We had a 72 Ski Doo Nordic when I was a kid. Electric start. It was a freaking tank, could barely turn it around by myself. I remember burying it in a drift about a quarter mile away from the house one night when I was maybe 10. Ran the whole way home in the dark crying my eyes out, dad was unimpres...

Now that the 80 sportfire is up and running, I feel that it's too much sled for the boy. He's seven. I think it's time to start looking for another cheap project for him to ride. Do any of you have youngsters on sleds? What do you reccomend and why? Is a spitfire the way to go for the lighter weight...

IT LIVES!!!! I checked a couple places on Friday for a new coil or cdi in stock.. obviously failed!! Ran up to the closest salvage and found both used with a promise to bring em back if they didn't work. I did have to solder a new ground onto the coil, but that was easy enough once I found all my sc...

Well, crap. The coil showed readings across the grounds, the three wires in the harness, and the plug wires. The cdi, for what its worth, showed readings across the harness wires but not across the two wires that connect to the engine(red and white).

I found a buddy that had a multimeter and since I already had the coil off, I pulled the CDI too. I think what these pictures show is that while the coil is good, at least part of the CDI is shot...can anyone confirm? http://instagram.com/p/yf6HdpjC-W/ http://instagram.com/p/yf6BflDC-N/ http://insta...

Wow! Awesome tutorial! Thanks Todd! I have pulled the coil in a fit and planned to take it to get tested. At the very least I'll have to replace the boots....don't ask. I misread the tip about disconnecting the engine and only pulled the plugs for the switches, not the whole harness. I don't believe...

Hello, all! Newbie here. Looking for some advice and assistance. I just picked up an 80 sportfire and am working at getting it going. Previous owner had let sit for a couple years. Pulled tank and carb and disassembled and cleaned. So far so good. Put back together and pulled it over a few times and...