[AT] Bad Gas in my ATV wheelchair

[Cecil Bearden]

Carl

I cannot get into scribd.com.   It keeps telling me that my email is 
taken.   The Catt II computer that runs the software is a proprietary 
computer that is only available from Arctic Cat distributors.  There is 
one on Ebay right now for $1800.  That is the reason no one in OKC will 
work on them anymore.  They came up with this VLX model of ATV that was 
such a good deal.  But the reason is they took the display off the 
handlebars and only have idiot lights.  The lights do not flash to 
display a code like the old automobiles did.    I bought this 700CC VLX 
4wd atv newin 2019  for only $1000 more than I paid for my Arctic Cat 
366 in 2008.    They make it back by charging $250 minimum for 
diagnostics....
Cecil



On 12/2/2021 4:26 PM, Carl Szabelski wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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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