She runs minty

Love the sound when you give it the hammer.

Love old sleds!. I'm old. LOL!

fuck yeah, people in colorado don't even know what bar hopping on a snowmobile feels like.

The artic cat runs great.

Omg love the el Tigre I had a 500 as a kid I miss it so much

Nice old Sled's Will ! Great to see them Running ! Merry Christmas !

kind of wish I had that much snow. or that many sleds running!

I also had a liquifire 1980 440. It had the bog. CRANK SEALS!

I have mine from a boy my sister had one to boys and girls both .

Did you get the engine finished and back in the sled?

Nice sled!

Is there any chance you could give me the part number off that starter? I want to put electric start on mine but the only place I can find one is on Amazon but if you read the fine print it says that starter turns clockwise ???? If you look at the review it confirms it. I am confused.🤪

I thought I was the only one that pulled on those old sleds for an hour before being able to actually ride.

I’m switching to the Wapsie Valley type like those on your #3 remote. Easier to install and way more friendly to use. It’s like we are finally in the 21st century.

Thank you brother

Good One TCW ; You got the skills and patience to be a Great Carb Man . 👍

Where are you located I just got two old snowmobiles from 1978 actually I think they're 1975 like to hook up with you maybe I'm in New Jersey where are you

Is that stereo Bluetooth capable? Thanks for the video 👍🏼

I have a 80ev john degree saw. It looks and runs as good as the day I bought it new.

There's a better conversion kit out there called The wasp conversion kit get that kit and you'll never have another leak like I did on my tractor these two here leak all the time the pioneer is the same as a John Deere the ones I have are just push and pull just like the new tractors it's called The wasp conversion kit

There's a better conversion kit out there called The wasp conversion kit

Very good. Finally someone showed where to look for starter bolts

👍👍👊

Got the old m f whizzing again , that sound takes me back to when I had mine!

Having issues connecting my shredder to this new set up, I can’t get them to go in a lock up. Like can’t get passed the barring part that catches the connection. Not even with a hammer they pop right out.

Have you ever had to replace any of these iso style barrels or replace the o-rings? Looks like that clip holding the barrel in place would be a real pain to get out once these are installed. Just curious

I'm happy to see them running again. I had a 75 Liquifire 340, and my ignition would cut out on one cylinder at random. There was no way to get a replacement ignition module in the mid 1980's, and it ended up being given away. I wish that I had it now, as i'm seeing modules available now. It wasn't the most comfortable machine, and it would go through front skis often. But, for a 340cc machine, it was FREAKIN FAST!!! I liked the black/silver colors and the graphics. Great Memories!! We bought it used in the mid-1980's, upstate NY, in the Catskills. My parents bought a vacation house around 1985, in Haines Falls NY, in Twilight Park. There were numerous times that there were blizzards down in the City, in Queens county, where we lived. I remember leaving at around 7:00 am, from Whitestone, with my daughter, (she was about 7 or 8) we got in my 88 Chevy 4wd pickup, and drove upstate. When we got to the house, we went inside, (to use the facilities) and so she could eat and warm up. I loaded the sled in the truck, tied it down, (too long to close the tailgate) and we drove straight back home. We arrived just as the snow started falling. Everyone said I was nuts, but I was so glad that I had gone up to get it. Very shortly, you couldn't drive, and I took my mother, on the sled, to the grocery store! I was everywhere that night. Quads couldn't keep up with me, and the police didn't even BOTHER to try!! Just a great memory. I wish that I still had it.

Just did this and I can’t get the attachments to seat in. Is there a break in trick

That is a '73 model. You can tell by the frame mounted reflectors.

Hey awesome video! After you got the barrel in all the way were you able to move it back and forth by hand? I've got the seals and backwashers in and I'm working through this and it seems like id have to use a pry bar or a hammer to get it to slide. I'm using an aftermarket kit (probably my first mistake) and think the tolerances might not be good.

Will do you what starter is used to convert the electric start on a sportfire

I switched my JD ISO over to the WAPSI, My Deere ISO leaked from day one when I installed several years back. No leaks now.

Had one of those once. They need piston swap. They can rev over 9 grand if everything is working. Took that engine and swapped it into a 81 SRX. It performed really well in the lighter machine.

I had a sting.. 80 mph

The best sleds had them all

Ah… the old Arctic Hex… the Hex bushings would wear over time causing slip and it would break an arm on the spider. Later versions were a little better with an extended stronger bushing. It would hold up on a small engine, but anything with more than about 50 HP it would fail rather quickly.

Save the easy top bolt till last, and install it first.

Nice work

Hi i had a 84 440 liquid it was doggy atbottom end kawasaki had same motor but more horse power to bring the jd up to the same power we changed heads ,bumped compreshion bumped timing @ rejetted it turned the track around wanted to go not stop this made a world of diference

It’s not your belt your secondary needs to go together more so your belt is higher. That will give you a lower gear to start. You primary dictates the rpm. If you tighten the secondary to get rpm you loose efficiency Secondary just tight enough so the belt doesn’t slip.that sled needs a lot of clutch work. It’s horrible

I’d love to own that helmet haha I have matching gear to my three spitfires and my 82 liquifire. But no Deere helmet

Good G. I love g tractor

If the hex shaft rusts it must be steal therefore it can be built up and machined true

omg reminds me of stuff me and buds played with in high school and im effing 60 ! I always thaught they were hated cuz it was a stupidly designed pos that made xtra useless noise at idle at least the doo tra was a great answer to what the rv's needed and only hated by those that didnt understand how it worked good luck btw dont all three pieces have balence drilling?

could you send me a link to get that gasket set?

Take a look at 84 jd and Kawasaki liquid 440 engine specs. I had a 84 jd liq we changed the heads to raise comp. Bumped the timing and rejetted it ,to kawi specs .we also turned the track around I was more worried about going not stopping bill w

I had the same year machine. The engine and engine mounts are way over engineered. The water pump and oil pump way of engineered.

I used to make mine all the time, much much cheaper

What belt do you run in that sled?