My son's Polaris Outlaw 50 won't start. Here are my symptoms, and what I've done so far:
- It was difficult to start before I dove in, and seemed to idle too low, resulting in frequent restarts. So, in an attempt to fix the problem...
- I pulled, disassembled, and cleaned the carburetor. No signs of any dirt or varnish inside.
- I reassembled (hopefully correctly--I had the shop manual) and reinstalled the carb.
- When the spark plug is laid on the cylinder head, I am seeing a spark. The plug looks normal, and is dry.
- Fuel is getting into the float bowl. When I open the float bowl drain, fuel drains out.
- There appears to be vacuum and compression. Holding my hand over the carburetor intake, or exhaust pipe, I can feel suction/pressure pulses when I crank the engine.
- Starting fluid (either through the spark plug hole with the plug removed, or into the carburetor's intake) has no impact, as far as getting it to fire.
- The slide and needle are operating properly. I can look down the throat, and see the slide move. I pulled the slide assembly out, and the needle is firmly attached to the slide.
I'm surprised with all this cranking (and applying various levels of throttle) that the spark plug appears to be dry. I'd expect to see the engine flooded. Can anyone suggest anything else I should look at to get this mini-beast running again? Thanks.
- It was difficult to start before I dove in, and seemed to idle too low, resulting in frequent restarts. So, in an attempt to fix the problem...
- I pulled, disassembled, and cleaned the carburetor. No signs of any dirt or varnish inside.
- I reassembled (hopefully correctly--I had the shop manual) and reinstalled the carb.
- When the spark plug is laid on the cylinder head, I am seeing a spark. The plug looks normal, and is dry.
- Fuel is getting into the float bowl. When I open the float bowl drain, fuel drains out.
- There appears to be vacuum and compression. Holding my hand over the carburetor intake, or exhaust pipe, I can feel suction/pressure pulses when I crank the engine.
- Starting fluid (either through the spark plug hole with the plug removed, or into the carburetor's intake) has no impact, as far as getting it to fire.
- The slide and needle are operating properly. I can look down the throat, and see the slide move. I pulled the slide assembly out, and the needle is firmly attached to the slide.
I'm surprised with all this cranking (and applying various levels of throttle) that the spark plug appears to be dry. I'd expect to see the engine flooded. Can anyone suggest anything else I should look at to get this mini-beast running again? Thanks.
