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 INFORMATION
OPERATION
FUEL Thoroughly mix1 quartol oil to liveU.S.
gallonsol premiumgasolinein a clean
The 2-cycl6a r cooledenginein your container. Measure gasoline andoil ac-
Ruppsnowmobile usesa gasolinoand curately.
Pour aboul a gallonof gaso-
oil mixturelor luel. Use Rupp Super line inlo lhe conlaineriirsl. Add the
SynlheiicLubricanto r a knownbrandof quartoJoilandshakevigorously io mix
SAE 40diluled 2-cycle cooledlype) thoroughly.Add the balance oJ gaso-
{air
engineoll. GASOLINETO OIL Mlx- lineandmixagain.At lemperatures be-
TUREOF20TO1 MUSTBEUSED,USE low lree2ing,oil does no! mix readily
ONLYPREMIUIV GRAOEGASOLINE', wilh gasolineand exlra care must be
MINIMUMOCTANE92. DO NOT USE takento gel a good mixture,
WHITE GAS, NAPTHA.METHANOL,
OR OTHERFUELS. Cleanlinessis importanlin mixing
fuel.A smallparticleol dirl can cause
carburelortrouble.Always use lresh
gasolne.
FUELMIXING ' Non-orlow leaded gasolineshave
nol beenapprovedfor 2-cycleengines.
PROCEDURE
WARNII{G: Observe lire prevenlion Gumand varnishdepositsloundin old
rules.Mix luel ouldoorswheneverpos- gasolinemaycausecarburelorlrouble
localion.
sible or in a well-ventilated and sparkplugloulins.DO NOTPOUR
Putoutallcigareltes andnevermir luel OIL DIRECTLY JNTOTHE SNOWIIO.
nearan openllame. BILEFUELTANK.
2
Carburetoradiustmentsare sensitive
lo tuel mixlurevariationswhich result
lrom use ol dilferentgasolineand oil
fallosdue to inaccuralemeasuring ol
mixing,Be consislent.Prepareeach
balchol fuelexacllylhe sameas previ-
ous one. Using more lhan the recom-
rnendedproporlionol oil will cause
erraticcarburetion,excessive smoking
and laster-lhan-normal carbon accu-
mulatioo.Using less oil will resull in
damageto theengine.
Alter mixing,pour fuel into lhe snow-
mobiletuel lank. Take care whenlilling
gas lank.Do nol spill Juelon the ma-
chin€.WARNING: OO NOT FILL GAS
TANKWHILEENGINEIS RUNNING OF
HOTI
Spilledgasolineon a hot engineor ex-
haust pipe will create a fire hazard,
Avoidproblems by allowingthe engine
anclexhaustsyslemlo cool down prior
to addinggasoline.Use a lunneland
pour careiully.Wipe up any spillage
IGNITION/LIGHT
SWITCH
The keyswitchon the dashcontrolsall
eleclricallunctionsoJ your snowmo-
bile. The "oll" posiliongro!nds lhe
ignitioncircuit and stops the motor.
The headlighland laillightsare oper
atedby turninglhe key to the 'lights"
positionwiththe motorrunning.
o richenfuel/air mixtureJor cold sta s
oa
I Throltle must be closed {idle position)
START
BRAKE
The brake control lever is at lhe letl
handgriponlhe handlebars. To operale
brake,squeezeleverwilh fingefs.
WARNING: CHECK BRAKE CON-
TROLSFOBPROPER OPERATION AE-
FORESTARTING ENGINE.
STEERING
Steering is conlrolled by lhe handle-
bars.Turningthe handlebars right or
lelt will turn the vehicleintothe direc-
tion ol lravel desired.
CHOKE
Nilro F/A modelshavea chokelev€r
on lhe dash (seeillustralion).Placethe
choke lever in "choke" position to
THROTTLE
and during inilial warm up periods.
