snowmobile bogs on throttle

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hey guys i have a 1989 arctic cat eltigre, i bought it on jan 20 2011 and it ran fine just had seized choke plungera when i bought it. any wasy i put new ones in...... and i stored it for summer just lifted the track off the ground and started every month and now snows flying and it is bogging when i hit the throttle like instantly bogs and i cleaned carbs 4 times and pilot jets and replaced fuel lines, fuel filter, and fuel and cleaned gas tank and took out a big 2 inch in diameter nut and about 1 ft of electrical tape from the tank.. still bogs but it revs fine when the tracks off the ground only bogs when its on the ground and if i pump the throttle i get it to go but it goes fast really quick then stops and bogs then goes and on and on and on.. i am kinda stumped if u guys could pls give me some things to try to fix it id very much apreceate it

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Might have to check your jetting and maybe take the clutches off and clean them.Sounds like a clutching issue,something might have seized over summer or is sticking.
 

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I think that 2" dia. nut and electrical tape were there for a reason.....maybe put it back???

Sorry, I'm no help but i doo remember something like that happening during my early years of riding but I can't remember what the solution was. :Santa
 

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maybe a broken diaphragm in the fuel pump. mind you the sticky clutching is a good place to look too.
 
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i was thinkin a clutching isssue too but its ma first sled and i dont know wat to clean on a clutch so if u guys could maybe help by telling me wat to do if i had a sticky clutch and wat toi clean and how also would i only clean primary or secondary clutch?? and to those who speak of the belt thing i did find out the boging problem after i put the new belt on because i thought maybe streatch it out so when i need to put it on when i break one it slips on easier but ill put the other belt on that was on it when it wasnt boggin and let u guys know
 
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no i just took the old belt off and threw the new one on and then i staret it up and really reved it for the first time and went for a quick grass ride and then i found out the bog
i didnt pre streatch or prep ma new belt
 

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Take both your clutches off the sled. Totally disassemble them. Clean everything really good, replace worn parts. Put everything back together and on the sled. See if you still have a problem. You can probably find a manual online to see how to do everything if you are unsure. Think of dirty clutches and bogging as if you have a pick up with a 5 speed manual trans and you only have 5th gear to use. The thing is gonna bog and run like crap until you get those other gears back working.
 

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have you checked your throttle control sensor?
it may be the problem if its intermittent.

hey guys i have a 1989 arctic cat eltigre, i bought it on jan 20 2011 and it ran fine just had seized choke plungera when i bought it. any wasy i put new ones in...... and i stored it for summer just lifted the track off the ground and started every month and now snows flying and it is bogging when i hit the throttle like instantly bogs and i cleaned carbs 4 times and pilot jets and replaced fuel lines, fuel filter, and fuel and cleaned gas tank and took out a big 2 inch in diameter nut and about 1 ft of electrical tape from the tank.. still bogs but it revs fine when the tracks off the ground only bogs when its on the ground and if i pump the throttle i get it to go but it goes fast really quick then stops and bogs then goes and on and on and on.. i am kinda stumped if u guys could pls give me some things to try to fix it id very much apreceate it

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i live in ontrio london area and i dont have any clutch tools and i think im just gunna bring it to a mechanic to get it fixed
 
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