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- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Country
- Canada
- Snowmobile
- 2009 Phazer RTX
The way i did it was like this (Keep in mind it is the first engine powered anything that i have ever owned so if I'm off please let me know):
- I changed oil and filter
- With a full tank I added Yamaha fuel stabilizer and let it run for 10 mins to let it work its way through.
- Then i took out the plugs fogged the cylinders put in new plugs.
- Took out the battery
- Took off the belt
- Greased everything i could
- Took out the tension from the track
- Covered it and put it aside in my garage
- Charged the battery once a month
Come the cold weather I checked all the fluids adjusted track put in belt. Started the sled up a once it was at a good constant tempature (fan kicked in and off twice) I adjusted the idle speed. No problems just started riding.
- I changed oil and filter
- With a full tank I added Yamaha fuel stabilizer and let it run for 10 mins to let it work its way through.
- Then i took out the plugs fogged the cylinders put in new plugs.
- Took out the battery
- Took off the belt
- Greased everything i could
- Took out the tension from the track
- Covered it and put it aside in my garage
- Charged the battery once a month
Come the cold weather I checked all the fluids adjusted track put in belt. Started the sled up a once it was at a good constant tempature (fan kicked in and off twice) I adjusted the idle speed. No problems just started riding.
blueironranger
TY 4 Stroke God
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- 45
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- Iron Range MN
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- 2014 Viper XTX
2009 Phazer MTX
Personally here is what I do.
Change the oil and spray a little engine oil fogger in it while cranking it with the spark cut off. Then I siphon the gas out and use it in my wheelers.
That it, I don't subscribe to the "gas is only good for 30 days" crap, Even E10. We have had E10 for 15+ years in Minnesota and I've never had it "go bad" in under a year. I use the same method for all my other 2 stroke and 4 stroke toys and haven't ever had an issue though I HAVE upgraded the fuel lines and gaskets to Ethanol friendly stuff on older equipment.
Also sometime during the summer I like to pull the skid out of the sled and go through it and lube it to make sure everything is ready for another season.
Change the oil and spray a little engine oil fogger in it while cranking it with the spark cut off. Then I siphon the gas out and use it in my wheelers.
That it, I don't subscribe to the "gas is only good for 30 days" crap, Even E10. We have had E10 for 15+ years in Minnesota and I've never had it "go bad" in under a year. I use the same method for all my other 2 stroke and 4 stroke toys and haven't ever had an issue though I HAVE upgraded the fuel lines and gaskets to Ethanol friendly stuff on older equipment.
Also sometime during the summer I like to pull the skid out of the sled and go through it and lube it to make sure everything is ready for another season.
twomorestrokes
TY 4 Stroke God
Sounds like a good plan. Fuel DOES go bad though. That's why the passages get plugged in the carbs over the summer. It's happened to me a couple times with this sled from varnishing up the idle circuit and it wouldn't run worth a crap in the fall.
