I have a 70's suzuki with a 440 rotax engine in it - Page 2 - Snowmobile Forum: Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

**RJ Gleason** · 01-29-2012, 07:26 AM

Look for a yellow/black stripe wire and trace it up from the engine.
This will be the lighting power wire.

fasterem · 01-29-2012, 09:23 AM

Ok I just went out and looked at what I thnink is every wire on the sled and I didn't see ONE yellow wire let alone one with a black stripe one it ;-( is that the wire for the votax 440? not sure if this helps any but none of the lights work when the sled is on either, where is the voltage regulator I was reading about?
this what I found
this is a pic of the light fixture I have

can I just guy a light builb and put it in this or do I need buy a whole new holder like this???

http://www.ebay.com/itm/380384661541...84.m1438.l2649

I did find this up under the speedometer, not sure what it is or why its there but with it hooked up the way it was NO light

and this is a pic of the tag on the motor, not sure it will help

fasterem · 01-30-2012, 09:30 AM

Ok got her running now, just got done riding for about an hour ;-), she runs good but I know i have some more tunning to do on the carb, I got it so it will run smooth up to about 3/4 throttle ( I really don't need to go any higher LOL) but I am not sure if I am adjusting properly, in the first pic below it seems if I move the adjuster towards the front of the sled, and if i turn it towards the front of the sled it seems that the sled runs smoother the farther I turn it as Im in the gas so thats good I think, but I havn't quit figured out how to adjust the idle?? I had the thing idling great before I took it for a ride today and adjusting it to run, I havn't delt with carbs in about 20 years so please be kind to me LOL any help will be much appreciated ;-)

**RJ Gleason** · 01-30-2012, 09:39 AM

A good starting point would be 1.5 turns out on both of those.

fasterem · 01-30-2012, 02:04 PM

Ok well I played with it a little more, but no matter where I put both thos nobs on the left it doens't reallly effect the idling of the sled?? I am wondering if there isn't a screw missing on the Right side of the second pic almost dead center maybe a little high, were you can see threads and that is where on the back side of those threads, the throttle cable stops? wonder if its just coming back too far??? cause if I hold the throttle cable just a ever so slight smidge it stays running but doesn not sound like its over reving? hmmmmm might just be the lazy mans way??? LOL

**RJ Gleason** · 01-31-2012, 07:11 AM

There should be a small screw with a spring on it on the throttle linkage that you use to set idle speed.
If it is missing and you can not find one that fits, try just moving the arm on the cable a bit to get a higher idle.