Viking Vagabond, Voyageur, Vanquisher Operator's Manual
SNOWMOBILES
OPERATORS
MANUAL
FULL
SEASON
WARRANTY
VIKING SNOWMOBILES, INC. warrants each new VIKING for a complete snowmobile season against
structural defects in materials and workmanship; providing the machine was
properly
maintained and used
under
normal conditions.
In the case
of
a purchase made within 60 days prior
to
the
end
of
a season, considered to
be
April
30th,
of
any
year,
the
warranty
will apply
from
date
of
purchase
until
January
1st
of
the following year.
The
Manufacturer's obligation under this
warranty
is limited
to
the
repair or
replacement
of
defective
parts
by
an
authorized
VIKING dealer, proven
to
be
defective in
either
material or workmanship.
This
warranty
is
not
valid
if
the
VIKING snowmobile has been subjected
to
misuse, improper
maintenance, negligence, accident, immersion
under
water, altered,
rented,
used
for
racing, repaired
by
unauthorized
persons or with parts
not
designed for VIKINGS, or used on surface
other
than
snow or ice.
Further,
this
warranty
docs
not
apply
to
VANQUISHER models
of
VIKING snowmobiles as
they
are
specifically
intended
for racing purposes.
This
warranty
does
not
apply
to
engine, carburetor,
torque
converters or drive tracks.
They
arc subject
to
warranty
of
their
own
manufacturer. Drive belts, windshields, ski skags
and
brake and
throttle
cables
are
not
covered by warranty.
This
warranty
is expressly in lieu
of
all
other
warranties, expressed or implied including all
other
obligations and liabilities
on
the
part
of
VIKING SNOWMOBILES, INC. And VIKING SNOWMOBILES,
INC.
neither
assumes
nor
authorizes
any
other
person
to
assume for
it
any
responsibility in
connection
with
VIKING machines.
VIKING
SNOWMOBILES,
INCORPORATED
TWIN VALLEY, MINNESOTA
56584
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SNOWMOBI
L
ES
INDEX
Recommended
Pre-Operating Tips
Operating
Controls
Starting Procedure
Fuel
Mixture
Break-In
Period
Carburetor
Adjustment
Lubrication
'Maintenance . . . .
Operation
and Care
of
Two
Cycle Engines
Summer
Storage
Engine
and
Chassis Specifications
Records . . . . . . . . .
Page
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
. 8-10
11-14
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RECOMMENDED
PRE-OPERATIN
G T
IPS
CHECK THE FOLLOWING ITEMS EACH TIME BEFORE STARTING
YOUR
VIKING
I. Check
throttle
and brake controls
to
be certain
they
operate
freely. Brake should
not
be
too
tight
but
must
have
proper
adjustment
to insure good
braking action.
2.
Rock the machine
to
make certain track is
not
frozen
to
the
ground.
3.
Check fuel supply. Always fill fuel
tank
before
making
any
trip
and carry
enough
spare fuel for
ex tended trips.
4.
Check
the
steering mechanism
to
be certain skis
turn
freely.
5.
After
starting engine,
turn
machine on side
and
accelerate slowly to make certain
track
turns
freely.
2.
6.
Always carry a ·spare drive belt
and
extra
spark
plugs as well as tools
to
facilitate changing. These
items should be regarded as
important
as a spare
tire in an automobile.
OPERATING
CONTROLS
1.
FINGER
TIP
BRAKE
CONTROL
2.
FINGER
TIP
THROTTLE
CONTROL
3.
OFF/ON/START
SWITCH
4.
PRIMER
BUTTON
5. CHOKE
CONTROL
6.
HI-LOW
LIGHT
SWITCH
Operates
only
when
ignition is on.
7.
SPEEDOMETER
8.
TACHOMETER
(Optional)
9.
STARTING
CABLE
10.
TOOL
AND
GLOVE
COMPARTMENT
3.
r
STARTING
PROCEDURE
1.
Check Pre-Operating tips
on
page
1.
2.
Turn
ignition key
to
"ON"
position.
3. Push primer
button
until pressure is felt,
then
push
one more time.
4.
Pull
out
choke.
5.
(Manual Start Machines) Pull
starter
rope
slowly
until
it
engages and compression is felt,
then
pull
hard.
CAUTION: A void
pulling
rope
to
its limit or
dropping
rope
from an
extended
position. When
engine starts, push in choke slow ly.
4.
6.
(Electric Start Machines)
Turn
ignition key
to
"START"
position. As soon as engine starts, allow
key to
return
to
"ON"
position. Push in choke
slowly.
7.
When starting cold engine, let
the
unit idle a few
minutes before starting
out.
NOTE: Choking may
not
be necessary
to
start
warm
engine.
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