Throttle/Ignition Monitor Switch - Arctic Cat EL TIGRE 5000 1981 Operator's Manual

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1.
Open the hood and remove the hitch pin
securing the clutch shield; then swing the
shield forward.
2.
Place the end of the strap on the outside of
one of the towers of the drive clutch.
3.
While holding the strap on the tower, wind the
strap counterclockwise around
the drive
clutch.
ill
WARNING
ill
Do not wrap the end 01 the SlJap around the clutch
tower. Personal injury may result. Place the end
01 the
strap
Olf
the outside
01 the tower only.
4.
Foilowing proper starting procedures, pull the
strap briskly upward to start the engine (Fig.
8).
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WARNING
ill
After using the emergency starting SlJap. DO NOT
allow the SlJap to come in contact with the rotating
drive clutch. Also. carefully
lower
the clutch shield and
secure with the
h~ch
pin.
Keep hands and clothing
away from the driven pulley and the rotating drive
clutch. DO NOT operate the snowmobile without the
clutch shield in place. Personal injury may result.
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THROTTLE/IGNITION MONITOR SWITCH
The throttle controi is equipped with a monitor
switch for safety purposes which wiil stop the
engine when a loss of return spring force occurs.
If ice forms in the carburetor/throttle system or if
there is some other malfunction of the car-
buretor/throttle system resuiting in a loss of
return spring force, the monitor
switch
will stop
the engine when the throttle controi lever is
released
.
If the snowmobile engine stops abruptly when the
throttle control lever is released and the activa-
tion of the monitor switch is suspected, use the
foliowing procedure:
1.
Rotate the ignition key to the OFF position.
2.
Remove
ice
and
sno
w
from
the car-
buretor/throttle system and wait 5-10 minutes
for the .engine heat to
thaw
ice from the car-
buretor/throttle
system.
3.
Test the throttle control lever by compressing
and releasing it severai times. The lever
MUST return to the idle position quickly and
completely.
.
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WARNING
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If the throUle
control lever does not work properly, DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO START THE
ENGINE.

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