SumpBuster
TY 4 Stroke God
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- Jul 18, 2003
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- 2,353
- Location
- Carlisle, NY .
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- USA
- Snowmobile
- 18 sidewinder; 06 Apex RTX
08 anniversary vector. Riding slow and boom. A friends sled. Wrecked the starter too.
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- Nov 11, 2016
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- 548
- Location
- Cedarville, MI
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- USA
- Snowmobile
- Yamaha, Polaris, AC and Ski-Doo
- LOCATION
- Cedarville, MI
- WEBSITE
- www.thunderproductsclutching.com
That sucks
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- Jun 1, 2004
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- sudbury on
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- Canada
- Snowmobile
- 2016 apex xtx
2011 apex xtx
2009 phaser rtx/x
1997 et410t/r
1988 vk 540
been quite a few posted this year on ty. few local guys i saw scrapping the sled on marketplace for same issue.
Oh man!
SumpBuster
TY 4 Stroke God
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2003
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- 2,353
- Location
- Carlisle, NY .
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- 18 sidewinder; 06 Apex RTX
Thought these were bulletproof...be interesting to know why..and which rod...this was the center cylinder.
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- Jun 1, 2004
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- sudbury on
- Country
- Canada
- Snowmobile
- 2016 apex xtx
2011 apex xtx
2009 phaser rtx/x
1997 et410t/r
1988 vk 540
from the sounds of it, middle cyl was the one that let go on most of them.
So does any one now what caused this to happen.
- Joined
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- sudbury on
- Country
- Canada
- Snowmobile
- 2016 apex xtx
2011 apex xtx
2009 phaser rtx/x
1997 et410t/r
1988 vk 540
that one in the pic looks like it might have a seized wrist pin to break the rod in 1/2 like that. has anyone torn one down to see the cause? i know one of my uncles did that with a 340 enticer engine that seized the wrist pin. looked pretty similar.
CaptCaper
TY 4 Stroke God
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- Jan 1, 2007
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- 2,181
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- Northern N.H.
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- USA
- Snowmobile
- 2016 RS Vector XTX 1.25 Lug wifes..2013 RS Vector LTX.. 2003 600 VMax Past Machines 3-2007 Attaks 1-2010 Vector LTX.. sorry no Stinkdoos or poo's cats.
Riding slow. Ha. Pre slow is the question. Probably abuse and low antifreeze or low oil.
SumpBuster
TY 4 Stroke God
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2003
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- 2,353
- Location
- Carlisle, NY .
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- 18 sidewinder; 06 Apex RTX
Possible for sure! In any case, got the 1049 in and it all works!! Thanks to Jim Henzel spa city parts, for everything needed, and a nytro gauge pod as the 08 won't work with the injected motor.
SumpBuster
TY 4 Stroke God
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2003
- Messages
- 2,353
- Location
- Carlisle, NY .
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- 18 sidewinder; 06 Apex RTX
It's been run, not abused...he doesn't let grass grow, but coolant and oil was good. It's better now with the injected 1049 anyway.
pdiddy
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2004
- Messages
- 529
- Location
- Southern Maine
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- '11 Apex; '16 Apex XTX; '18 Indy 600 SP;
Just wondering if the sled was stored for any length of time maybe missed a couple seasons in a row?
Metallicat
TY 4 Stroke God
How did you manage to have a new fuel injected engine installed so quickly? I thought it just blew up on Monday?
SumpBuster
TY 4 Stroke God
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2003
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- Carlisle, NY .
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- USA
- Snowmobile
- 18 sidewinder; 06 Apex RTX
He got it from Pa. maybe 5 years ago, with 2000 miles on it...so not a lot of miles for an 08. We have had crappy winters but he managed to put the other 6000+ on since then.
SumpBuster
TY 4 Stroke God
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2003
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- 2,353
- Location
- Carlisle, NY .
- Country
- USA
- Snowmobile
- 18 sidewinder; 06 Apex RTX
It broke Sunday, he tore it apart Monday and had an 06 nytro with a bad starter so was going to put that in. I called Jim Henzel, spa city parts, and looked to see what Travis had in stock....well, Jim had a 2012 he just got in and the price was great for everything needed....we had it in and running yesterday. Today we did a wrp tall seat. Didn't have a compatible gauge pod as someone bought the oem 12 vector pod so it now has a nytro digital pod....!! Unique sled for sure!
Not sure how to attach a video but this is when we first fired it up yesterday. Had a code 21 but forgot to plug in the coolant plug. The wiring harness is now on the clutch side of the engine when before with the carbed 973 it was on the right. But we got it..even the single switch hand/thumb warmer, and throttle block had to be changed.
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