I had been talking with my dealer about the rich condition I had in the mid range on my 2001 MXZ 800. He led me through a variety of scenarios that could be the cause of the rich condition. We ruled them all out except for one. He had mentioned that a few 2001's had come back and they found that the rubber coating on the reed cages was coming off. I pulled my reed cages this weekend and found that the rubber on the reed cages looked like an old sunburn peeling off. The rubber was blistered all over the place. I could visually see where the reed petals weren't completely seating. Has anyone else run across this? Does the dealer have updates for these reed cages or will he give me more of the same? (Not that it matters that much anyway since we had over 50 temps in Michigan today!!
I am going to try the Boyesen reeds with the stock cages. I haven't seen the delamination problem on the second set of stock cages. I have a hard time justifying the $$ for the V-force.
This has been an ongoing problem on the 01's. I found it on my 01 this fall while doing my pre-season go thru. I took them to the dealer to see if they could get them warrantied (doesn't hurt to ask). They called Doo and were told no. My dealer gave me a number to call for customer service. I called and talked to a guy named Remy. I was very polite and just said please see what you can do. He said he would look into it. My dealer called back 2 hours later and said Doo offered to pay for 1 of the cages. $140 roughly. I thought that was pretty great of Doo. But if you are wanting to upgrade to better reeds now is the time. There isn't much gain to be had over the stock 800 cages when you consider the cost. The new cages will come with reeds. If you go with the stock cages and want to upgrade down the road, Boyesen petals are the best bang for the buck.
Same thing happened to my 01 and I had them replaced under warranty right before last season. I have since sold the sled and ride a REV.
I loved my 01 though!
I have an early 1970s Bombardier Ski-Doo single cylinder. I need to lower the primary clutch engagement rpm. What spring and weights would make it possible to lower the engagement of the primary clutch. Thanks for any knowledge you can send my way... Chevysteve.
I wasn't interested in a new sled. Was satisfied with my 16 4-Tech 1200 Renegade and my 17 900 ACE Renegade. Dealer talked me into trying his personnal 19 900T Renegade with a chip and reflash. Claims it puts out 190 hp.
Besides being quick,and fast it doesn't lag and handled well. So I...
Hello
My snowmobile is skidoo Formula MX XTC, model year 1995. My skidoo front light work poorly (only 3 volts given) and i was wondering where is the battery located? Or does this skidoo have battery at all? Engine is rotax 467. Anyway there is something wrong with electrics.
I ride a 2001 ski doo touring 500fan, and over the past year have spent a lot of time fixing issues with it (it was sitting unprotected in a backyard for 5 years). I cleaned the carbs, fixed some electrical contact issues, and redid much of the fuel system. It used to bog down when I went past...
First time for the season the brakes lockup and got hot. and continued to do it all day. So replaced the caliper and dot 4 brake fluid cleaned reservoir and tried brakes seemed to work fine. Go out again brake lockup.
Can my rotor be warped causing this brake up?
Thanks in advance
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