SCORPION Stinger 1972 User manual

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Welcome 10 the wonderf ul sport of snowmobi l ing . You have now in-
v
ested in fun! Your new SCORPION will mak e it poss ible to have an
enjoya ble w inter. An o wner 's manual is provide d to a id you in knowi ng
mo re abo ut yo ur mac hine . Plea se la ke time to study the i nforma tion
t
ho rou gh ly, a s it will he lp you underst and some of t he pr obl ems a nd
upkeep proced
ures that are ne ces sory for sa fe a nd de pendoble op er a -
tion of
your mo ch ine. Keep this bo oklet hondy in yo ur mo chine so
Ihot
you m oy re fer to it from ti me to time. Pa y par ticulor att ention to
the sa fe
ty and court esy to o thers section and hove 0 gr eat season in
the snow .
Sincer
ely
Le dj
W arr en E. Doust
President
SCORPION INC.
Cr
os by ,Minn eso ta 56 441
A F
uq ua Ind ustry

TABLE OF CONTENTS
P. ,.
P ag e
Identification 3 Mainte nance Infor ma tion . "
Pre .c pe rc ting Tip. ,Ski Allig nm eni
"
Know Your Scorpion 5Safety Tip. .17
Sta rting Procedures •
Sofety &Courtesy 10 Om" ... 18
Fuel Procedures . 7TroubleShooting "
Br eak i ng In Your ScorpioneS
um me r Sto ra ge 21
D ri\l;n g Tip. , Gett ing Ready lor Winter "
Adjusting the Carbu r etor. 10 Acceuor y Section "
lubrirot ing Your Scorpi on 12
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IDENTIFICATION
T he m od el a nd serial n um ber s of yo ur ma chine are v ery impo r ta nt a nd
s
hou ld not be removed . It is sug g es ted t hat y ou record them in t he
s pac e provide d.
Ma chi ne Seriol Nu mb er Engi ne Serial Num ber
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PRE-OPERATING TIPS
Before you s tor t you r mac h ine - chec k the f ollowi ng:
1. T
hr ottle con trol (R. si de ha nd le bar ) be sure it wor ks f re ely.
2. Broke c
on trol ( L. side hand le bor) see thol it eng age s pro pe rly
a nd th ot it is a d justed
pro pe rly.
3. Steer ing- turn boc k and forth, s ee t hot both skis work tog ethe r
a nd th at n ot hing is bind i ng .
4. Fuel- check l eve l, there should be enough to get you where you
ore go ing -an d back !
5. T oo ls ond por ts -be su re you hove y ou r tool kit, ex tra spar k
plugs. dr i ve be lt, he ad lig ht gl ob e.
Now t ha t you h ove d on e the ab ov e, let's get y ou r m ach ine storted.
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KNOW YOUR SCORPION
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STARTING PROCEDURES
1. look fo rward and be sure a ll is cle ar.
2. Turn ignition key to "on" positi on.
3. Place choke in d os ed position.
4. Pull stc rter r op e slo wly un til it engo ges, tnen pull sha rply. Do not
pull r
ope to ils limit or re lease rapidl y fr om on e xte nde d po sition.
Key siort m
odel s (e lectric sta rt) turn ke y to sta rt po siti on -re l ea se
w hen engine fires. (Do not exceed 30 second storts)
5. On a cold
engine - op en choke slowly and let engine run at idle
fo r a f ew minutes bef ore sta rting oul. (On a worm e ng ine choking
is
not nec essar y)
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FUEL-PROCEDURE S
Use a nome brond regular gasoline and Scorpion two -cycle air cool ed
eng ine oil. DO NOT USE OUTBOARD MOTOR OIL OR LEAD FRE EGAS.
The correct oi l/fuel mi xture is 20 to 1 (1 qua rt SCORPION Oi l to 5 gal -
lons of gas). T he only lubr ication your engine receives is the oil in the
gosol i ne. Too little oil or improper mixing could cause on engine
failure. Mix the fuel in a c1 eon, 5 gallon conto iner. First the oil, then
about 1 gallon gas, sha ke well, odd more gas vntil full, sha ke again .
Fill your fuel ton k. Remember, Hyou let the 5 ga llon containe rwith
fuel sit very long it should be sha k en again before fue l is poured into
the machine.
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BREAKING IN YOUR SCORPION
I. No single ac ti on on y our po rt is as im por tont to l ong engi ne life
as the rigid ad he rence 10 pr op er bre ak -in of the engine . follow
t he b reak -in proc edure closely.
2. Allow
engine to worm up a minut e or two before mo ving off.
3. 0 0 not
ope ra te engi ne 01 pro longed full thr ott le for the first 10 hours
of op erat i on (a bout 2 tanks of gas ).
4. Ask y our dealer to set your ca rburetor s li g ht ly rich so there will
a lwa ys be adequa te f uett c t he en gi ne .
5.
Step occ asi o na lly and check your mac hine. loo k at the trock, check
t he skis and steering ,look of the exhaust s ys tem; in gen eral,
be come familia r wi th you r mach ine .
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