TRYING TO FIX MY SNOWMOBILE | BAD NEWS !!!

[@reubenswinkels9742]

I agree with the other posters. First, if it loosens up again, just put a longer bolt through and put a nylon locking nut on the back. Easier than re-tapping. Second, I would also just pull the plugs, pull it over a few times to clear it out, then put the plugs back in and try to start it. If you got good piston/ring seal, when you dump gas down into the cylinders, it can virtually hydro-lock the cylinder, making it very difficult to pull over. Using a starter spray helps eliminate this issue. I would not worry about the oil. I imagine you are seeing the gas/oil mixture from the gas that was dumped into the cylinders.

[@TheGreatBeard]

Thanks the for advise. I'm looking over the comments to help solve my problems as well!

[@SwampDonkey530]

I like fix-it vids, it makes the actual " going for a rip" videos that much cooler!!

[@larrybraden6640]

Being in the south I don't have a snowmobile but the Rotax engine is used on a lot of the jet skis. Pull your plugs back out and clear the cylinders. When you poured the gas in the cylinders it liquefied the carbon build up. Once you get the cylinders cleared put in fresh plugs and it should start up.

[@mikenick4571]

Trying staring it with just one plug in it, then pull it and put the other one in and repeat. Love the videos, fixing, riding, just goofing off with your buddies. Keep 'em coming.

[@slackersteve2004]

Im a fan of older Ski-doo's, maybe cause its what i grew up having. When i was 10 i had a 1980 Ski-doo 7500 Blizzard 340, than at 13 i had a 1995 Formula Z 583 ROTAX with the drag race suspension and than a few years later I had gotten Ski-doo 1999 Formula 3 700 triple. I had a bad wrestling accident when i was 16 and really havent been on a sled since (now im 34), biggest reason i like ur videos is because i still get the outdoors experience through ur videos....keep up the great work

[@FoosaStomp]

Who doesn’t love repairs in the cold and wet snow. I was in Barton the other day and couldn’t believe how much snow there and near Newark Pond, definitely envious ! Sorry to hear of your oil problems. Part of the fun of owning a sled is the wrenching, in the snow, cold, fall, winter, spring :-)

[@JeremyRhydes]

Yo riders! FIRST 300 comments entered to win an S1R Baton II Tactical Flashlight and a RIDE MORE DECAL set for their machine!! :) Okay, so reading some comments here - TO CLARIFY what was done (and said) in the video. YES, I took the plugs out and pulled it over many times to try to get the excess oil/gas out of the cylinders. YES, a 2 stroke is going to have oil down in the cylinders (especially after sitting for months), HOWEVER, too much oil is not a good thing which leads me to believe oil is somehow dripping into the cylinders. When there is THAT much oil in the cylinders it is not good to crank it over because oil cannot compress and will put a lot of strain on bottom end... Some are saying it's not good to put straight GAS down in the cylinders, but believe me, there is plenty of oil down there... I also mentioned it is not THAT big of a deal, but will be fixed before I run it again. NEXT, as for the tapping. I didn't film me tapping the holes out when I was indoors, but YES I used 3 in 1 oil (lubricant for the holes) and drilled them out with a drill prior to tapping. I forgot to drill out the first one (when I was outdoors). Sorry. Thanks for checking out the new video. Take care, ride more.

[@tommystechyshyn889]

My buddy got a 800 mxz and those recoils are garbage he had redo his many times

[@michaelpolitz9581]

Also...a little oil down the spark plug and holes works well and is less harsh on the old engine than gas, works just as well!

[@jaredtodisco4978]

Maybe the gas hydro-locked the top or bottom end or maybe a stuck exhaust valve.

[@donaldfuller5041]

I told you I'd give you a new flange if you read your comments. The oil seal is an easy fix.

[@troybursey7230]

On my mxz I just drilled strait through and put a nut on the end of the bolt

[@jthebert6218]

Duuuuude you and fellow vermonters should all go riding together this winter!!!

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Tapping new threads with a locking pliers?!?! ....Are we related? Haha.

[@svthonda4236]

U need to drill the old treads out with the proper size drill bit then u use the tap, your way worked but u could of snapped the aluminum, but lucky enough u we’re going very slow and it still worked, good for u

[@ArcticJeff]

Pull it over aggressively without the plugs in it, that should spray some oil out. Tip: start the sled at least once a month in the off season. That way it will burn any oil that drips into the cylinder through the oil injection.

