My Vintage Kawie wont start anybody help? - Snowmobile Forum: Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

Stineman · 10-16-2012, 02:04 PM

I have a 1978 Kawasaki Intruder in good shape for the year i just traded a junk quad for the sled started right up the other day onthe truck on the way home now i cant get it to start? it has great spark and fuel

Rczr600rider · 10-16-2012, 02:14 PM

You basically need three things to run. Fuel, spark and compression. Next it comes down to proper air/fuel ratio and proper timing. It's kind of difficult to diagnose without a little more information. Was the sled warmed up already when you went to look at it?

JD8345RT · 10-16-2012, 07:02 PM

Flood the crankcase on the trip home? If so, there should be a couple small bolts under the Y-pipe that you can remove to drain the fuel/oil out.

Stineman · 10-16-2012, 07:08 PM

That Might be it because you can see where oil and fuel ran out around where the exhaust comes together.

lukes_ranger · 10-16-2012, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JD8345RT

Flood the crankcase on the trip home? If so, there should be a couple small bolts under the Y-pipe that you can remove to drain the fuel/oil out.

can this happen to other vintage sleds too?? cause my elan started up first pull when i bought it, now wont start??

JD8345RT · 10-16-2012, 09:00 PM

It's caused by wornout or poorly adjusted float needle

**RJ Gleason** · 10-17-2012, 03:23 AM

Flooded the engine on the ride home.
Pull the plugs and crank it over a bunch until no more mist comes out.

The Kawi engine does not have drain plugs, only Poo engines do.

Stineman · 10-17-2012, 07:43 AM

Thanks guys... and is there crank case oil? because how do you get the fuel and stuff out without draing the gear oil? i took the plugs out the other day and was pulling it and put them back in and nothing

JD8345RT · 10-17-2012, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by RJ Gleason

The Kawi engine does not have drain plugs, only Poo engines do.

They sure are handy!

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Originally Posted by Stineman

Thanks guys... and is there crank case oil? because how do you get the fuel and stuff out without draing the gear oil?

The fuel/oil mixture circulates through the engine crankcase for lubrication.

**RJ Gleason** · 10-17-2012, 07:29 PM

There is no oil in the base except that which is mixed with the gas.
Draining the engine requires pulling the plugs and cranking a lot and then leaving it open till the remaining fuel evaporates.

Also did you use new plugs, wet fouled ones will not always fire until dry.

Stineman · 10-18-2012, 08:47 AM

Hey have any of you Guys ridden one?will it loft the front off or doesn't bave enough power?

77zman · 10-18-2012, 08:53 AM

I have driven an invader and intruder. It not going to b like o my god kind of fast but it will be a fun little sled to throw around the trails

My ZR is faster then your ZR

Stineman · 10-18-2012, 10:38 AM

ya I havent been able to ride it yet just got it this past week it ran and then i hauled in the truck for about an hour and nownothing so i drained carbs and took plugs out to let cylinders dry out and im gonna get new plugs how many times should i prime it to get it started? choke or no choke?

**RJ Gleason** · 10-18-2012, 10:56 AM

Priming makes starting easier when there is no fuel in the bowls.

Stineman · 10-18-2012, 01:53 PM

ya i know but how many times would be best to aavoid flooding? and should i choke it?

JD8345RT · 10-18-2012, 02:35 PM

Start on full choke, then immediately switch to half choke once it's running, or if you have pulled it over several times with no luck. Completely release the choke after it has run for a minute or so.

Many old sleds have different starting techniques that will be more successfull than others.

Stineman · 10-18-2012, 04:39 PM

it doesnt evan try to start ? i just put new plugs and gas is coming out of the exhaust?

ridegreen · 10-19-2012, 02:09 PM

Clean the carburetor and or rebulild

Renagade · 10-19-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ridegreen

Clean the carburetor and or rebulild

id hafta agree, start with the carb cleaning. try
to be gental with the gaskets to save them.
go from there.

ridegreen · 10-19-2012, 07:26 PM

Dry the plugs off and get as much gas out of the cylinders as possible and hit it with some starting fluid and try to start it just to see if it will give it the extra little pop.