Rmk 800 Help!! - Snowmobiles and Sleds

Ohmz · 11-14-2006, 09:25 PM

hey guys i just got a 2002 Polaris RMK 800 and when its cold (even -10C) it take almost 20 minz with 2 guys takeing turns to pull start the biotch....hopeing someone here knows wtf is wrong

letsride · 11-14-2006, 10:30 PM

Buy an electric starter for it

SS · 11-23-2006, 10:07 PM

f electric start!!!! was it the first time u started it after being stored for the summer bad gas?
once started will it stay running?

check the idle screw if i thought it was that i would turn it in some of the way it will idle higher then u can adjust as needed

have u taken the carbs apart and cleaned them out?

what elevation is it jetted for ?

How many miles on it may check compression !

Just a few ideas

wall hit · 11-27-2006, 09:46 AM

bad fuel pump? sounds like its not getting gas to the motor, check pump, lines and carbs.

zoomer · 11-28-2006, 06:15 AM

I concur with a lot of what SS has said. Also, while the carbs are apart, check the pilot jets, and also check the free play on the choke cables. Mine starts second pluck, every time, except when it's when it's been sittin' for a couple of days, then it's 3 or 4, never more. Put choke to full, once it starts, slip it to straight out, and then, about 10 to 15 seconds later, all the way off, and let it idle to operating temperature. If it looks like it's going to die, just tug the choke a little, and let it off. The average temperature here at this time of the year is around -30 celcius. Later in the winter, it'll be steady at -40 to -50 celcius. I'm a technician with a Yamaha/Polaris dealership, and the problems you've described would point me in the direction of a fuel problem, as SS has pointed out.

Peace!!

SS · 12-01-2006, 12:55 AM

How about what position the clip is on the needle would that effect it enough to make it start real hard ?

Also one year on my old 600 i used the stabil in the gas and the mixture between that and the ethenol in the gas ate the hoses completely disintegrated them and one of the tiny chunks got caught up in the carb totally had to take everything apart to get it to run right again

01-25-2007, 07:07 PM

Peice of SHIT! no offence. sleds are supposed to sart in the cold easiy.try a new starter

SS · 01-28-2007, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KX125racer13

Peice of SHIT! no offence. sleds are supposed to sart in the cold easiy.try a new starter

starter most mountain sleds don't have them try again

old man roger · 01-28-2007, 05:46 PM

all good info ,but just to add a thought two strokes start realy hard when it's time for rings....

11-14-2006, 09:25 PM	#1
Ohmz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Edmonton Age: Bike: 2003 R6 Gender: Male Posts: 14	Rmk 800 Help!! hey guys i just got a 2002 Polaris RMK 800 and when its cold (even -10C) it take almost 20 minz with 2 guys takeing turns to pull start the biotch....hopeing someone here knows wtf is wrong

11-14-2006, 10:30 PM	#2
letsride Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northeast Age: 24 Bike: Crunchy 03 zx6r, 06 fiddy Gender: Male Posts: 12,213	Re: Rmk 800 Help!! Buy an electric starter for it

11-23-2006, 10:07 PM	#3
SS Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: savage Age: 25 Bike: dump truck Gender: Male Posts: 431	Re: Rmk 800 Help!! f electric start!!!! was it the first time u started it after being stored for the summer bad gas? once started will it stay running? check the idle screw if i thought it was that i would turn it in some of the way it will idle higher then u can adjust as needed have u taken the carbs apart and cleaned them out? what elevation is it jetted for ? How many miles on it may check compression ! Just a few ideas

11-27-2006, 09:46 AM	#4
wall hit Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gardner,massachusetts Age: 19 Bike: 1994 suzook rf 900/ 2003 kawa klr 250 Gender: Male Posts: 106	Re: Rmk 800 Help!! bad fuel pump? sounds like its not getting gas to the motor, check pump, lines and carbs.

11-28-2006, 06:15 AM	#5
zoomer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: YK, NT, Canada Age: Bike: 1999 Hayabusa Gender: Male Posts: 4	Re: Rmk 800 Help!! I concur with a lot of what SS has said. Also, while the carbs are apart, check the pilot jets, and also check the free play on the choke cables. Mine starts second pluck, every time, except when it's when it's been sittin' for a couple of days, then it's 3 or 4, never more. Put choke to full, once it starts, slip it to straight out, and then, about 10 to 15 seconds later, all the way off, and let it idle to operating temperature. If it looks like it's going to die, just tug the choke a little, and let it off. The average temperature here at this time of the year is around -30 celcius. Later in the winter, it'll be steady at -40 to -50 celcius. I'm a technician with a Yamaha/Polaris dealership, and the problems you've described would point me in the direction of a fuel problem, as SS has pointed out. Peace!!

12-01-2006, 12:55 AM	#6
SS Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: savage Age: 25 Bike: dump truck Gender: Male Posts: 431	Re: Rmk 800 Help!! How about what position the clip is on the needle would that effect it enough to make it start real hard ? Also one year on my old 600 i used the stabil in the gas and the mixture between that and the ethenol in the gas ate the hoses completely disintegrated them and one of the tiny chunks got caught up in the carb totally had to take everything apart to get it to run right again

01-25-2007, 07:07 PM	#7
KX125racer13 Age: Bike: Gender: Posts: n/a	Re: Rmk 800 Help!! Peice of SHIT! no offence. sleds are supposed to sart in the cold easiy.try a new starter

01-28-2007, 05:46 PM	#9
old man roger also known as OMR Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OMR INDUSTRIES in west palm beach florida Age: Bike: OMR PREPPED 636 Gender: Male Posts: 50,362	Re: Rmk 800 Help!! all good info ,but just to add a thought two strokes start realy hard when it's time for rings....