Throttle sticking

747 Views 6 Replies 5 Participants Last post by Runner, Mar 7, 2002

Runner

Discussion Starter · Mar 3, 2002

I went for a blast on the ol' Ultra today. After riding for awhile the throttle would start to stick, more on the faster side. You could feel where it would start to get harder to pull and if you tried to pull through it, it would stick. Thank goodness for the safety switch, 1st time it stuck was on a curvey trail! I could stop for a few minutes and then it would quit for awhile and start again. It was 31 degrees today not very cold. I shot some lube down the cable tonight, try it it the morning. It almost felt like a slide in the carb was sticking. Never had this prob before, any ideas?

Runner

Save

1 - 7 of 7 Posts

Sno-X-treme

· #2 · Mar 3, 2002

well well, the good old sticky throttle. Unscrew the throttle slides from the carbs and see what's happening.
Or you could just leave it and make life interesting

ok maybe not.

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups"

See less See more

Save

hotrod

· #3 · Mar 3, 2002

A guy brought me a sled once that he was having similar troubles with and he had accidently bent one of the needles while trying to get the slide and cap back together. I found the problem straightened the needle,and the problem was gone.

Save

Runner

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 3, 2002

Thanks guy's! I'm going to go out and take a look today. May have to go for another ride. Haven't rode but 100 miles this year, rode hard yesterday and am a little sore. The Ultra still a blast to ride. I need to find Fox pss for the rear skid though. She's still a rough ride

Runner

Save

spaceman

· #5 · Mar 5, 2002

Not to sound like The Dad or anything but sled cables should never ever be lubed. They're different than a dirt bike cuz they're made with a teflon lining that lets them slide in the cold.Lubes get thicker in the cold and constrict the cable, and some lubes like WD40 will freeze. Also was it snowing or were you in asleds sno-dust when this was happening. If so check your snow filter or screen an see if it came loose.

Spaceman
Mean Green Racing
Elyria, Ohio

Save

SledHead

· #6 · Mar 6, 2002

I could totally be off here, but I sometimes in the morning have the problem of water in my gas, and the carbs freeze up and stick... just an idea

Save

Runner

Discussion Starter · #7 · Mar 7, 2002

That would explain why it was fine for a while after I let it set. I really didn't find anything, rode to work yesterday, no problems except a fouled plug

Runner

Save

1 - 7 of 7 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.

Top Contributors this Month