glad you enjoyed. I never fell bad if I learn something new, even if it is a stupid lesson! Hope we both remember the kill switch next time.

I think I need fresh fuel and new plugs. I have both in the works!

Persistence pays off. I’ve always had a soft spot for these early John Deere’s and old sleds in general.

So she dangles....? haha

@@OutsideMedia1 doesn't really pull the ski up. But you can feel it torquing the right side. Nothing like wot on snow and ice with something that has no studs. Its fun. Gotta be alert. Lol. Being that it's got no studs and I'm hauling on the hard packed stuff, you can get sideways when you grab all brakes

@@MichiganMade82 I was glad the puma had no studs when I was riding around my yard because I had to kick it sideways to turn around in my driveway!

We will have to see if we get hit with some snow again!

I agree! It was always at the back of my mind but I just didn’t want to admit it!