Any Ideas?

[Viking]

  my Polaris xlt runs good but when I let off throttle its like key is shut off for 1 sec, then back on. sled dies lights go out, one more second and it normal? Always when release throttle.. sorry wrong sled but this is where I get advise. btw My drifter doing great. cleaned clutch new yellow spring, new belt, huge difference!

[Gilson435]

Sounds like you need to adjust your throttle cable tighter. There is a safety switch in the throttle block, well actually two. They are two spring loaded pins one or the other has to be pushed in for it to run. One pin is on the face where the throttle lever contacts the block. The other is in the pivot pin area. When you pull the throttle the pivot safety switch pin is pushed in and the face safety switch pin is released. When you let off the throttle the pivot safety switch pin is released and the face safety switch pin is pushed in. If your throttle cable is too loose when you let off the throttle it is not pushing the face safety switch pin in far enough.

Make sense?

[JLane7071]

hey Viking, on your drifter what rpm are you getting for engagement with the yellow spring? that's what ive got on my sled but I haven't got the motor figured out yet to try it. is it a comet clutch?

[Viking]

its arctic cat hex clutch.  my guess w/o tach is 3500 rpm. I flipped spring cup over, in my clutch, with old spring. worked like a shim.. I would do it again for higher engagement.. now with new spring went back to normal way.. arctic cat dealer has two more yellow springs, left over from old days. I had hard time finding right one.

http://kawisncats.freevar.com/clutchspring.htm

[Viking]

Thanks. yes sounds right been taking carb off a lot...

[Viking]

I shimmed the hole with gas line. nice and tight now. before I tested it by pulling on throttle and It would kill it.