Starting when Flooded

[Snow Fever]

Here is a not very common tip for anyone that floods a RX-1 or RS. If you want to get it started fast instead of cranking the $hit out of it, this is what you MUST do. This includes Turboed sleds! 1st remove the air box, dump out any raw fuel that is in the air box, then stick your fingers into the throats of all the carbs and lift ALL the slides up all the way with your fingers, then have a buddy hold the throttle wide open and turn the key. Starts up right away. The reason for lifting the slides is because they are vacum operated and if you just hold the throttle wide open and turn the key it makes the carbs pull a vacum in the float bowls and just draws up more fuel. With the slides and butterfly valves open there is not enough vacum to pull gas but you get LOTS of air and wala it starts right away. NOT THEORY but FACT. This is the BEST way to start one of these animals when they are flooded PERIOD!

 

[YaMon]

Great advice, hope I can remember it, and hope I never need it.

 

[ken_climb]

Sounds dangerous, but what else is new with this sport we are all in! Could of used this advice last week,but snowfever!