Chokewill nol
The throttleconlrol lever,or accelera-duringchokeoperation.
lor, is altachedlo lhe handgripon the tunclion il throllle is open. Do not
righlhandside oJ the handlebars. De- chokea warm engineor "flooding"ol
th6 enginecan occur,
press the throltle l€ver to move the
vehicleiorward and 10 increasespeed
and power,Whenthe lever is released, KILLSWITCH
enginespeedwill rellrn to idle.WAR -
ING: CHECKTHROTTLECONTROLS The kill switchon the handlebarcon-
TO AE SURETHFOTTLE RETURNS TO tfols has three posilions.The center
IOLEFREELYANO NORMALFORCE posilion is the "run posilion.The
TO OPERATEAOTH CARBURETORS olhertwo posilionsgroundlhe ignition
IS FELTBEFORE STARTING ENGINE. whichslopslhe engine,Checkposition
NEVERSTART NG E INE WITHOUT ot switchbelorestarlinq€ngine.USE
FIRST CHECKING BRAKE AND KILL SWITCHTO STOPTHE ENGINE
THROTTLE CONTROLS. IN AN EMERGENCY.
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TETHERSWITCH
Telher swilch is located in the cenler
of the dash, When the lether cord ls
pulledthe switch kills" the engin€and
lhe lether cord "pops aparl To resel
switch to run position,push red sleeve
on cord into swatch.eceplacle Wear
the blackslrapsuppliedsnuglyaround
yourwaisl.Attachlanyardclaspto D"
ring on strap.CAUTION:COMPLETE
LANYARDHOOKUP BEFORESTART-
ING ENGINE,
STARTING
The starter handle is located on the
right side of the engine This sta er
is an automaticrewindtvpe and will
providemanyhoursof troublejreeser-
vice by obseruing ihe properslarting
1. Be sLlrethat fuel tank conlalnsa
sufficienlamountof properlymrxed
2. Be sure tether lanyard is hooked
up to Yourwaislband
3. Check to see tha! tether and kill
switchare in "run" Position
4. Place choke lever in "oHOKE"
posilion,turn the ignition kev to "ON"
NOrE: Choke only iunctionswhen
throllleis in idle Posilion-
WARNING:WHENAPPLYING PARTIAL
THROTTLE THE TORQUE CON-
VERTERCAN UNEXPECTANTLY EN-
GAGE AND CA USE VEH ICLE TO
LURCHFORWARD. BE SURETHROT.
TLE AND BBAKECONTROLS OPER-
ATEFREELYAND AREAIN FRONTOF
MACHINEIS CLEARBEFORE START-
INGENGINE.
5. Grasp manual slarling handle
lirmlyand pulloutwardslowlvuntilen-
gagemenlof ralchetmechanjsmcan be
lelt.Thenconlinueto pulloulwardwilh
a vigorousstroke.Do not allowropelo
snapback.Retaingrip on handleand
atlowrope10r€windslowly.Do nol pull
rope to end ol lravel. Relurn choke to
open posilionafterlwo or threepulls
ol manual starler or alter engine has
tired tr avoidengineflooding
6. Whsnengineslans,il thechokels
still on, returnchoke lever 10 "off"
(normalrunning)posilion.ll engine
lalters, actuate choke as needed,Do
not use chokewhen starlinga warm
engine,or tlooding may occur.
7. DO NOTuseor operalethe auto-
matic rewind starler while lhe engine
or damagemayoccurto lhe
is running,
STARTING
EMERGENCY
lf,lor anyreason,lherewindstaflerbe_
comes inoperative.lhe engine can be
siarled via an ernergencyslarter rope
whichsholld be carriedin tool box ai
1. Removelourcapscfews whlchse-
curerewindslarierlo Janhousng,and
removecomplele rewind slarler hous-
ing assembly-
2 Wjnd lenglh of rope around lhe
difection,
slartersheavein a clockwise
 YOU ARE AN EXPERIENCED
SNOW-
MOBILERIDER.
1. Alwayswear a helm€tand Jace
shie'd.The NitroF/A is not equipped
wilh a windshield andyourlace shield
must f€place its function.
2. Neverstart enginewathoullirst
hooking telher switch cord to strap
3. Always check your lhrotllo and
3. To startlhe engine,pull lhe rop€ brake conlrolsAEFOREyou lurn on
wilh a vigorousstroke,lollowingthe lhe ignitionkey.
Procedure Previouslyoutlined.
4. Neverrun enginewith the lorque
CAUTIOII:STAYCLEAROF STARTER convenergoard femovecl.
