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I removed the switch with its 18'' wire back to the connector and brought it inside. There was a fair amount of snow and ice packed into the outside nooks and crannies of the switch case. Disassembly and visual inspection showed all wires, connector and switch contacts to be good, dry, and clean...

Yup, both. Thanks for the suggestions MM. Its going to be a balmy -9C today so I will look at those two details.

Hello all, Heres a small problem with my 2009 Venture Lite. The grip and thumb warmer indicator shows constant self toggling up through the bars of heat strength to max then cycles back to no bars and then on up through to full bars, over and over. Pushing buttons does nothing. Current is...

I missed it. Thanks Mooseman.

Hello all, The secondary clutch is off and all pieces have been cleaned, polished and are layed out on the bench in the correct reassembly order. First time, 4500kms. I didn't notice the spring hole numbers on the outer sheave on disassembly. B on the fixed side. Downloaded the shop manual...

Wow Jason! The 800lb. ice shack will not be a problem then. The project has been postponed until early next season but that takes the question out of my mind. Will resurrect this thread then. Thanks everyone for sharing your ideas and experiences.

Thanks guys. This machine is a bone stock VL. It does seem to have great torque and traction. I'm thinking it will do alright hauling an 800 lb. shack because even the old 250cc Bravo does OK pulling 2 toboggan loads of wood, on the level. Another thought - what would be involved in "gearing"...

Hello all, The 09 Venture will be coming out of the shed tomorrow for the first trip to the cabin this season .:) It pulls two 8' toboggans heaped with firewood at the same time with ease. A question for the heavy haulers here - on trails or travelling behind another sled breaking trail in...

Interesting. I also found the Yamaha ski skins to be a great improvement in flotation over the stock skis and also found a huge amount of soft snow was kicked up by the rear outside lip of the left ski. The right didn't do that. A closer inspection for the reason showed the A-arms on the left...

That was a concern for me here last season. The least expensive option was the Yamaha ski skins. Easy installation using the original wear bars and a few rivets. A huge difference in floatation. Front end is always higher than the back in our deep powder now. Steering at any speed is slower, if...

Good looking sled MN

The folks behind the counter at the local dealer were not too helpful with questions about the inline coolant heater sizing or installation specs. Seems not many parts are in the building so thats as far as I got. Looks like it would be a chore to install wherever the location. Please let us...

A quick search of which 09 sleds the coolant heater does fit shows at least the Apex and RS Venture. Both have different engines than the Venture so my assumption was that the Yamaha engineers assessed space and layout in the engine compartment would prevent it's use. That could very well be a...

Well, after a close inspection I see no spot anywhere on the convoluted surface of the Genesis 500 engine to stick a pad heater. Back to a propane or electric radiant heater set-up.

I don't think so. The fuel pump sounded like it was pressurizing properly. The others I don't know. It was -44C. An hour and a half of this bush rig and it started easily.

That looks like a quicker solution. Checked the Yamaha accessories site and yes there is a coolant heater. https://www.yamaha-motor.ca/pna/detail. ... =12&page=2 The warning states it doesn't fit all models, checked with 09 Venture Lite plugged in and it's not listed as an accessory...

After the recent cold snap I learned the Venture will not start at temperatures below -25C (13F). I've been looking at the various methods to remedy that for next time. The pad heaters look like a simple and inexpensive way to go. After taking off a few panels and covers this morning looking...

In serious cold weather and a heated space to warm the entire snowmobile is unavailable and some type of directed heat would be used, what component would be the best to warm? The oil pan, battery, oil tank, head, injection system or? Thanks, DaveA in frigid Sk.

This is how you do it. ;)! We experienced no temps above -34C and 3 consecutive nights at -44C at our cabin in northern Sask. between Christmas and New Years. Neither the Venture which will start down to -27C and the Tundra 600 down to -31C would start. This bush rig did the job in an hour...

Slick work! Looking forward to this and the Never Wet road test conclusions.