[@s14duma]

Clean the spark plugs, pull start the engine a few without plugs to flush it out, then reinstall plugs and it should work. Also move sled to garage might be to cold and have sat in the weather to long and needs to warm up a lil to dry out? Keep on truckin you got this!

[@signalfc3s]

Love the snowmobile content. Not a lot of snowmobile content on KZbin. Keep it coming.

[@phrepster]

Same oil accumulation happened to my Vmax 600, a local shop told me if you don’t turn the oil off this can happen, or even if you turn it off some of these older sleds still get injector oil seep into the cylinder via the intake valve. Was told as long as compression still read in the green it was fine. Don’t know if this is the problem you have but it’s just my experience with it.

[@terrancewallskog7820]

A little cutting oil makes tapping that a lot easier and smoother.

[@kesa676]

That really sucks. I hope you get it fixed! Can't wait to see you riding it.

[@davedubriske9939]

My family and I watch your vids every night. We watched the trip to Detroit to pick up Mikes Jeep Grand Wagoneer last night. Keep up the good work. Time to sell that Doo 700.....

[@leenorman1180]

Just got done with the same issue on a 2000 Formula Z 700. Its caused by one or both of two things. Check valves on the oil pump (part no 420956510) weaken and/or inner crank seals leak and oil seeps constantly during storage. The problem is getting the oil out so your pulse line will operate your fuel pump. The pto side is easy because you just remove the pulse line and drain into a container (I got about eight ozs from it). Use a little compressed air and clear the line so you can see fuel pump when you turn it over. I don't have any oil in the magneto side so not to sure how to get oil out of that side. Once I got it to run a large quantity of oil came out of the exhaust so be ready with a large rag. You can use the sled all winter but at some point the issue needs to be addressed.

[@kylewallace2650]

So you've made me pull out my 93 phazer 2 and start bringing her back to life...thanks for the awesome videos ..glad to know iam not the only one who is a huge sled head

[@WhitewaterOutdoors]

Gotta love working out in the snow... doing the same thing today, fixing the ol Arctic Cat and freezing my ass off at the same time LOL

[@jeremyl9801]

Gota love these vids. Keep em coming. Don’t forget Travis jumping the creek!!!!

[@jameslaurinitis7580]

Jeremy.. your very center crank seals are getting weak. This allows oil from your oil injection tank to leak oil into the crank case during long storage. It's a common thing. There is a oil feed hose that comes from half way up the oil tank. That is the feed line that goes to the center Barb fitting in the crank case. It's there to supply oil to the water pump gear and oil pump gear. A band aid fix is to put a little on/off valve in line. BUT MUST TURN ON WHEN YOU RIDE! Or don't sweat it to much. If it hydro locks again just pull plugs and clear engine of oil.

[@snowmobilingburberry]

James Laurinitis James is correct. Common flaw on 03, 04 revs. Seal goes between oil tank and crank chamber. Fills it up. Slowly at first. Gotta get that seal out. Don’t run it much or it’ll go. It’s worth fixing.

[@tasdabn]

Its your machine. If you are happy its ok keep on doing it how you want to!

[@jamisgood21]

I agree with some of the other posters here...Not a huge deal after sled sat for a while. Fuel or oil or both slowly drained down into cylinders/Crankcase. Pull the plugs back out and torch em clean and dry with a propane torch. Pull over sled a bunch with plugs out and fuel line off. Maybe even let it sit for 30 minutes with the plugs out. Then it should by sendy again. My $0.02

[@chadkorrigan7712]

FYI, youre supposed to drill out the holes bigger before you tap them for a bigger bolt.

[@nickm1648]

Wish we had that much snow! I’ve been itching to ride! Love your videos keep it up!!

[@austingibson819]

Can’t wait to get snow in Ontario. Just got my 02 up and running. Love the videos sucks that wouldn’t start for you.

[@129NATE]

I’m not a snowmobile guy. But still love the videos. Picking my new dual sport bike up on Saturday! Can’t wait for spring.

[@rpc2251]

My friends sled did the same thing with the oil flooding the cylinder, we checked the oil pump and it was running rich, we assumed it was just oil that wasn’t burning off and settling in the crank, we had to pull the plugs and keep pulling it over until the oil stopped spraying out the head, gave a shot of carb cleaner to fire it up and gasses is to burn off the oil, have a few sets of plugs because they are gunna foul. Also check the front of the motor there might be a crank drain plug to get the oil out, good luck!

