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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 02:32 PM
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I have a 86 polaris 250 that when i turn it over and i am trying to start it all of a sudden it backfires really loud!!! what could this be?
 
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:43 PM
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does it start and run?
 
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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It will start to fire up but then it wont and will just keep turning over.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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pull your spark plug and check it sounds like its flooding.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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yeah my spark plug was pretty wet
 
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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maybe at that age it needs a rebuild kit or at least a good cleaning. good luck w/ it got to go.
 
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