Will it run? 1979 John Deere Cyclone 340. VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE REVIVAL.

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Жыл бұрын

Its rough... But hey, what the hell? Let's see if we can breathe some life back into this old girl just in time for winter. Compression, spark, fuel and air, you know the drill. Let's see what we can do!

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@mary047photoblue 6 ай бұрын

Interesting video,Greetings from Maghera,County Derry,Norther Ireland

@jakerazmataz852 7 ай бұрын

I would love to see you end with a walk around after pressure washing and wiping it down.

@NorthwoodsNoise 6 ай бұрын

I'll keep that in mind for future videos! This one is long gone now. It got sent on to a 9 year old kid last winter.

@NJP76 Жыл бұрын

Fellow Wisconsinite here (Tomah-LaCrosse area). Great to see some old iron come back to life. Don't see a lot of old Deeres around anymore. They were pretty solid machines back in the days. My current ride is a 1995 Polaris Indy440, and I love it. Did quite a bit of work on it last fall. Got a couple vids if interested. I had hoped to put more than five miles on it this year though. Oh well, at least it does look nice sitting on the trailer, LOL. Cheers, from west central Wisconsin.

@NorthwoodsNoise Жыл бұрын

Love the LaCrosse area, did 5 years at UWL. Still get back that way every once in awhile. I'll check out the indy later today! Yeah, it's been a pretty bad year for snow. Just picked up 5" last night so hoping I'll be able to get some riding in without trailering to the UP. Thanks for watching!

@Merr_Khan Жыл бұрын

1st day for me, spent a few hrs this morning, nothing. Now im watching this.

@NorthwoodsNoise Жыл бұрын

Hope your luck improves. Where are you at?

@tristarmotors7598 10 ай бұрын

I'd love to buy it for my wife

@Ameritude Жыл бұрын

Your humor is smooth and hilarious 😂 love it, 601 sub right here

@NorthwoodsNoise Жыл бұрын

Lol glad you're enjoying my bs. Sub means the world, much appreciated!

@GarageWorx Жыл бұрын

Crank seals.....clean carb...

@jepdot Жыл бұрын

It's not a 78' or 79'... By appearance it looks to be a 76' (would have actually been produced (build date) in the Fall of 75'). Cyclone's were "Mean Green" in 76' and 77', then in 78' they went to a much brighter green, which I don't think was Implement Green either. The side pan has vertical "ribs" on it, which was a 76' model trait. In 77' the side pans were smooth. If the serial number is legible, it should read: J34FE055...M, or something along those lines. The "E" in that number would indicate it's a 76' model, "34" indicates a 340 cc, and "F" indicates it's fan cooled.

@NorthwoodsNoise Жыл бұрын

Thanks for clarifying. The serial number was illegible, but I convinced myself the last two digits were 7 and 8 and took that to mean 1978. Good to know, thanks again!

@josephnewburgh8531 8 ай бұрын

Yes! You need that needle clip so the needle doesnt fall out of the seat or let too much fuel in flooding the sled.

@GearheadRob319 Жыл бұрын

You should use chem dip for carb cleaning. Works great.

@NorthwoodsNoise Жыл бұрын

Always thought about gettin a gallon, just never pulled the trigger. How long do you have to let things soak to get good results?

@GearheadRob319 Жыл бұрын

@@NorthwoodsNoise I normally soak em over night. it's some stinky stuff, lol. So use rubber gloves.

@NorthwoodsNoise Жыл бұрын

@@GearheadRob319 lol will do. I'll grab a gallon next time I run out of carb cleaner and give it a shot.

@GearheadRob319 Жыл бұрын

@@NorthwoodsNoise let me know how it goes for you. Keep the old snowmobile content coming. I enjoy it. I'm sure others do as well.

@NJP76 Жыл бұрын

@@GearheadRob319 You are right about the Chem-dip stuff. Until last fall, I wasn't really sure about how effective it would be. I cleaned the carbs on my Indy440 and used the Gunk brand. I only had them in it for a bit over an hour each. That sold me on it. True these carbs were not all that bad, but I did a set later using the same can. Again highly impressed. Still want to get an ultrasonic someday, but until then, this stuff will do the job just fine.

@400brian Жыл бұрын

As a Deere sled collector, I tend to cringe at the methods guys use. I didn't see you pull out the pilot jet, they are almost always plugged. I spent the last year refreshing this exact model for my wife. This is a 76 BTW. Crank seals are a must. The Prestolite ignition is also a failure waiting to happen. Old Deeres are easy, just throw huge amounts of money at them until they work like new! New bearings throughout, fanbelt, ect. These are not a tractor, they are a trail rider.

@NorthwoodsNoise Жыл бұрын

Completely understand and respect where you're coming from. Chalk it up to the difference between a "revival" and a "restoration". If it were something I had been more interested in keeping or had some sort of attachment to, i wouldve sunk more money into it, but truth be told that just wasnt the case. Appreciate the comment and the extra info though! Always like to learn more about the stuff that makes it's way in and out of my shop.

@Frank-rx6wm Жыл бұрын

I'm trying to find one of those....😬😬😬😬😬😬 You in NYS I'll buy it....👍

@mitchcoop1 Жыл бұрын

17:04 my old shop teacher said that is a Jesus clip...when it fly's...and you do not have another one.. You say...Oh Jesus

@redneckrepairsandmusic2469 Жыл бұрын

Well where ya at

@redneckrepairsandmusic2469 Жыл бұрын

And how much ya want

@crazykransz Жыл бұрын

Just so you know that twist throttle is a liquidators.. it’s worth more than that entire sled.

@400brian Жыл бұрын

The twist throttle first showed up on the Deere 340/S race sled. Some of the racers liked them, others took them off. You will note the idea did not catch on. They do have some value to guys restoring race sleds.

@josephnewburgh8531 8 ай бұрын

Didn't anyone tell you about starting fluid and 2 strokes? KABOOOOOM! No airbox, old decades old fuel= lonnnnnnnggggg walk home on a cold night😮