SHEAVEWHEN OPEBATING SNOW.
MOAILE W ITH REWINDSTARTEFI 5. Obsefveall ca!tiondecalson lhe
HOUSING REMOVED TO AVOIDSERI.
OUSINJURY-HAVE REWINDSTARTER
REPAIREDAND REINSTALLED 6. Neve. smoke while relueling or
BE-
whilecheckingluel l€vel.Fuelgivesoll
inllammable vaporswhich can ignite
instanllywjlhoul warning.Installgas
SAFETYPRECAUTIONS
Your Nilro F/A is a specialized high 7. Start each ride with a tull fuel
Perlormance machineand is not de- lank.Checkluel supplyevery% hour.
signed for the novice rider- DO NOT Always leaveyoursell a salety rnargin.
OPER AIE IHIS VEHICLEUNLESS A snowmobiledoes nol travellhe same
distanceeachtime on th6 sameamounl
ol tuel-
8. Do not overload your machin€.
Yourmachin6ia designed lor lhe diver
only.NO PASSENGEFS.
9. Always carry emergency mate-
rials,extra spark plugs,torque conver-
lor belt,lools,knite,andsupplies.Ke6p
yourOwnels Manualwith the vehicle.
10. Jumping is fun but hard on the
machjne.This lype of activity can put
you and your machineoUlof commis-
sion for the ssason,
11. Oo not over-driveyour brakes.
Tesl braking distanc€s at various
speedson the snowand ice condilions
in whichyou will be operaling.
12. lf you are planning to exptore
new areas, leave word wilh someon€
oi your approximate whereaboutsand
eslimated lime of return,Flemember,A
snowmobilecan travet further in 15
minulesthan you can walk in a day.
14, Do nol run snowmobiteleaned
overoron a slandto cleafhack,Flying
objecls thrown lrom the lrack are ex-
 HEAOLIGHT 2. Removethetaillighilensby insert-
BULB
HEADLIGHT belweenthe taillight
ing a screwdriver
REPLACEMENT ADJUSTMENT lensand housingand pry oft lens.
bulb
The headlighthas a replaceable The headlightaim is adiustable-Four 3, P!ll outdelec ve bulbandreplace.
adjustment screwsare locatedin the
Turnthe scr€ws 4. Reassemblegasketand lens to
Jroniof the headlight.
beamin the de- housing- Be sure"Top" of lensis atlop
1. Openshroud. to movethe headlight
sjreddirectionunlil properadjustment ol body. Securewith screws.
2. Headlightassemblyis locaied on
the undersideol the shroud
3. L,nscrewplaslic cap to remove
headlighlbulband sealinggasket
4. Unplugwiringharnesslrom bulb
and replacewith new bulb.
socket in the
5. When reinstalling
headlightbe sure the locaiingnotch
"linesup.

TAILLIGHTS
LIGHTS
INSTRUMENT
T h e ta i l l i ght i s a si ngl e l ai l /stop l i ghl is equippedwith a
Your snowmobile
w i th repl aceabl ebul b. with an illuminating lighl.
tachomeler
T o re pl ace a l ai l l i ght bul b: The lights have a push in type socket.
The bulbs can be removedfrom the
1. Remove two screws relaining taiF socketby pushingin andlurningcoun-
l i g h t l e ns.

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DRIVEBELT
REPLACEMENT
Th e d ri ve belt is a v it al p a d o l l h e d ri v e
m e ch a nis m .F r equentin s p e c ti o no t th e
belt is recommended and il il is lound
lo b e se ver elywor n, r ep l a c ea s fo l l o w s :
1 . R a i s e lhe c enler s h ro u d , u n l a l c h
a n d ra i sebelt guar d.
2 . Ap p ly br ak e lo pr e v e n tfi x e d h a l f
of d ri ve n llange f r om tu fn l n g . R o ta te
t he mo vable hall of lhe d ri v e n l l a n g e
an d p u sh it t owar d c e n l e r o t v e h l c l e
(co mp re s s ingt he s pr in g ). T h e n . s l i d e
t h e l o rq ue c onv er ler be l l o v e r th e to p
ol th e mov abe dr iv en fl a n g e .
