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mikemacy · 10-15-2006, 06:19 PM

hello all. i'm no to the site and snowmobiles just wanted to say hi.my friend was running out of room at his house so he gave me his snowmobile, it doesn't work so i'm planning on fixing it up. it's an arctic cat it says 550 efi on the side does anyone know what year it is? i was alos wondering if any of you know where to get a good service manual for it? he seems to think that a mouse chewed upo some wires so i'll be looking for a manual with a wiring diagram. thank you in advance. mike

**smallengineguy** · 10-15-2006, 07:01 PM

Welcome! Try eBay for a service manual on CD. I think the best eBay seller for them is ourkidsdad.

rgoers · 10-15-2006, 09:12 PM

Welcome Mike!!! AC made lots of 550 efi's... Could you post a pic of it? Maybe we can help you with the year. You might be able to get the year off the serial number tag too...

**RJ Gleason** · 10-16-2006, 12:17 AM

If he gave you the registration, it is usually on that too.

headbanger7483 · 10-16-2006, 11:25 AM

depending on the year of the sled you can e-mail or snail mail a letter to arctic cat and they will send you an owner's manual for free (www.arcticcat.com)...no shipping or anything. Thats what I did for the sled I bought used. The owner's manual will help you learn about your sled, once you know the year I suggest getting a clymer manual they're great and very detailed

mikemacy · 10-16-2006, 04:34 PM

he's looking for the registration as i write this. the tag on the side is all worn off. i hope i can get this thing to work

rgoers · 10-16-2006, 07:01 PM

You're probably going to have to get SEG involved. I can take a carb'd sled apart, but EFI is VooDoo to me...

**RJ Gleason** · 10-17-2006, 11:55 AM

That's the nice thing about EFI, except for an injector replacement (never) they are maintance free. You can clean them by using injetor cleaner.

mikemacy · 10-17-2006, 06:08 PM

I got some new info today the registration slip says 92 atrctic cat 550
9317422
black 550
0550 873725sa
mawsc0676 109266
can anyone tell me which if any of these are the vin # and how i can get the model of the snowmobile so i can purchase a repair manual.
thank you mike

**RJ Gleason** · 10-18-2006, 02:12 AM

Probably the easiest way is to take the reg. to a dealer and ask for the info.
If they are going to be realy good to you , this will tell. If they help you, great, if not, find another one if you can that is close enough.

rgoers · 10-18-2006, 06:05 PM

No stickers on the hood??? Most had the model there... Jag, Cougar, etc.

mikemacy · 10-19-2006, 07:22 PM

well i figured it out, its a 1993 ext efi, next step is to order the manual. should i get a clymer or an arctic cat manual? also is there any way i can get a copy of the owners manual for this sled? does anyone have an idea about how fast this sled will go?thanks mike

**RJ Gleason** · 10-20-2006, 11:30 AM

It should easily excede 95 and maybe even 100 mph.
To get a manual, try contacting AC directly and for a service manual, you can order them directly from clymer.