[@nicholasspeenburgh545]

Nice!! Got lots of snow now man.. keep on keeping on

[@riitanovlogs4681]

Hey Jeremy I’m so happy to see that your getting the mxz working again your doing a great job with your channel keep up the great work bud!

[@riitanovlogs4681]

It sucks that there is a oil problem, knowing you it can be fixed good luck

[@TheYoyo2369]

Damn man... so close! Never wanted a snowmobile to start more than this one lol Keep up the videos man!

[@mikelevsen9878]

Too much fluid on top of the pistons leads to a hydro lock and thats the reason its pulling so hard. Like others have said. Pull the plugs out again and pull it over a few times. Put them back in and it should fire. Used to run into this problem when I worked in a body shop and the tow guy brought in a roll over car and it laid on the roof too long. Had to pull the plugs and turn it over first. If you have too much fluid on top of the pistons it can bend a rod if it were to somehow start.

[@EURORehabTV]

was thinking same to much power shot u can bend a rod when gas cant compress and fire.

[@EricLeech-19]

Not so much on a 2 stroke since the is no valve's it will just run into the pipe

[@himm735]

hydro lock happened to me and bent a rod... needed an excuse to get rid of that Polaris anyway,....... SKI-DOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[@mitchb2440]

Skidoos pull hard especially when cold. The recoil design doesn't have a lot of leverage

[@ceechs]

I wish we had as much snow as you guys have, only about an inch here in southern MN

[@wanderingcanadian12]

your problem is with your exhaust valves. obviously most two strokes dont have valves, but those older rotex's engines did. they are under those black caps with the red circle on the exaust side of of your motor. all you have to do is take them out and clean them. very simple job, and very common problem. no worries, nothing major. as far as putting gas down the plug holes goes, nothing wrong with that. where i live in canada, i dont know a single person who drives an older sled that doesnt put gas down the plug holes to fire it up. should probaly pull it over a few times first though to get the gas primed through the carbs, but no biggy. when she fires up, itll do the same thing. might just have to repeat the process a few times. btw great videos, man. keep up the great work ! oh, and btw, put mixed gas down the plug holes. never put straight gas down a two stroke.

[@corysnladventures2758]

Just put long bolts with nuts on the back. Won't come lose anymore. 👍👍👈😃

[@bryan7866]

I thought you meant instead of spark plugs for a second a laughed thinking what a troll lol

[@shaftysgaming9857]

I don't think you can put a nut on it it might interfere with the engine bracket

[@matthewnelson5472]

You can grind a little material away on the engine case to get clearance for longer bolts with nuts. Works great and will never loosen again.

[@shaftysgaming9857]

@@matthewnelson5472 true if you had a little grinder it would really work well

[@michaelheiser861]

hack job @@matthewnelson5472

[@arcticrider6009]

Awesome I hope we get snow in Ontario to go riding can’t wait love the 02 sleds

[@kylewallace2650]

Northern Ontario ? Iam from Ontario as well

[@arcticrider6009]

Kyle Wallace I’m 3 hours away from Toronto

[@liamnystrom3933]

I'm from eastern Ontario I have a 2001 formula deluxe theres enough snow to ride where I am

[@kylewallace2650]

Wicked iam about the same ..iam in Niagara region south of t.o ...he has me starting to in bury my phazer 2 outta my shed were it's been past few years

[@arcticrider6009]

Liam Nystrom I’m way up north from you guys hope you have a great season on the sleds

[@mikeeger7581]

Wow I’m in Middletown ny you are a bit north we have no snow right now we had one storm but it all melted. So I guess what I’m saying is you get more snow and it stays longer I guess by you are more north. Lol. Have fun

[@dennisroberts2186]

Little oil after sitting for so long is normal on a older sled. Take plugs out and pull over a few times (with fuel off) after quite a few pulls put a little bit of gas down the cylinders (mixed gas of coarse!!). Then all that is left to do is pull her over and fire her up. She will smoke like crazy for the first while because of all the oil build up, but will eventually burn out and be good to go :) hope this helps! :edit, not sure how you are about aftermarket stuff wise but I would get a mbrp can (or any aftermarket can you like for that matter), you can free up some more ponies and lighten your sled up a bit, and there is also the sounding better part :)

