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02-23-2003, 11:25 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Deseronto,Ontario
Primary Sled: 2000 Mach Z
Where I sled: Mostly on the Bay of Quinte
Posts: 546
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Popped a piston on the Mag side of my Mach,, 3 days ago.
I was on a tight trail that came out to a 3 foot snow drift and i had no where to go around it an 6 sleds behind me.
i decided to crack it to get through it but forgot my vents were open 
the snow dust was so thick it almost took me off the sled but what it did do was take in a large amount of snow that made it to the pistons and popped one.
Cartronics said i had water in all three carbs and i was lucky i only lost one.
its funny thought, itis snowing like crazy here and i have no sled.
it sucks 
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02-23-2003, 12:24 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Canada
Primary Sled: 1994 Ski-Doo Formula STX
Where I sled: Ontario
Posts: 2,303
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I feel for yeah budd. My friend has a 1999 Mach Z 800 and he just blew a piston. Cost him 3500$ to fix canadian. ???
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02-23-2003, 12:53 PM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: S-E Lower, Michigan
Mileage: 1115 miles
Primary Sled: The old purple pile
Where I sled: Frederic to Lake Gogebic & everywhere in between
Posts: 2,422
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I take it you took all the snow filters off? There is only one way in for the snow and that's behind the windshield. Having the vents open makes no diff. if everything that came with the sled is there.
I have packed so much snow in the filters powder riding the sled could'nt breathe anymore and started choking itself with raw fuel and fouling plugs. :doh:
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02-23-2003, 01:19 PM
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#4
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Clare Michigan (Central MI)
Primary Sled: 02 Zr 800 EFI
Where I sled: Michigan Lower - Upper
Posts: 154
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dont let machzzzzzz1 see this thread he will never accept that a mach blew up no matter how it happened and it may put him in the emergency room from a panic attack if this is confirmed!
He will need serious counceling when he finally accepts what happened. Just a thoughtfull warning for machzzzzzz1! 
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02-23-2003, 01:25 PM
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#5
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Live in Grand Ledge Michigan, ride in the UP!
Where I sled: Michigans UP
Posts: 2,083
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I can hear him now 
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02-23-2003, 05:59 PM
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#6
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: cochrane,ontario canada
Where I sled: cochrane
Posts: 1,204
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Quote:
Originally posted by mx_462@Feb 23 2003, 12:24 PM
I feel for yeah budd. My friend has a 1999 Mach Z 800 and he just blew a piston. Cost him 3500$ to fix canadian. ???
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3500 to fix a piston?did he also replace crank and cylinder?
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02-23-2003, 06:10 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: N.H
Mileage: Lake miles.
Primary Sled: '00 Mach Z
Where I sled: NH/ME/VT/Canada
Posts: 897
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Poor poor Mach Z
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02-23-2003, 08:19 PM
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#8
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Orillia
Primary Sled: 1997 Skidoo mxz 583
Where I sled: Orillia Ontairo
Posts: 493
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What 462 mx means si that the guy blew all three pistons took the skirts out and screwed the crank.... Mite of done some cyllender damage too. Needs the whole engine rebuilt........OUCH
SWRules
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02-23-2003, 10:15 PM
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#9
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Tweed, Ont
Mileage: 2000km
Primary Sled: 2005 Mach Z 1000
Where I sled: All over ONTARIO
Posts: 3,910
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RIP
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02-24-2003, 06:40 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Deseronto,Ontario
Primary Sled: 2000 Mach Z
Where I sled: Mostly on the Bay of Quinte
Posts: 546
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Cartronics got it done late today. It cost me 430 canadian. only one piston needed to be replaced.
Mikadoo what does your filter look like.
The one in mine that i am referring to is the one on the top of the air box.
i hit the drift so hard that when i stopped and lifted the hood the filter was laying on top of the exhaust pipes.
But the filter looks so porous that snow would just pass by.
to discrbe the filter i would say it looked like a piece of scotch scratch pad used on auto body work.
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