Yellowknife
TY 4 Stroke Master
No there's no selectable switch, but the knock sensor is supposed to detect lower octane fuel since the timing is defaulted to run on 91 octane. It's the same on my Renegade.
Irondoghalf
Veteran
Yellowknife said:
That motor in your Phazer won't know the difference between 87 and 91. I suspect you could run friggin half diesel and you may not know it...'cept for the stench.
A hi-perf 2 smoke such as the 800 Pecker Tek....different story.
Damn, I still can't get over your camping pics. I need to go with you guys. Gotta fix the sled first, the Polaris 550 leafblower burned down this afternoon.
I rode 7 miles after filling the sled up with gas and iso. Go figure. 3800 miles on it and first problem like this. 41 damn degrees out, too.
If for nothing else, 4 strokes rule in this department. NEVER burn down.
Thought I was over the burndown problems. My last sled (Cat) went down three times in 4 years....and it was an EFI.
cdnredline
Veteran
I have noticed a difference in power on my FX at our elevation of 1600'. The machine works the same on regular and Shell Gold fuel until I work it in powder. On premium it seams to always pull 11,800 but on regular it sometimes labours a bit and pulls about 11,300. When I go back on the trail witht he regular fuel the snap doesn't seam as strong. With premium it seams the same all the time.
Superman
TY 4 Stroke Master
Yellowknife, AWESOME pics. 
That looks like so much fun. I might be way off base and I appologize if this is a stupid question. I know Yellowknife is quite a ways north but how close of proximity are you to seeing Polar bear? Oh, and keep the pics coming..
Thanks, Chris.
That looks like so much fun. I might be way off base and I appologize if this is a stupid question. I know Yellowknife is quite a ways north but how close of proximity are you to seeing Polar bear? Oh, and keep the pics coming.. Thanks, Chris.
rfabro
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
Mtn lite seemed to float better and get unstuck easier than all those other, bigger sleds. What do you say, YK?
Yellowknife
TY 4 Stroke Master
Superman said:Yellowknife, AWESOME pics.
Thanks, Chris.
Polar bear are further north...and northeast...we've had Grizzlies in recent years which is not normal.
It does float very well - I think it would be even better if the front end wasn't straight up and down...if it had a slope to it, it would plow less and glide up and over snow easier when starting after stopping in powder.
Gyps - why so warm? I thought you were as far north as me ?
Guys, I will have pictures of covering my tunnel hole soon, I did it at lunch...looks awesome, or should I say, it looks like a normal sled!! LOL And also install pics of bar end hooks for MTN lite owners. Figured I'd take pics and do a write up just for the heck of it. Stay tuned.
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This is probaly the best thread since the phazer forum started
Yellowknife keep up the good posts
This is probaly the best thread since the phazer forum started
Yellowknife keep up the good posts
Yellowknife
TY 4 Stroke Master
ahhh, I understand. So you'll be back in the game in no time...what parallel are you at?
Yellowknife
TY 4 Stroke Master
Alright, did a few things to the phazer today, not finished but here's what i've done so far with some kinda step by step stuff for anyone who will benefit from it.
Covering Tunnel
Start by removing the seat. 2 bolts, one on each side...
Seat removed...
Then remove the rear cowling, 4 bolts, two on each side...
Cowling removed...
Remove the rear storage box, 4 bolts...
Picked up a $20 sheet of aluminum, can't remember what guage it is, nice and light, not too thick...and cut it with tin snips...nothing fancy...
Installing the sheet with bolts, locknuts and washers in case I run into problems and need to remove the sheet later on...
Done the tunnel cover...10 minute job. lol
Next moved onto installed Yamaha bar end hooks. Drilled out the end of the grips...
Take out the rubber inside...
Now, there's a rivet in there holding one end of the heated grip on...don't worry, no wires...but you gotta punch the inside of that rivet off with a screwdriver, otherwise the bar end hooks won't fit inside the bar ends!...
Clean inside...
Bang the snugly fit hooks in...
Ta-da...
Not too shabby...looking forward to having those things on there...a mountain sled with hooks LOL
Why not take everything off while you're at it just for fun, see what you can find...
What's with the breather line for the oil tank? It feeds right into the airbox...
I think the airbox is an excellent design to separate snow and air, but when the sled is tipped on its right side like it is many times in powder, or when you roll it in powder, oil flows up and out the breather line and right into your air filter and airbox....seems like a stupid place for that thing to pour oil...why there's no check valve or why it isn't relocated...I don't know...it depends just how much breathing that oil tank needs to do...but tip it wrong and it looks like this after!...
