Polaris XLT Vintage Snowmobile Ignition Problems. What did We find? Triple Monoblock Wedge Indy sled
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- čas přidán 30. 08. 2022
- We dig into what went wrong with Dennis' XLT on one of the last rides of last season. Eventually we find the problem. Enjoy the struggle!
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Love a good diagnostic / problem solving video like this! Half the battle is following a logical process and testing! As Eric O from South Main Auto says, "We don't guess...we test!".
Exactly!
This is a great video because some of us out here, we don't know about these things. At all! I feel like I just went to class! Great job on the persistence and finding a cause!
Thanks Kenneth!
Wanna buy my xcr600
@@darrellomar1167 Can't say that I'm looking for another sled right now.
Hey guys fyi
My sled is running real nice
The aftermarket CDI I purchased for $200 you where right piece of junk
With no warranty
Had the carbs done professionally and put a used CDI on it and a few minor adjustments and wow she just rocks again
Can’t wait for snow next year
Thanks for all the input and your channel rocks !!!!!!!!
Thanks. Good to know it worked out for you.
Electrical problems suck sometimes. I work on Industrial molding machines and intermittent problems are the worst.
You have a good grasp on this thankfully and hopefully Details Dennis gets to ride without problems this year!
Happy dance was kinds subdued but the shit eating grin on Dennis's face made up for it. Lol
Dan, Sometimes I just put in a bigger fuse and follow the smoke LOL! This was not one of those times.
@@nuttersspeedshop is that because there is no fuses in this system? LOL
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Nice work. Hope you found the issue. The 1 big issue with those xlt's ignitions was coil failure.
Thanks. Coils checked out good, even when warmed up.
I resurrecting my old xlt drag sled. I've got 4g in the motor. Years ago approaching 200 yard water skip she died. No spark.... died 100 yards b4 the water. Little happy dance she still had compression. 20 years later I'm still trying to figure this no spark thing. Motors on the bench. Thank you. I'll keep you posted.
Good luck Darryl. Ohm everything out. The factory service manual is free on vintagesnow (dot) com and it has all the ohms in it.
Well had spark. For 3 minutes. Now no spark. Going to dig into the mag after I'm done plowing the roads.
I have 2 polaris shop manuals. Good that way. And the good old internet
wondering if you know at 3:47 my 2 prong has no ohms so stator but want to know if the stator is savable what does that 2 prong do
You should go to vintagesnow (dot) com and download the 1985-1995 Polaris service manual. Chapter 4 is electrical. Look it up by the wire colors to see what it does. You could replace the coil if you can find just a coil, but XLT parts are cheap and easy to find so I'd probably just get a whole good stator.
Beer crossed off the list🤣🤣
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Is there a way to test the cdi box? I have this same sled.
Not directly. If everything else is good then try a different box and if that fixes it you know what the problem is.
Hi, I have a 97 XLT, and I keep burning out my cdi boxes?? I'm thinking maybe a stator problem or voltage regulator... I have a cdi box from SPI, but it won't allow the motor to go above 5500 rpm. I then put a used stock one in, and the machine rips! When I shut the sled off and go to start it again, there is no spark. Install the spi box again, and it starts right up??? Please help me? Thanks!
Did you find the XLT video where we added the ground wire? Put it back to stock and try adding that ground wire. We had the same problem with SPI box.
I have a 95 xlt 600 special
Has the exact same problem
My CDI box has a crack in it
Wondering on your electrical tester what you have it set on to do the testing
I’m going to change out the CDI box just because it’s cracked but as I’m no mechanic not sure where to turn after that
Plug coils are $40 each
Stator is $170 all Canadian funds
With the new stator will the coil that you said is faulty on it come with it new ?
I’m thinking if I change out everything that will still be cost affective as opposed to taking it to a shop and having them do the work
Any advise would be much appreciated
Luv my vintage Indy and do all the repairs myself but electrical not my strong point
Thanks guys luv the videos
Put the meter on ohms to check the coils. I'm not sure about how the new stator will be, I haven't seen stators for sale. Just the pickup coils. If it was me I'd fix it myself, but if you aren't great with electronics maybe a shop is a better answer?
