1983 Polaris Indy Trail 440 snowmobile all original barn find revival. Will it start? Part 1 of 3 

and this is how not to restart an old sled thanks for the video

First thing to do after confirming spark, take carbs OFF and completely disassemble and clean them including the Jets to ensure trouble-free running if it's been setting for more than a few years. A little hint, after you clean the carbs and ensure Spark dump just a little bit of mixed gas down each spark plug hole before you pull start 500 times, lol, that will get it firing, I've done it for years and it doesn't hurt the motor.

What a beautiful sled.

I'd say the amount of fuel you poured down the cylinders you flooded it out ....next time just stick with spraying fuel in the carbs

I also cant believe how much fluid you put down those cylinders, you are lucky you didnt try to start it until months later or you would have hydrolocked it 100%

Lot of good suggestions here, your in tank fuel line will surly be disintegrated by now. Gonna have to replace that in tank line.

I broken fee up oil in cylinder s remove the belt and a pipe wrench on the clutch and pull their not really frozen . Just stuck.. the cly are c chrome it helps . Do not use stater fluid or anything else it will wash them oil off parts. I found it not ran for a long time

Hold the dang throttle open and yank on it dang

You have quite a bit of marvel mystery oil in there. IMO.

Sled and bike 2 stroke engine s a very big chain say engine s. Just listen to us pro s what we just said it will go.i been working on sledi and bike s and more at the age of 5 years old.

You pour way too much things down the cylinders and into the carbs! Flooded engines don't run right away. Plus without the airbox on, it could backfire and set the whole sled on fire. I learned that the hard way after fully restoring a sled. Only the new skis were left.

You can remove the drain plugs on the exhaust side of the engine under the exhaust if you think it is hydrolocked. That cable sticking out is the choke cable. it goes in the hole in the console

that sled is really good shape seat looks almost like new . I'm pretty sure this sled was stored in a garage it hall life. even hood paint has a shine to it a little buffing it would look even better

That busted plastic thing under the dash was the choke

Clean the carbs make sure it’s getting fuel fix that choke cable and NEVER USE STARTING FLUID ON A SNOWMOBILE

I would take the carbs off and give them a good cleaning and put a new choke cable on it. First, you might want to dry out the cylinders a bit since there is fuel, marble oil etc in there lol

also, you should spray the bogies, and suspension….or grease it if it has fittings, and the primary shaft….while your at it….hit the piston to your brake master cylinder, on the outside, and if it’s dry inside also….let. That soak, then whack it gently to get it moving….brake fluid and bleed.

Flooded. But I had an Enticer that had spark, but replaced the coil (after some tough arm work) and it fired up and has run since

Nice video 👍. Tru fuel is not good for old sleds.

Pretty sure DG had an exhaust for the 440/488cc fan cooled, INDY Trail SP sleds. Find one of those after getting it running again, make the older TXL and at the time contemporary Indy 400 liquid sleds look stupid running down tight twisty woods trails. The early “Trails” piped would run pretty good against the first of the 440/500 liquids on a lake and run away in the woods