Can a bad fuel pump cause a snowmobile to not start?
When you try to start your snowmobile and the engine cranks but won’t start, or it turns over but won’t start, you may have a bad fuel pump. If your engine has trouble starting, check the spark plugs and the timing belt as well to ensure that you don’t have an easier fix than you thought. If those items are in working order, replace the fuel pump.
What should I do if my snowmobile tank is not working?
If your snowmobile is not getting any fuel from the tank, you should check to see if the fuel line in the tank is in good working order. In this case, the fuel line had dissolved in the gas.
What happens when the fuel line is cracked on a snowmobile?
If that line is cracked, the pressure/vacuum impulse that is required to run the fuel pump will be absent and the pump can’t pump fuel. Pull the line from the carb and put the end of it into a container.
What do you need to know about snowmobile engines?
Your snowmobile engine needs three things to run- Spark, Air and Fuel. If you’re not getting the proper amounts of any of these three, your sled is not going to fire properly. Of course, your engine needs to have spark to ignite the air/fuel mixture to start. The first place that you should check is the spark plugs.
When you try to start your snowmobile and the engine cranks but won’t start, or it turns over but won’t start, you may have a bad fuel pump. If your engine has trouble starting, check the spark plugs and the timing belt as well to ensure that you don’t have an easier fix than you thought. If those items are in working order, replace the fuel pump.
If your snowmobile is not getting any fuel from the tank, you should check to see if the fuel line in the tank is in good working order. In this case, the fuel line had dissolved in the gas.
If that line is cracked, the pressure/vacuum impulse that is required to run the fuel pump will be absent and the pump can’t pump fuel. Pull the line from the carb and put the end of it into a container.
Your snowmobile engine needs three things to run- Spark, Air and Fuel. If you’re not getting the proper amounts of any of these three, your sled is not going to fire properly. Of course, your engine needs to have spark to ignite the air/fuel mixture to start. The first place that you should check is the spark plugs.