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Please ignore the above. Embarrassed to admit it, but I never checked the kill switch and it turns out it had gotten pushed in by mistake. Really dumb, I know, but I did not expect the kill switch to prevent the gauge from working. I thought it simply prevented the engine from running/starting...

Over the summer I regularly take out my old 07 Phazer FX and start it up and run it for a bit. Everything has been working fine and it starts right up until this last time. When I turn the key to the on position, nothing happens (guage is dead). Turning the key further to try to start also does...

I finally got a chance to do this last night. To be on the safe side, I went ahead and bought some carb and throttle body cleaner and did essentially what you suggested. It took quite a bit of spraying and manually working it by hand (mostly on the spring mechanism outside the throttle body)...

Thanks a lot maim, this is exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. I am very much learning on the fly here, so I appreciate the help. Would brake cleaner be similar to carb and choke cleaner, at least just for initially cleaning things up? I used that to clean up the parts for the...

After a good season of riding last year with no trouble with the throttle at all, my throttle is sticking pretty badly. Not too surprising, since I needed to do some major repairs on the rear suspension and waiting for some of the parts from Partzilla took forever, so it has been a long time...

Thanks guys, I'll try that too.

Thanks a lot cannondale. I'm pretty sure I did get that front arm as well (I called it pivot arm bracket or bell-crank, since I didn't know what it was called). I see exactly what you mean about the mount for the link being wider to accommodate the wider billet link. I just got the parts...

Thanks maim. I was definitely interested in having cannondale do the revalve, but his response above sounded like maybe I'd have to go through Carver. I would definitely prefer to do it through cannondale, but I didn't know what the next step would be. By the way, I think I got lucky with the...

Cannondale27, I have been doing some more digging around and noticed a thread you started that provided some great pictures of the new and old linkage: https://ty4stroke.com/threads/old-linkage-vs-updated-linkage-pics.53589/ These pictures are very helpful, but they got me thinking about a...

Thanks for the info. I was afraid that would probably be the case (kit no longer be available). I guess I'll just have to buy all the pieces separately. I'll definitely have to look into getting the shocks worked on, since I've never done anything to them. I see mention of revalving and...

Thanks maim, that helps a lot because as it turns out, I think that is the other part that is broken. I only knew it by the name "bracket 2" in the parts list (8GC-47416-01-00). I did notice that in the 2010 sled diagrams it looks like a solid part (and is much more expensive!). This makes me...

I realize this is a very old thread now, but I need to replace the front pivot arm on my 2007 Phazer FX for the first time. From this discussion, it sounds like I definitely should go with the 2010 version, since it has much better reinforcing on the arms (easy to be much better than...

I mounted the fan on my 2007 FX myself. The fan has the bracket built onto it and it fits three mounting holes on the radiator (fan goes on the backside, towards the rear of the sled). If you order the fan yourself, don't forget to order the bolts too. I thought it would come with the fan...

I've seen 91mph on the speedo with it pinned on a hard packed lake. Seems like the conditions all have to be just right in order to hit 90+. I just have a stock 07 FX.

Actually, that is a good point. I've never heard my fan run when the motor is off, but I've also never had the over temp light come on since I've installed the fan. I guess I should have thought of that before I answered. Also, its true that car fans run with the motor off, but I think on...

I'm no expert, but I've never heard my fan run when the motor was off. I don't think it would make sense for it run at that time anyway. If the motor is off then heat is no longer building in the motor, so it should cool on its own from there. Also, I don't think the coolant will be pumping...

I just got my sled back from having this update done on Saturday. I only started it once (no snow around me yet), but I did notice that it started faster. Just like sinjin just mentioned, mine used to take around 10 cranks, but it started up on the 2nd or 3rd crank after the update. It seemed...

Yup, that's true. I bought an '07 FX used about a year ago and I've taken it to the dealer for the updates that had not been done. They were all done for free. I called them a couple weeks ago about getting a free radiator fan, and although they didn't come through on that he did tell me to...

I was at the dealer a little while ago (for something different) and I was talking with one of the mechanics. He told me a little trick if the hand warmers don't seem to be getting hot enough. There is a hole on the end of the handgrips and he said to fill the hollow handlebars with insulation...

Thanks for all the replies. I've looked around and so far Port Yamaha has the best price. I did look at eBay and found lot's of fans, just none for the Phazer. The more I read around here the more it seems like everyone has been getting their fans for free, so I'm a little ticked at the...