3. Alter removing the belt lrom the
drve n sheav e.y ou c an w o rk i t o l f l h e
4 . In stall new bell in re v e rs eo rd e r.
Do n o l l or c e or us e lo o l s to p ry l h e
bel t In to plac e, as lhis c o u l d c u t o r
bre a k l h e c or ds in t he be l t.
TOROUE
CONVERTOR
T h e to rq u e converl or does nol fequi re
a n y m a i n l enanceother than peri odi c
l !b a c a ti o n ol l he shafl s and ramps
u p o n w h i ch i he movabl esheavessl i de
a n d f y w e ght pi vol poi nts ol the dri ve
to rq u e c o nveri or cover. U se a smal l
a m o u n t o f graphi l e base l o\,! l empera-
Ex c e s s i v e l ubri cant w i l l ' throw off"
a n d c a u s e bel i sl i ppage.Torque con-
v e rto r s h eave al i gnment shoul d b€
c h e c k e d p erj odi cal l y si nce mi sal i gn
m e n l o l l he torque converl or sheaves
w i l l c a u s e premal urebel t fai l ure.
1. Remove
the torqueconverlorbelt.
2. Placea slraightedge againstlhe
mov€able drivenflangeand us6lo see
lhal the fixed drive llange is offsel 7,
inch inboardand parallello driven
llange. Check alignmenlal top and
bollomoJdrivenllange,
3. Align by looseningboltsthat se-
cure rubberenginernounlsand shift
engioeto correclposilion.E€ cerlain
drive and dravenllanges remain par-
allel.ll chaincaseis not perpendicular
shim by installingwashersbelween
chaincaseand chassis,
4. The chaincasebracehas an ad-
tuslablebracketlo controllwist and
alignmentol lh€ chain case.Loosen
lock nut,lhen rotatebolt10obtainde-
siredalignment,lhensecurelocknul.
5. Check center dislance between
lhe driveand drivenclutchassemblies.
Distance shouldbe 2lo 2% inch€sfor
oplimumperlormance.
ll a lorqueconvertorsticksor operates
erratically.
il may be necessary to dis-
assemble andcleanshaltandbearings.
PERFORMANCE
ALTERNATES
The following adjuslments can bs
made on your machineto give il lhe
"custom performance"you desife.
(a) The driven tofque conv€rlor
spring is laclory set lor optimum per-
lormanceund€rmost conditions.When
a machine is us€d with exha heavy
load,deep snow,steep hills or lake ice
it may becomedesirableto have your
dealerchangethe springsettingto pro-
vide improvedpedormanceund€ryour
runningconditions.
(b) Optionalsprocketsfor higher or
row€r g€anng.
(c) Drive torqlre convertof springs,
to changeengagement RPM'sand shilt-
ing pattern.
CAUIION: The ebove modificalions
should be perlofmed only by a con-
petsnt snowmobilemechanic.Be cer
tainchangeswill not causelhe engin€
(d) For best p6rformanc6,lhe 440
F/A should operale at 8500 RPM,the
34oal8750RPM.
8
BRAKE
SELFADJUSTER qualiliedautomaticlransmissionoil or
high qualjtymotorcycle chainOil suil-
This brake systemwill need little or no able lor low lempefalures,
mainlenanc6.Check the bfake pucks
(wear shoes) tor w€ar occasionally.
DRIVECHAINTENSION
To check chain tension, rornoveth€
chain inspeclionfirbber plug or cover
and pfess on the side of the chain.
Chaintenslonis correctwhenthe chain
asnot so tighl as lo be preloaded,and
a slight deflection (slack in chaln)
'6"
is noticeable when presslng on the
NOIE| OveFlighl tension on chain
can cause premalure wear on
sprockets, bearings, and chaln. Too
muchslackin chaincouldcaule chain
Whenlhe pucksafe worn thin, conlact to "jump ' te6lh on lhe sprockets,wilh
your Rupp dealerfor replacement. subsequentdamagelo sprockels,chain
andlor cheincase.
lf lhe chainlensionis incorrecti
CHAINCASE
1. Removelefl tuned pipe and muf'
The lubricalionlevelin lhe chaincase flerassembly.
should be checked periodically and
chanqedat lhe end ol each season.To 2- Tip the machineon the right sid6
check lhe chaincase oil, remove the to preventchaincaseoil leakagewhen
oil litl plugwiththe machineon a level the coveris removed.
surlace. The oal should bs level with 3. Removethe chaincasecov6r by
bottomot the lill plug hole.Use Derron removingthe two retainingnuts.

