Well the motor runs pretty smoothly. Yes I did watch the tach closely to try and get an idea of what might be going on. The clutch has not only the RPM engagement fluctuation but under power when you gas it it has a tendency to "lose it's grip" and the motor will over rev and you lose forward thrust...

No actually John Deere's didn't all come with Kawasaki engines, Central Snowmobile's 2003 catalog lists Kohler, CCW, Kioritz and Kawasaki as being used. AND there are three different displacement motors listed for the Liquifire 440. A 436cc, 438cc and a 440cc. Two of those are Kawasaki's but the oth...

I purchased a 1984 Liquifire a couple months back and have done the usual things to it, carbs, gaslines, wear bars etc. and now it seems to want a new primary clutch (it engages at random rpm's between 3500 and 5500). My question is, does anyone make repair parts for the original clutch (my parts ma...