[@355east3]

Hey I know it's late but with a tap you have to go in about a 1/4 turn and then back out about 3/4 to clean out your threads, makes it go a lot easier too

[@matthewkoltes3749]

Love the snowmobile vids man

[@m4st3rm1nd85]

Always love to see these sled video your awesome! And when you have a snowmobile repair come with it lol that's why that's so much fun! 😁

[@TheRiverstock38]

The bottom end is probably full of oil/fuel. You may have to pull it over with the plugs IN, it'll load up the cylinders and pull hard again. Then take the plugs back OUT, blow the oil out by pulling it over. Put the plugs back IN and repeat until it stops flooding the cylinders. Not having the plugs in and pulling it over won't draw the excess oil/fuel up from the bottom end of the engine. Either that or drain the case (if it has one).

[@mattcrosby7435]

You'll get it going, gotta ride!

[@Limitless_Nights]

I wish i had snow already

[@mzdeesmithh]

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[@shadetreemotorsports]

the fuel does evaporate and leaves the oil behind also. pull the filter and spray some flammable in the carb throats, she'll fire eventually.

[@josefsherman2493]

Hey I have a tip for you. My dad said that if when you pull it oil should automatically go into the cylinders from the oil injection system so if you pulled many times than that’s probably why there’s in there. And plus you put gas in the cylinders so that could’ve mixed with that oil and made a lot. I don’t know if this helped but I hope it did.

[@johnschumacher3618]

Keep up the good work love thi vids. Like the ones. When u fail also. Lots of good ideas to fix. Stuff. Also watched motorcycle. Buy. Cold ride I bet. This is John from Minnesota. Waiting for more snow .

[@ericlaw2511]

YAY FOR SNOWMOBILE VIDEOS!!! AND AMAZING FLASHLIGHTS HAHAH

[@countryrider8150]

Yo I would love that light thanks for the entry!!!

[@fury210]

Watch all your videos, keep up the good work!

[@landonstrip007]

Always enjoy the vids of u working on the sleds

[@mikepierunek]

Get yourself a tap-drill chart and some oil, your tools will last longer and the job will have a better success rate. Keep it up though, I like your enthusiasm to fix your own equipment.

[@josh012345]

you poured gas down your cylinder and hydro locked the engine with gas and that's why the plugs where soaking wet, even if it is oil just take the plugs out pull the engine over till no more mist is spraying out of the cyls and you're good to go, you pulling on the rope that hard when its hyrdo locked can really hurt the bottom end , and the rods though.

[@pjbuckmaster]

Well commenting to get entered in for the five away. Great videos man.

[@weaverkevin5462]

Looking good beefed bolts should work fine. I need a new flashlight.

[@heathmarney8058]

Man I love this page. And I ride a bunch too

[@doughnutwilly3051]

The thumbnail is awesome with the 38 special in it. 😂😂

[@lilp7569]

soooo happy that i found ur channel

[@thumperbangin2000]

Way she goes bud.. best of luck to ya

[@jjl46507]

I’d love that sticker (and the flashlight)!

[@leonardoStudios.Aussie]

Awesome video! Wish we had more snow here!

[@thetinman749]

Bummer about the MXZ man. I had a seadoo with a similar engine have this issue. Good luck with it man!

[@stevensawyer2489]

I use enamel nail polish to hold,to remove shock first to break enamel and remove.

[@justinp910]

Hey man, don't know when you filmed this, but the snow we got right after that rain made it all worth it!

[@dgr8est364]

I would love to win that stuff. Good luck with your sled and ride on!!

[@kylewallace2650]

Awesome videos man wish I had as much snow as u do ATM

[@jimcollins8930]

Sounds like you hydrolocked the motor. Is the oil pump running to rich if it isn't set properly the gas to oil mixture becomes to rich. Did you fog the motor before storage?

[@r1tsa]

Hate watching jeremy rhydes as soon as he drops a video because I have nothing to look forward to later on. Good luck on fixing the 700 man!

[@joshualowe7179]

Any advice... picked up my first sled over the summer. Mint 96 formula s 380 for 200 bucks. No pipe or cam made for it. What can I do?

[@zebtqb1]

Haven't seen this much snow in November since i was in Colorado!