4. Loosenthe threer€tainingnuls se-
curino the eccentricbarrel appro;r-
malei lwo completetufns and lightly
lap bolts back lhe amoontlooseneo'
5. Rotateeccentric barrsl unlil pro-
per chain tension is achi€vedand se-
curethreerelalningnuts.
6. Installthe chaincasecover and
securewith lwo retainingnuis To in-
sure correct placement ol the cover
seal, posilionthe seal on lh€ case and
7- Setmachineuprightandchecklor
leaksandproPeroillev€1,
8. Re-imtall luned pipe and mulller
SUSPENSION
ADJUSTMENTS
Three adiuslmentsare provided wilh
the slider suspensionto change han-
dling and ride characleristicsdepend-
ing on snowconditionsand riderweighl
1. The rearspring t€nsioncanbe ad'
iusted by means ol the eye bolt con-
neciing lhe spring to the swing arm. A
normatadiustmentwould provide only
slighl (l,6/')deflection(measuredat the
rear o{ the chassis),wilh lhe driver in
the normaloperating positionFordou-
riding
ble ridingor rough,cross-country
morespfinglension will be required
2.Thetension of thefrontl€alsprings
can be adjustedwilh the laperedshim.
the shimbelweenthe spring
Inslalling
and ihe springmounl changesslider
Posilion,
(a) Wilh lhe lhick side ol the shim lor-
ward. stider load is incfeasedand ski
load decreased.Accelerationand lrac-
lion will b€ improvedbul decreasedski
load will resuttin reducedlurning abil_
ity.Hillclimbing abililyisalsoimproved
{b) With the thick side ol the shim rear-
ward,corneringabilitywill improve'ac-
celeraton pedormance will decrease
but can be improvedby an extremeait
ridingposition. Hill climbingabilitywill
decreasedue to less Vaction
3. Slidersuspensiontraveland chas-
sis ground clearance are adjustable
Two edjustable screws limit the up_
travelot the slidersystem-
Foi racingor highpe ormancerequire-
msntsseveralvariations shouldbe lri€d
lo providothe best performancelor the
sp€cificrider.
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SLIDERSUSPENSION
Properlracktensionandalignment are
essenlial 1ominimize wear lo the drive
componenlsand track - also to ma n-
tain ellicienl operationof lhe snow_
mobile.Checktracktensiontrequently
(every20 miles)in lhe initial150miles
of operalion.Aflef the irack conforms
to the suspension, check the tensron
andalignment every10 houfsof opera-

Adjusttracklensionas follows:
1. Loosenlhe lockingboTtson each
axle.
end of secondary .,*
2. Lay the sled over on its right side
so the trackis nottouchinglhe ground.
At the centerof the sliderarl,graspa
grauserbar with your indexfingerand
pulltrackawayfromthe slideraililhen
adjustuntildistancebetweeninsideof
trackandsliderailwearbar is 1 lo 1%
inch(bolhsides).Too loosea lrackwill
producea rachetinq noiseduringrapid
acceleration andshouldnot be allowed
lo continueor damageto the trackwill
result.Adjustment is madeby tighlen-
ing the adjustingboltlo torcethe sec_
ondaryaxleto the rearof the machine.
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Tlghlen unlil correcl track tension ls
attained.
3. Place rear of vehicle on suitable
blockingto raise track off ground ano
blockfrontendfor slabilily
4. Before starting engine be sure
orauserbarsare seculelylastenedand
ihe lrack is lree of all toreignobiecls
which could be thrownoul by lhe mov-
ingtrack.
5, Stad engineand run irack slowly
for a minuleor so thenlurnenglneon
6. With track stoppedand rear of ve-
hicle raisedoff the groundofrseweols-
tance beh/veenoutside of rear idler
wheeland insideedgeof internaldrive
luqs on eachsid€ lf ltrgson one side
ar; closerto the idlerwheellhanthose
on the oppositeside an alignmentad-
iustmentis necessaryAn impropeny
adiustedtrack will alwavsrun or drift
toward the LOOSEside, and lhis con-
dition requiresa track iension adjusl-
menton the looseside only.
