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Artic Cat ? #7512807 02/28/22 04:48 PM 02/28/22 04:48 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 693 Barron Co, WI W wisconsinteacher OP trapper
wisconsinteacher OP trapper W Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 693 Barron Co, WI	I have a 1997 440 Cat that runs when I dump a little gas down the spark plug hole. I can see gas in the lines coming from the tank but it will not continue to run. Do you think this is a carb issue? It has not been run in 2 years. Thoughts?

Re: Artic Cat ? [Re: wisconsinteacher] #7512818 02/28/22 04:55 PM 02/28/22 04:55 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 10,485 MN S Steven 49er trapper
Steven 49er trapper S Joined: May 2010 Posts: 10,485 MN	I'd for sure start with the carb. "Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.

Re: Artic Cat ? [Re: wisconsinteacher] #7512821 02/28/22 04:57 PM 02/28/22 04:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,027 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,027 Northern Maine	I'm no mechanic so don't know the part name but it keeps the gas flowing in the gas line.Had that problem myself. Nevada bound

Re: Artic Cat ? [Re: wisconsinteacher] #7512825 02/28/22 05:00 PM 02/28/22 05:00 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,624 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,624 Green County Wisconsin	sounds like the first place to start America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Artic Cat ? [Re: Bruce T] #7512841 02/28/22 05:08 PM 02/28/22 05:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,123 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,123 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Bruce T I'm no mechanic so don't know the part name but it keeps the gas flowing in the gas line.Had that problem myself. Pump NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Artic Cat ? [Re: wisconsinteacher] #7512849 02/28/22 05:15 PM 02/28/22 05:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,734 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,734 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Isn't there a diaphragm in the carb that sucks the gas into your engine? If the diaphragm gets dry from no use, that might be the problem. The difference between animals and humans is that animals would never let the dumbest ones lead the pack.

Re: Artic Cat ? [Re: wisconsinteacher] #7512856 02/28/22 05:20 PM 02/28/22 05:20 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,086 midland, michigan M midlander trapper
midlander trapper M Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,086 midland, michigan	Dry rotted diaphram fuel pump or carb jets plugged by the wonderful ethanol fuel we have. If you can keep it running by keeping it partially choked, then it is surely the plugged jets. Most them old carbs are very easy to work on if you have the slightest mechanical abilities....good luck and let us know what it was.

Re: Artic Cat ? [Re: wisconsinteacher] #7512859 02/28/22 05:23 PM 02/28/22 05:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,154 Tug Hill, NY Redknot trapper
Redknot trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,154 Tug Hill, NY	needle valve... ~Illegitimi Non Carborundum~

Re: Artic Cat ? [Re: wisconsinteacher] #7512864 02/28/22 05:26 PM 02/28/22 05:26 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 609 UP Michigan Yooper1978 trapper
Yooper1978 trapper Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 609 UP Michigan	Float is stuck closed.

Re: Artic Cat ? [Re: Yooper1978] #7513482 03/01/22 09:40 AM 03/01/22 09:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,154 Tug Hill, NY Redknot trapper
Redknot trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,154 Tug Hill, NY	Originally Posted by Yooper1978 Float is stuck closed. Well kind of sort of...The float is likely working perfectly, but it's the needle valve that is stuck...The most common cause of the aforementioned described problem... ~Illegitimi Non Carborundum~

Re: Artic Cat ? [Re: wisconsinteacher] #7513646 03/01/22 12:12 PM 03/01/22 12:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,228 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,228 Alaska and Washington State	Start by checking to see that gas is getting to the carb. Pull the gas line off the carb, dump a little gas into the spark plug hole and start it, there should be a steady, pulsating flow of gas out of the gas line. If there isn't, first look at the fuel pickup line in the tank, if that is okay then check the vacuum line from the crankcase to the fuel pump for cracks and tight fittings, then fuel pump. Once you do all this and have fuel to the carb, then start looking for carb issues. If it is the carb, start at the float bowl, then float needle, etc.. "My life is better than your vacation"

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