phazertp
Veteran
Is anyone else sad about having to get there Phazer ready for storage. Here in northeast Wisconsin where I live the snow is almost all gone Spring is on its way. It was a great winter though and i guess there is always next year.
Speaking of summer, I have never owned a four-stroke sled before and am wondering what i should do to summerize it. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.
Speaking of summer, I have never owned a four-stroke sled before and am wondering what i should do to summerize it. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.
Phazed-Coug
Expert
Winters not over yet... at least a few more good weekends to go
about 8-9 feet of snow here...(from saturday)
about 8-9 feet of snow here...(from saturday)
phazertp
Veteran
must be nice....... the last place i saw 9 feet of snow was on a big pile at the end of a wal-mart parking lot 
SnOrIdEr
Extreme
yea..... me too
Vmax4
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Snow out west is the best
Plentyof snow here too, with atleast 4+ weeks of good riding with some new snow here and there. And when it is gone at my place, I can travel a little ways to Revelstoke, BC where they have over 20 feet of compressed snow. Yeah, 20 feet of settled snow.
Plentyof snow here too, with atleast 4+ weeks of good riding with some new snow here and there. And when it is gone at my place, I can travel a little ways to Revelstoke, BC where they have over 20 feet of compressed snow. Yeah, 20 feet of settled snow.
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yukonranger
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I'm not too sad yet as I will be riding until at least the end of april. plus i'm gonna tear my sled down and install a turbo over the summer. 
SharkAttak
TY 4 Stroke God
Phazed-Coug said:Winters not over yet... at least a few more good weekends to go
about 8-9 feet of snow here...(from saturday)
lucky you
SharkAttak
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Re: Snow out west is the best
that is un-real
Vmax4 said:
that is un-real
80h4thephaze
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Send some down here please! Heres my address.......
BombaPolaYama
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Phazed-Coug said:
Shoprat
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Sure would like to get out a couple ore times, ut my son has been riding his dirtbike at home lately, that sems the direction I am headed now. Still thinking about a few rides over spring break though, thank God for the amount of snow this year.
rfabro
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
To get on topic here.....
Half the people you talk to will say not to run your sled in the summer, the other half will. The ones who say don't, say that because of the heat cycle, the crankcase will suck in air, and the water in the air will get in the oil. Well, guess what? The crankcase vents back and forth when it's sitting anyways. So you're always getting fresh air in there. That means, unless you fog your motor, it will rust inside steel parts if it just sits and sits.
I recommend starting your sled, and getting it hot enough for the fan to come on, every couple of weeks. That will boil off the water. Also make sure you run an appropriate amount of fuel stabilizer through the fuel system when you first put it in storage. If you cannot maintain your sled regularly in the winter, leave a battery tender on it so that your battery is still in top condition for next season. The tender is a good idea either way, actually.
If anyone has good evidence to refute my recommendations, I would like to hear it, as nothing I've heard before can be considered persuasive.
Now off-topic.....In Colorado, they will be riding their sleds, with good snow, into June for sure! That's three more months!
Half the people you talk to will say not to run your sled in the summer, the other half will. The ones who say don't, say that because of the heat cycle, the crankcase will suck in air, and the water in the air will get in the oil. Well, guess what? The crankcase vents back and forth when it's sitting anyways. So you're always getting fresh air in there. That means, unless you fog your motor, it will rust inside steel parts if it just sits and sits.
I recommend starting your sled, and getting it hot enough for the fan to come on, every couple of weeks. That will boil off the water. Also make sure you run an appropriate amount of fuel stabilizer through the fuel system when you first put it in storage. If you cannot maintain your sled regularly in the winter, leave a battery tender on it so that your battery is still in top condition for next season. The tender is a good idea either way, actually.
If anyone has good evidence to refute my recommendations, I would like to hear it, as nothing I've heard before can be considered persuasive.
Now off-topic.....In Colorado, they will be riding their sleds, with good snow, into June for sure! That's three more months!
Phazed-Coug said:Winters not over yet... at least a few more good weekends to go
about 8-9 feet of snow here...(from saturday)
Thought I should bump it again just to make everyone jealous including myself.
wayfastkev
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I agree on that. I have had toys my whole life and never fog my motors, the bikes or the sleds. I just start them up every now and then and make sure they get hot enough to burn out the moisture. But I fill the gas tank right up (to keep moisture out of the fuel system). I remove that old gas and the beginning of the season and use it in the beater. Then change the oil before the first ride. I do all my own motors (2 or 4 stroke) and I have yet to discover a rust problem in any of my units. But make sure you get them hot enough!
But if I had to store it and did not have access to it during the off season. I would definitely fog it and drop some oil down the cylinders and turn it over a few times. My Two Cents.
But if I had to store it and did not have access to it during the off season. I would definitely fog it and drop some oil down the cylinders and turn it over a few times. My Two Cents.
teerex
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what summer ? this is today