7, When correcl track tensionand
alignmenlhavebeenatlained, retighten
lockinq nut relainingthe secondary
DI\I ALI(iNIUENT
The ski3 have been propertyatign6dst
lhe laclory and will not need turther
adiustoant unl€8sthe skia or st€oring
naverec€tveda 36v6reimpact.Sk13are
In corroct alignment when th6y are
Parall€lto each other.
To cor16ctalignlnent:
'l. Turn the handlebarso it is tevet.
2. ll sleering is out ot adjustm€nt,
keepth6 handlebarteve n lhe straioht_
ah€adp6ition.
3, LooS€nlock nuls on steeringlie_
rod tib€ to be adjusted.
4. Rolate tie rod adjusler to change
tie-rod length€s r€quiredio mat(ethe
skis parallel.
5. Checkto see that skis ar6 para el
by mea3uringdlstancebetweenskis at
frcnt and rear.
6. Tighlenlhe tock nuts.
Z Oll spindl$ periodica y.
8. Lift front of machino olt ground
end ch€ck steeringfor binding.
9. Checkatl tock nutslo be surethey
are tight.
To replacew6er bars on the bo[om of
the skis, proceedas follows:
l. Tip the vohicleto one sid€.
2, Remove lhe nuts and weer bar
stud3.
3. Insertthe skaight snd ot th6 new
wear ber in the tront ski hots and alion
the slud hol6sin ski
4, Replacethe nuts and repeatpro_
cesson the otherski.

SKIWEARBAR
A replac€abtewsar bar (skag,skeg) is
taslenectto the bottom ol ihe ski to
proventski damag6when runningovsr
abrasiv€lerrain and to aid in turningin
herd-peakedsnow condi ons, periodic
inspectlOnis requlrcdso thatwornwoar
bars ar€ replacedb€for€Skisare dem_
aged and to malnteingood steering.
 ADJUSTMENT
THROTTLE HIGHSPEED IDLII{G
The thfottle musl be p.operlyadjusted Carburetorshavea fixed highspeedjet The idle air mixturescrew(smallestad-
to preventstrelchingor lhe cable,allow which establisheslhe minimumamounl jusiing screw) is closedor enrichedby
wide open throllle, and synchronize ol tuel flow at high sp6ed.To fichen l!rningclockwise andl€anedor opened
carburetorsso that boih are open an high speedluel mixlurerolaleplastic by iurning counter-clockwise. Alter en-
equalamountat all limes. knob counter-clockwise.To establish gine is warm adjust air mixtufe scaew
correclseitingstarl with richestselling to obtain best runningcondilion,lhen
To adjustcable: and lest run vehicle in an area where richen slighlly (iurn clockwise)until
1, Loosenelbowlockingnut at car- full ihrotlle operation can be salely acceleration is withoulhesitation,
used.lf engine"blubbers'or "4-cycles"
stop engine and reset high speed ad-
2. Hold thumbthrollleopen.Adjusl juslment% turn leaner.Test run unlil
lhreadinghousing(at carb){or maxi- enginestops"4-cycling". Checkselting
mumlhrollleas handlebarthumbthrot- f.equenlly by ?eading" spark plug.
lle hits botlom lhen retighlenelbow
lockingnut, CAUTION:a loo lean conditionwill
causeseriousenginedamage, \,
3. Operate lhe hand lever to wide
open lhrollle posalaon,check the car-
buretorslor wide open lhrollletravel
wilhoutslretchlng lhe cable,
4. Be certainlhat you havelree play
in cablewith throttle releasedand bolh
carbsare in synchronization.

CARBADJUSTMENT Adjust idle 6peedscrew (large knurled

head)onbolh cafburetorsso that throt-
As lhe operalorofa NilroF/Ayou must tle openingis the samefor both and
maintaincorrect carbureloradjust- engineidlesat about1200RPM.lfidleis
setloo highchokebecomesinefleclive-
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IGNITION
SYSTEM
All modelsar6 equippedwiih a capac-
ilor dischargeignition.Rupps CD igni-
lion conlains no wearing pans and is
lactory presei.The super high onergy
characterislics oJ lhe CD ignitionvir-
tuallyeliminales plugtoutingandspark
plug-induced pre-ignition.
