Motorcycle Forum / General / Snowmobiles / September 2008

Okay the local shop charged me $200 to supposedly replace the fuel
pump, and the following winter the machine had the same problem again
out on the trails. (Mental note: don't use that shop again) We still
had a good trip, but had to keep the speeds real low (which is
annoying when you're trying to get somewhere across a frozen lake or
big, wide, open trails, but is just fine on twisty trails which we
spent alot of time on).

(Original problem: '00 SkiDoo (2 cyl ~500cc) drops to an idle after
20-30 seconds at higher speeds. Seems like fuel starvation problem
since it doesn't stall. If you wait a minute sitting there at an idle,
you can then go fast again for another 20-30 seconds. You can putt
around at lower speeds all day without a problem.)

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From: "David Courtney" <adva...@powercom.net>
Date: Oct 29 2006, 11:07 am

   You really don't need an engine lift to remove the engine... that
whole
motor probably weighs 70 - 80 pounds.
   But, you probably don't need to remove the engine in order to get
at the
fuel pump anyway.  You may need to remove the airbox and carburetors
to get
access; but I've never seen a snowmobile where you couldn't service
the fuel
pump without removing the engine.
   According to the online parts fiche, it looks like your fuel pump
is
mounted on the bulkhead near the steering post?
   You should be able to move the carbs out of the way without
disconnecting anything except the fuel lines... leave the choke and
throttle
cables in place.
   I sure don't want to try to talk you into getting in over your
head, but
you're gonna probably spend $150 to get a $15 fuel pump kit
installed.  The
actual pump kit is a snap to install... probably take 10 minutes and
needs
no special tools.

"Tim" <tcan...@comcast.net> wrote in message

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