Yummy oily airbox. I've cleaned it up, letting it dry overnight. I was going to re-route the breather so that it can't spill oil into the airbox, but I better find out how much air that breather sucks in, cause if I relocate it somewhere that can have snow swirling around, I don't want this breather sucking that snow into the oil...
Oops...look to the left, what's missing compared to the right?...
The threaded clip that the headlight pod goes into...well it fell off down into the engine area and I can't find it. Not a real great idea to have those things...they aren't very secure. The right one fell off too but I caught it! I think I'll replace them with locknuts.
Nice and clean throttle bodies...making sure everything is tight and secure...
And that's how it sits in the garage at the moment.
I'm going to go get some wire in the morning to wire a 12V plug directly to the battery...since Yamaha's are backordered, I picked up a general one from the hardware store for 1/3rd the price. I was going to attach it by splicing existing wire, but there's not even enough length if I want to do that...so seeing as how I'd like my GPS to run off the battery even if the key is turned off, I'm going to hardwire it to the battery itself.
Also I'm waiting for my rack to arrive, was shipped yesterday. So stay tuned for more pics of upgrades!
Covering Tunnel
Start by removing the seat. 2 bolts, one on each side...
Seat removed...
Then remove the rear cowling, 4 bolts, two on each side...
Cowling removed...
Remove the rear storage box, 4 bolts...
Picked up a $20 sheet of aluminum, can't remember what guage it is, nice and light, not too thick...and cut it with tin snips...nothing fancy...
Installing the sheet with bolts, locknuts and washers in case I run into problems and need to remove the sheet later on...
Done the tunnel cover...10 minute job. lol
Next moved onto installed Yamaha bar end hooks. Drilled out the end of the grips...
Take out the rubber inside...
Now, there's a rivet in there holding one end of the heated grip on...don't worry, no wires...but you gotta punch the inside of that rivet off with a screwdriver, otherwise the bar end hooks won't fit inside the bar ends!...
Clean inside...
Bang the snugly fit hooks in...
Ta-da...
Not too shabby...looking forward to having those things on there...a mountain sled with hooks LOL
Why not take everything off while you're at it just for fun, see what you can find...
What's with the breather line for the oil tank? It feeds right into the airbox...
I think the airbox is an excellent design to separate snow and air, but when the sled is tipped on its right side like it is many times in powder, or when you roll it in powder, oil flows up and out the breather line and right into your air filter and airbox....seems like a stupid place for that thing to pour oil...why there's no check valve or why it isn't relocated...I don't know...it depends just how much breathing that oil tank needs to do...but tip it wrong and it looks like this after!...
Yummy oily airbox. I've cleaned it up, letting it dry overnight. I was going to re-route the breather so that it can't spill oil into the airbox, but I better find out how much air that breather sucks in, cause if I relocate it somewhere that can have snow swirling around, I don't want this breather sucking that snow into the oil...
Oops...look to the left, what's missing compared to the right?...
The threaded clip that the headlight pod goes into...well it fell off down into the engine area and I can't find it. Not a real great idea to have those things...they aren't very secure. The right one fell off too but I caught it! I think I'll replace them with locknuts.
Nice and clean throttle bodies...making sure everything is tight and secure...
And that's how it sits in the garage at the moment.
I'm going to go get some wire in the morning to wire a 12V plug directly to the battery...since Yamaha's are backordered, I picked up a general one from the hardware store for 1/3rd the price. I was going to attach it by splicing existing wire, but there's not even enough length if I want to do that...so seeing as how I'd like my GPS to run off the battery even if the key is turned off, I'm going to hardwire it to the battery itself.
Also I'm waiting for my rack to arrive, was shipped yesterday. So stay tuned for more pics of upgrades!
Bodacious
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
Great info as always from Yellowknife! Hey I see that you must have taken a liking to that BV2S, I thought that you were a Modular LIFER?
Hey I see that you must have taken a liking to that BV2S, I thought that you were a Modular LIFER?
jp@weknowsnow
Expert
seriously. awesome
reminds me of our kifaru trip. solid work yk!!
reminds me of our kifaru trip. solid work yk!!
Yellowknife
TY 4 Stroke Master
Thanks guys!
Yeah I would have been but the modular was stolen so I took the plunge on the BVS...very nice helmet for what i do, but not worth sticker price LOL
Bodacious said:Great info as always from Yellowknife!
Yeah I would have been but the modular was stolen so I took the plunge on the BVS...very nice helmet for what i do, but not worth sticker price LOL
Yellowknife
TY 4 Stroke Master
Well, finished up the sled for now, just waiting for the rack...here's what took place tonight...