Normattythe
only ownermaintenance requiredis lo
check andlor replacethe surlace gap
sparkplug.The sparkplug shoutdbe
r€placed when the dislance kom ihe
tip ot th€ center electrod€ lo the
threaded sndoflh€ plugis 1/32inchor
grealer or wh6n il bocomesoit touled,
Use Rupp part no. 25086or Champion
N19Vsparkplugonly.
WARNIflG: IGNITION VOLTAGE IS
VERYHIGH.NEVER
REMOVE INSULA-
TORS WHILE SYSTEMIS IN OPERA.
TION.
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TROUBLE
SHOOTING ENGINEWILL I{OT IDLE
' Faultysparkplug
The followingare the most common ldlejel clogged
lroublesexperiencedand the probable
' ldlespeedsetlingimproper
' ldle mixturesettingimproper
NOTE:ltemsshownwith an asterisk{t) EXCESSIVE SMOKE
may be corrgcledby owner.All others " lmproperfuelmixture
must be performed by an aulhorized 'Air inlakeblocked
Ruppdealer. ' Incorreclcarburetoradjustment
EI{GINELACKSPOWER
ENGINEFAILSTO STARTOR Carburetordirty or dahaged
STARTSWITH DIFFICULTY
' Chokepartiallyclosed
' Killof telhsrswitchnotin ,.run, lgniiionsystemmalJunction
Posalion Leakyheadgasket
'Spark pluglouledor lautty Wornpistonor rings
' Tfackor dive systembinding
' Engineov€rchoked Torqueconverlor notlunctioning
' Obstucted
luelline ENGINEKNOCKS
'Nofuelintank Carbonin combuslionchamber
Looseor delectiveignition
Looseor worn connectingrod
Poo. compression
' Fuelocianetoo tow
Blownheadcaskel lmproperignitionljming
ENGINEOVERHEATS
Carbonin combustion chamber
Engineimproperly timed
' Excessiveloadin engins
' lmproperluel/oilmixlure
ENGINEVIARAIESEXCESSIVELY
' Associatedsquipmentoul of balance
Bent crankshaft
' Enginenot securelYmounted
PERIOOSOF POWERLOSS
' Fuellinecloggedor kinked
' Faullyignilioncable
' Walerin luel system
STORAGE
When lhe snowmobileis slored lake
lhe tollowingstepslo Proleclil:
1, Remove luel linelromcarburelors Retainlhe bolls, washersand nuts for
and runthe engineat idleuntilit slops. allachingskls.
This uses up luel in carburelor. Aller
engineslops,shutoll ignilionswitch.
2. Bemovespark plug(s) and put
approximatelytwo teaspoons ol oil
throughthe spark plug holeswith pis-
tonsal "Top DeadCenter. Cranklhe
engineover15 or 20 timeswith slarter inslallwith slopstowardinside.
and replacespark plug. lJse a good
qualityanlicorrosive
oil.
NOTE;RepeatstepNo.2 every60 days
3. SiphonJ!el fromiank.
4, Removetorque converlorbelt.
5. The snowmobilemust be stored
wilh the trackoil the ground.
6. Covermachineand slore in a dry
placelo preventrusting.
SET-UPINSTRUCTIONS
L Bemovecarlontop and cut band
whichsecureschassislo skid-
2. Removebolts which secure the
ski spindleslo th€ carlonskid and re-
move lhe snowmobielrom the skid.
3. SKIS-Removeskislromchassis.
4. Tip lhe snowmobile on one side
and align ski springbrackel hole with
the bushinginsralled in the skispindte.
IIOTE: Skls are right and left handi
5. lnstallbolt lhroughbrack€t,sp;n-
dle, shockabsorberwasherand secure
with not loward center ol the snow-
mobile.Torqueboll lo 60 loot pounds
6. Repeatsteps4 and 5 for opposile
ski.