Since I have got it running thought I’d put this out there it’s back firing to
Any suggestions
Thanks man
Could be a lot of things. Start by changing your spark plugs, cleaning your carbs and making sure it has good clean fuel in it.
Where can i get a double up seat for a indy 500
Ebay or swap meet
So I'm checking out a Bombardier rotax377 for a friend ,when I disconnect the harness from the magnito I get spark and the engine starts ,so I'm wondering what could cause it not to run when the harness is connected,I bridge the stop switch on the handle bar and Thiers a kill ßwitch on the dash,I bridge that also bit still no start ,from the engine I have a black with yellow wire ,witch I think is the magnito wire o have yellow with and a yellow and also a brown wire and a black wire ,I'm not sure what's next
Most snowmobiles need ground to kill the spark. Something in the harness, kill switch or ignition switch is grounding out the wire to magneto. disconnect your switches and if it's still grounding out look at the harness.
@@nuttersspeedshop is it the black with yellow stripe that's the kill wire?
@@rohanboswell5408 I don't really know Ski Doos that well, but there is an easy way to tell - if you short that wire to ground and it kills the spark it's the kill wire. There's another really good channel for Ski Doos called Matt's Workshop. It's worth checking out. Tell Matt I sent you.
I dislike electrical work. Love the coat at the end. Is that a 96 coat ? I had the 95 xlt coat when i was a kid. Matched the parents 95 xlt's when i rode my indy lite lol
Not sure on the jacket, but if you're going to ride an XLT the correct leathers seems like a good idea LOL.
@@nuttersspeedshop right on my friend
I have a digital multimeter now
But not sure what to set it to
On the dial it has multiple numbers 200,2000,20k,200k and 2000k
What do I set that to to get a correct reading when testing my coils and stator thanks in advance for your help
I changed out my CDI box with new aftermarket one
Haven’t had enough snow locally here in Toronto Ont Canada to even try it yet
But in the mean time would love to check the coils the spark plug wires and stator
If you could help me out would be awesome man
With the meter setting
And a list of the spec OMS for the same sled your working on
Mine is a 95 600 XLT Indy special I believe same as one in the video
Go to vintagesnow(dot)com and download the 1985-1995 snowmobile master repair manual. The electrical section has more details than I can type in a reply. As far as your meter goes, there are a ton of videos on how to use a voltemeter for beginners. I'm sure you will learn a ton from those videos. I'm not sure about those aftermarket CDIs. Dennis ended up returning his because the sled wouldn't run right. We have another factory CDI in it now.
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That is a little scary for me says free but with all the scams going on lately is hard to put my info there
@@alanbarrow8323 vintagesnow dot com does not ask for a credit card. You are on the wrong site.
I’ve got a 1998 XLT , touring , not the special , sold the special , but in the touring , it’s mint , but my headlight goes out , comes back on , might go back out , might come back on , checked everything but the stator , pisses me off ! Any advice ? Wires are all good , grounds are good
does the tail light do the same thing? Might just be a bad bulb if the tail lights stay on all the time. Another possibility is the headlight switch or just a wiring problem.
@@nuttersspeedshop twin bulbs , Bluhm Enterprises , Blue , 100 watt highs , 80 watt low beams , tail light also goes out , but comes back on , then may go back out , seems to work when it’s hot ,
@@nuttersspeedshop I’ll check the switch , it’s fun to ride , not hot rod , but it gets 13 mpg , that’s nice ! My long ride sled
@@nuttersspeedshop they’re Flame Thrower 130 high beam / 100 watt low beam , is awesome , but made only for single bulb headlights , it’s bright , ride behind your buddy with a stock bulb , his light is useless , he sees his shadow on the trail in front of himself
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If you lost spark to ALL cylinders there is no need to check individual components such as coils , plug caps , etc . Start with something that affects the spark to all cylinders such as the ignition switch , throttle safety switch , kill switch , CDI , then go inside the flywheel to the stator assembly .
Except the coils are daisy chained together on an XLT or Indy 650 so if one goes bad it can kill the spark to all of them. XLTs and Indy 650s spark all 3 plugs at once, 3 times per revolution. Ultra and Storm are independent.