The airbox...with that oil tank vent sitting right on top of the filter, I decided to move it a little...here's the airbox...
Here's the hose that leads to the oil reservoir...
Normally it sits on top, I place it off the filter top, so any overflow will hopefully drain through the two bottom slots, and not pass through the filter itself...
Here's a picture of my coolant heater...I think...LOL
Here's a spot where the ice buildup expanded so much between the skid plate and the belly pan that it forced one of the bolts holding the skid plate on right though the skid plate...
Re-installed with a large washer, hopefully it works...
A problem to look for, not a big deal, and likely mileage related...holes developing in the steering boots from wear and tear...basically the tie rod rubbing against the boot while turning...
Got some wire and eyelets for the 12V plug in, wired it right to the battery...
Here's the underside of the 12V plug...
Ta-da...
Here's a shot of the fan on the mountain lite...someone was saying they had no room between it and the coolant heater...
Finally after 3000 km's I picked up a spare belt today...much cheaper than BRP belts for an 800 gade LOL and look, it barely fits!!
A mileage shot for all you skeptics!
And she's back together and ready for riding...
The airbox...with that oil tank vent sitting right on top of the filter, I decided to move it a little...here's the airbox...
Here's the hose that leads to the oil reservoir...
Normally it sits on top, I place it off the filter top, so any overflow will hopefully drain through the two bottom slots, and not pass through the filter itself...
Here's a picture of my coolant heater...I think...LOL
Here's a spot where the ice buildup expanded so much between the skid plate and the belly pan that it forced one of the bolts holding the skid plate on right though the skid plate...
Re-installed with a large washer, hopefully it works...
A problem to look for, not a big deal, and likely mileage related...holes developing in the steering boots from wear and tear...basically the tie rod rubbing against the boot while turning...
Got some wire and eyelets for the 12V plug in, wired it right to the battery...
Here's the underside of the 12V plug...
Ta-da...
Here's a shot of the fan on the mountain lite...someone was saying they had no room between it and the coolant heater...
Finally after 3000 km's I picked up a spare belt today...much cheaper than BRP belts for an 800 gade LOL and look, it barely fits!!
A mileage shot for all you skeptics!
And she's back together and ready for riding...
yellowknife, the posts are good i just wish you could be more thorough! lol your time and efforts are amazing, thanks for all of it!
Yellowknife
TY 4 Stroke Master
Closed Tunnel Update
So the rear hole in the tunnel is closed. I did 100 km's of testing in various conditions outside, powder, hard packed, etc. The temp is -20 C. I am getting a bit of leakage through the front hole in the tunnel that seems to seep under the rubber flaps that are installed stock on the machine. Nothing like I was having with the rear of the tunnel open, but it's not perfect.
When I was looking at my exhaust tonight in the dark after riding, the exhaust pipe that comes directly out of the motor is glowing red! Now I've never checked before to see if this is normal even with an open tunnel. I read on this forum that people do have that experience. Can some people confirm that for me? The muffler itself does not overheat by any means and everything around it gets warm, but definitely nowhere near hot. I'm convinced the muffler/seat and rear of the sled are fine with the rear hole in the tunnel closed.
I am hesitant to cover the front hole in the tunnel with that glowing red pipe, which does go directly under the fuel tank! So I may have to live with that little bit of leakage from the front hole.
The question is, is that glowing red happening to those who have open tunnels? I should have checked this out before i closed the tunnel to see if it glows red then.
Feedback appreciated!
So the rear hole in the tunnel is closed. I did 100 km's of testing in various conditions outside, powder, hard packed, etc. The temp is -20 C. I am getting a bit of leakage through the front hole in the tunnel that seems to seep under the rubber flaps that are installed stock on the machine. Nothing like I was having with the rear of the tunnel open, but it's not perfect.
When I was looking at my exhaust tonight in the dark after riding, the exhaust pipe that comes directly out of the motor is glowing red! Now I've never checked before to see if this is normal even with an open tunnel. I read on this forum that people do have that experience. Can some people confirm that for me? The muffler itself does not overheat by any means and everything around it gets warm, but definitely nowhere near hot. I'm convinced the muffler/seat and rear of the sled are fine with the rear hole in the tunnel closed.
I am hesitant to cover the front hole in the tunnel with that glowing red pipe, which does go directly under the fuel tank! So I may have to live with that little bit of leakage from the front hole.
The question is, is that glowing red happening to those who have open tunnels? I should have checked this out before i closed the tunnel to see if it glows red then.
Feedback appreciated!
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