[AT] Bad Gas in my ATV wheelchair

[Carl Szabelski]

Cecil,

Don’t know if this will help. You need to read through it. It sounds like
you can download software to a PC and diagnose your machine.

Carlhttps://www.scribd.com/document/401972602/Arctic-Cat-diagnostic-manual

On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:

> I tore down the Arctic Cat 2019 700 VLX yesterday.  I bought a lift table
> at a sellout of a cycle upfitter.  The fuel pump suction strainer had
> disintegrated in the tank.  The tank had some sticky red crap in the bottom
> that would not mix with the gas.  I dumped the gas and mopped up the red
> stuff with towels.  Then found that methanol would make the red stuff mix
> with the leftover gas and pour out the tank.  I think what fuel was in it
> caused the fuel pump to liquify.  Then the carburetor throttle plate was
> frozen.  I worked with carb and choke cleaner and finally got the throttle
> shaft pulled and the throttle shaft had the same sticky stuff.  This only
> had maybe 10-12 hours on it if that much.  It has been sitting 2 years.  I
> never put anything in the tank but gasoline.  I try to buy only premium
> unleaded no ethanol.  I buy from the same place.   I have it nearly all
> back together and I tried the starter and it fired with the little fuel in
> the fuel line.   Now I have my 2012 Arctic Cat 700 with power steering to
> find the problems.  The power steering, 4wd, lights, fan all quit working.
> I have checked all relays and fuses.  The fan was the first to go then the
> power steering, then 4wd and last the lights.   Arctic Cat has become very
> hard to get correct parts for.  Textron bought them and now they are
> producing their own brand of ATV and letting the Arctic Cat division go
> hungry.  It doesn't make sense, but I have 3 of them.  My first Arctic Cat
> was a 2008 366 model.  i bought it when I first started consulting and it
> was what I could afford.  I paid for it in 4 months, financed it with my
> credit card.  I bought that 2019 model when the 366 would not run above
> idle.   I bought the 2019 700 to use while the 366 was being worked on.  It
> took 2 weeks at least before the dealer would get it into the shop to work
> on it.  When I picked up the 366, it ran good for about 30 minutes.  I put
> an Ebay carburetor on it and it would not start.  When I was working on it
> I found all the rubber connections on it were cracked and leaking.  Why the
> dealer did not change these I don't know.  They charged nearly $500 to
> rebuild the carburetor.   It turns out that the dealer I bought all these
> Arctic Cats from is no longer an Arctic Cat dealer.   The closest one is
> over 120 miles away.   I had done a lot of business with them for service
> over the years. I messaged them about the problems I was having, and got
> the response that they were sorry for all the problems I was having.    So,
> I bought a lift table and will do all my own work like I used to do.  The
> last time I put a fuel pump in my old 700, my back was killing me for
> days.  I have to be able to work while sitting in a chair.  now that i have
> tried the lift table, it needs a little modifications on the safety stops
> to get it at just the right height.  It works great though, as it will run
> off a small compressor.
>
> Cecil
>
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