[@thumpergman]

You needed to pre drill with a 17/64 drill bit . In the future you can google or buy a thread /drill bit chart for sizing

[@shabbathehutt817]

Finally starting to snow where I live!

[@MrMustangGreg]

float is stuck open in the carb bowl , that's gas not oil on the plugs

[@bikerboy6686]

Lucky you guys have some snow

[@neilcharlebois9752]

Pull off your inpluse lines and sparkplugs put a impack gun on clutch let her spin, that should get rid of the gas and oil in your crank case, something in your carbs is letting fuel leak through, the longer sits the more fuel leaks, my old mach did this ever year until it blew up, bought a Yamaha not one porblem since been 6 years now

[@chevyman273]

Keep the videos going. Your neighbor from NH. Lol

[@jacobyow2812]

I would also use the longer bolts, and put a lock washer and a nut on if there is room.

[@robrivait8545]

Awesome videos. Greetings from Michigan

[@mossonitmossey]

Look at all that snow I’m not far from you give me a holler I’ll come up and ride with ya!!!

[@mackanno99]

Love that you make snowmobile videos 👍 thats why i sub at first 🤘

[@mikemiller8679]

Sick video you should do more trail riding around Vermont on the sled and camping videos

[@Dan-ww1no]

Cool sled. I can’t wait for snow!

[@ryderthibodeau3386]

Hey jeremy I started boondocking on the second day of driving a snowmobile ever and it's wicked fun also im from Vermont BTW I live in lamoille county

[@kalannatomagan8152]

Part of the notification squad. Here since the beginning

[@thedroneradventures8374]

Dont have the machine in front of me but could you not have stuck a longer bolt through the hole with a lock not on the other side, instead of the tapping plan....just a thought. Love the videos though. Keep them coming.

[@michaelgriggs2513]

Seen this before its a common problem on those motors. What happens is that the oil pump fails while sitting and fills the motor up. Can create some bad things to happen when you start the sled. Like bent rods and such.

[@hondalyfe4158]

Hopefully you get her going soon

[@damonsnisarenko2937]

I wish I had this snow in Alberta :(

[@colinlogan4879]

Hey im from alberta aswell! Im sick of our shitty winters the last 5 years or soo :/

[@damonsnisarenko2937]

colin logan yeah ik we got like 5 inches and then yesterday it poured rain now the snow is really crappy. And no snow in the forecast for like 2 weeks

[@colinlogan4879]

Yah it rly sucks..

[@eclipseroyale5408]

Well I live in Quebec and it suck having 8 inc of snow every day so you guys are lucky

[@rickybobby7653]

I just want like 4 feet of pow dude

[@ryanevans3528]

You should make some videos on some of the farm equipment you have laying around!

[@clintongoutremout9473]

Had the same problem with my 700,sucked the oil out and never had another issue but was told crank seal were leaking or oil pump stuck open,sucked oil out threw reed ports

[@skr9568]

Dont you have any adjustable wrenches?

[@skr9568]

Just gave a follow over at Twitter!

[@bobbylangton6201]

What size track bud?

[@marcuslane5481]

I still remember the video when you and Travis were fixing that same part.

[@spencerryers2595]

I had the same problem with my 99' ski doo mach 1 700 triple and it was in the shop and motor needed to be pulled

[@spencerryers2595]

I think it was a spark modulator

[@blownbudgethondas1086]

Pull itover with plugs out to clear to bottom end the oil isnt hurting anything if anything kept your bottom end from rusting lol

[@milkman2591]

Did you mark your oil resivoir post season last year? Could be a faulty oil pump, honestly probably not a bad thing it didn't start.

[@milkman2591]

Also what part of VT are you in?

[@RealSuburbanCowboy]

You should have used the proper drill first to open up the hole a wee bit. Or like I said on my last post, just put a longer bolt with a nut on the end of it. Just pull on the starter, and it should come out. Maybe dump some alcohol in there, then pull it over. I had a polaris that if I didn't turn the fuel off after riding it, it would fill the cylinders with fuel. Good luck. The problem is with the fuel pump. It is leaking internally. Just shut the fuel off for now and it should be fine.

[@MrAgard]

Keep it up kid. Send it!

[@FUELFIREGARAGE]

The heat in the summer makes the oil an gas buildup pressure an if the vent tubes get block it will push the oil into the motor same with the gas easy fix an dont let your stuff just set out in the environment all year tarps are cheap