MiniZ Help - idle problem. - Snowmobile Forum: Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

tlito · 10-26-2009, 02:55 AM

I just got my son a 1998 Mini Z ... starts up no problem, runs but does not idle ..

I did the following:

1) Changed the plug - it was fouled.
2) Used carb cleaner (spray) on the carb.
3) Adjusted the throttle cable - to give it a bit more fuel

well .. here is the question. It seems to 'idle' after the adjustment but ... with the track off the ground .. it turns. is that the correct behavior?

I suspect i am going to hear to take off the carb and clean it - i have the shop manual and looked the procedure .. not sure i want to undertake that myself. So before i take the sled to someone to tune it, wondered if there was something else i should do?

snowtrax00 · 10-26-2009, 05:57 AM

Well if you adjusted the throttle then maybe the clutch is engaging

**smallengineguy** · 10-26-2009, 07:24 AM

The carb needs to be cleaned. The track should not turn. Remove the carb and clean it. What I do is actually remove the carb bolt studs from the engine. Makes it MUCH easier to remove the carb.

tlito · 10-26-2009, 11:19 AM

do you have instructions or pictures to show me how to do it?

is it just remove and dunk in solution?

**RJ Gleason** · 10-26-2009, 12:17 PM

First remove rubber and plastic parts.

**smallengineguy** · 10-26-2009, 09:11 PM

Remove the carb from the machine, then remove the bowl and float/needle. Then unscrew the pilot jet and use carb cleaner AND compressed air to clean it all really good. You NEED the air.