CHAINCASE
Removeleft tuned pipe assembly.Tip
snowmobileon lhe right side. Refiove
lhe lwo nuts that retain chaincase
cover. Check chain tension, re-anslall
seal on edge of cas€,g€nlly set cover
in place-Chaincasecoveris pulledinto
properposjlionwhenlhe two retaining
nuis are iighleneddown,do not push
coveronto chaincase.with snowmobile
on levelsurlace removeoilfillplugand
lill lo bottomedgeof lill hole.R6-install
iunedpipe and mufflerassembly.
HANDLEBAR
Wilhtheskisin a slraightloruardposl-
tion inserl splinedsleeringshatt inlo
handlebarmount and securewathspe-
cial lockingboli provided.CAUTIOI{:
BOLT MUST AE TIGHTENED TO 15
FOOTPOUNDS TOROUE.
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 1975NITROF/A
Inslall handlebarsin Dositiondesired St{OWMOBILESPECIFICATIONS
and secure with bolts provjded.CAU-
TION:TIGHTEN NUTSEVENLYTO 10
FOOTPOUNDSTOROUE, 1975r{ttEo F/A

€ngin6Manulactur6r
K340-2FS K44G2FS
STIRRUPS 339 129,4
60 67
60 60
Sllrrups are included and may be in-
slalled al a posilion to suit the rider. 2/38 mm
CAUTIOI{:MAKECERTAINTHEYARE 20:1 201
INSTALLED IN SUCH A WAY THAT
THE RIDERSFOOTREGARDLESS OF cD l cDl
BOOTSIZECOMESFREESHOULO HE E ngi neTi fti ng .095BT OC .095AT OC
BE THROWNFROIJTHE MACHINE.
60/60 60/60

7.O:1 7. O : 1
2 2
WARRANTY TorqusConverterOriveSystem

SERVICEPOLICYANO WARBANTY TrackS!rlac€ B€arinqLength 34,5/

INFORMATIONARECOVERED
IN THE s5.0' 95.0"
SEPARATE "WARRANTY FACTS Heighrw/windshisld 30.0, 30.0,
BOOKLET,'' 1d, 16',
Slider Slid€r
3, 2G allons

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RUPPKLAWS
Spiketypevactionstudswith a chisel
shaped Karbide poinl. Large 1%"
square backing plate and T-shaped
anchornut anchorKlawsto the track.
Availablein packageol 20. PN 36993
RUPPKROWNS
Krownshapedtractionstudswilh live
diggingpointsfhat altackin all direc-
tionsfor excellentcornering,slopping,
and acceleration.Heatedlreatedlo Jile
sleelhardness, circledesiqncan'tbend
out ot shape.Rib head bolt anchors
Krownlightlylo thelrack.Speciallock-
ing nul with star washerpermanently
alfixed gives sure l ock mounling,
Krownyour Ruppwith a packageof20.
PN36992
SNOWMOBILE
COVER
SpecialRuppdesign,urethanecoated
nylonconslrucllon,
Eachcoveris cus-
tom-litiedfor your padicular Bupp
c
RUPPSUPERSYNTHETI
LUBRICANT I The kit consisls of a seleclion ol 4
A chemicalbasedlubricant
for all oul perlormance.
Mix
with gasolaneor alcoholtor
lwo-cyclesor replacesSAE tr,Ll
20 lhru 50Win the 4 stroke
crankcase.Virl!ally elimi-
nalescarbonbuild-upand I rt,|&I
plugfoulins.PN 33018
!-
SLIDERROLLERKIT
Includesboggiewheelsand mounting
hardwareto add boggiesto slid€ rails.
Letsyougo in marginalsnow.PN37717
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
Pfecisionmadetor moreaccufal€read-
ings,Gearreducer,cableandmounting
hardwareincluded-PN 37728
KARBIDE
SKIWEARBARS
Get lhe competitiveedge. Wear bars
host slay sharp karbide inserts. Re-
placesstandardskiwearbar.PN369S1
TCSPRINGKIT
Torque Convertor Springs varied in
tensionto allowyou to set your T/C
engagemenlal a speedbest suitedfor
your typeof use.PN 32623
TC WEIGHTKIT
An assortmentol drive lorque conver-
lor wejghlswhich can be usedto obtain
variousshitlingpatterns.PN 37721
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