Louie your scarring me . I only got one yr warenty . love the power . rode a bunch of ski doos(2015-16s) on the weekend. they don't come close to pulling as hard as my 2017 assault with jaws can .
Trail conditions make a huge difference . scratchers are a must . my 2017 assault runs at 126-130 with scratchers on a hard packed ice trail . 550 miles so far . lost sll the good snow in mb .
I had a skidoo t-stat seize on a 2003 700 mxz mod (looks nearly identical to the one you have with the big spring). had coolant overflow but thankfully stopped it in time. I have a new tstat in now but if it happens again I'll be trying a delete.
I had the same Thermostat on my 01 600.... it was always over heating. When I switched it out for the non spring, washer, bottom one. thats on the 800's from 2003 to 05 .the machine no longer over heated.
You'll have to take at least some of it out. It's underneath the rivet that moves the coolant through the engine. You could tilt the front end way up so engine is higher than reservoir. But you'll still lose some. Besides which, if your coolant is older than 5yrs, you may want to replace it anyways. Use a shop vac to remove the coolant. Pull one of the engine coolant lines and suck it all out. There's other videos that show how to do it.
i think its the aftermarket heads! im having a running hot issue on hard pack trails, sled never ran hot like that till i put BMP head on it. ?? so im gonna put my stock one back on and see what happens. Dyno tech says the aftermarket heads are a waste. im tending to believe him
PowerModz im changing back to my stock head next time out. i tried running with no tstat, works good until u running trails up at 7k+ rpm then it would run up at 144 degrees. id have to put scratches down to cool it off to 109. thats without tstat tho. so im trying stock head to see if itll run back at the 124-126 degrees like it did last yr with no issues for 3k miles. Just funny it runs hot after i did the BMP STAGE2 Kit
Hello i own a 2015 rmk 800 (155). I have ice stretchers for it, and it runs around 50-71 degrees Celsius. Im just wondering when you say 160 degrees are you referring to; Celsius/Fahrenheit? I know the rmk has both modes for C/F. Would be great if you could clarify. Thanks.
So there was one reply that i missed cause youtube marked it as spam, here it is: "the reason 160 is considered hot is mostly because of the construction on the motor and how the motor runs. your truck has steel pistons and revs to what maybe 5000 rpms max if its a gas 3000 max if its a diesel. sleds run at anywhere from 1500 at idle all the way up to 9500 on some motors and tunings. plus the cylinders on a sled are aluminium and the pistons are as well along with almost everything else. if the cylinders on a sled get to hot they start to score and if your really unlucky they start to come apart. i had a sled hit around 190 while i was riding it and when it did that a greater chunk of the piston ended up welded to the head of one cylinder." Thanks guys for the replies, the last sled i had was aircooled so i had no idea what it was running at nor did i ever think they would only be running at ~130.
I've had terrible luck with Polaris!!! I think it's crazy to spend big money on the things and still have to worry about if your gonna be walking home or not....
I have 2300 miles on mine no issues, had a buddy with a dragon with 4000m before he bought an axis. I believe people arent warming them up. I dont move mine until its over 100 degrees and dont ride until at least 120
Did you even watch the video? Louie had a failure on a new sled, not a 10 year old one. Nice try though. What does it matter to you if someone wants to remove it from their own sled to prevent this from happening?
I'd try to find a thicker head gasket to lower the compression and through that head in the trash..... Plus there's more heat generated under the hood with that turbo system. Time to heat wrap all thos exhaust components under the hood.ceramic coating the Pistons and domes wouldn't hurt either. Take that Evans coolant out and throw in the Trash, well recycle it... Water affectively absorbs heat several times better than Glycol, there's a reason why Race cars don't run any Antifreeze, let alone that crap. Evans admits their coolant will increase engine temperatures, and then has a bunch of non factual nonsense. Sure it doesn't pressurize or boil over, but if your coolant temp is getting hotter than 212'F then you have other issues. I have friends that Drag race and Race stock cars, one is a car chief that runs a Pintys NASCAR race team, and they don't run that shit. Do you know how hot those engines get?? Take it out and now that it's warmer run a 80% water 20% Gycol, I will put money on that engine running cooler. Blaming the thermostat is silly. And some So called experts will tell you anything to sell you a bunch of expensive parts.
ponycarfan evidently, you didn't read my comment. I said 70/30, which is probably good till -15'c, I'd have to look... It's + 10 out right now and also only for the rest of the year as an experiment to prove that Evans coolant is Grabge and causing the issue.
fakegibsonssuck while I wouldn't ride in temps like that, my snowmobile sits in an unheated garage that routinely dips below -30c. I'll ride in anything above -25c. I understand what you're saying about glycol in general, and have no experience with Evans coolant. However, I can't use your formula for my snowmobile. That's what I based my previous comment on.
Ill keep running evans - i run it in everything with no issues. The temps come up too quickly to be heat soak but I am putting my own blower fan in it to keep underhood temps down. Im going to pull the motor and check the impeller - im pretty sure the clip buggered it up...its happened to me before in the doos.
PowerModz have you seen the exhaust wrap I'm talking about? They use it on headers and such, it sorta looks like fire hose material.... I don't know what all your turbo piping looks like, I would have to rematch the video when you installed it....it's easy to install, you just wrap it around the piping. It's makes a big difference. Ceramic coating, is another option, albeit more expensive. The blower fan sounds like a neat ideas. One of my buddy's has a drag car that runs 8.30's it's blown, with a bit of nitrous and he was having issues with pre ignition detonation, he started ceramic coating his combustion chambers and piston domes and it made a big difference.... I believe he's using Wiesco Pistons, not 100% I'd have to double check, but I know they're forged for sure and he coated them and his combustion chambers in his AFR heads. I may start doing Ceramic and powder coating myself, but you need a blaster, spray booth, oven for baking, ect. Pretty big investment for a hobby though.... I'm not sure there's enough market to make it worthwhile.
Louie your scarring me . I only got one yr warenty . love the power . rode a bunch of ski doos(2015-16s) on the weekend. they don't come close to pulling as hard as my 2017 assault with jaws can .
Where is the thermostat located on a 2005 Polaris Frontier Edge Touring 770 4 stroke
Trail conditions make a huge difference . scratchers are a must . my 2017 assault runs at 126-130 with scratchers on a hard packed ice trail . 550 miles so far . lost sll the good snow in mb .
my thermostat is stuck open on my 98 vmax 600 takes forever to warm up. but no overheat issues
can you say free air, lol great show!!! going to the UP wed. 3/1/17 with my 02 570 and 02 440.
I had a skidoo t-stat seize on a 2003 700 mxz mod (looks nearly identical to the one you have with the big spring). had coolant overflow but thankfully stopped it in time. I have a new tstat in now but if it happens again I'll be trying a delete.
Will a coolant temp sensor in a 2010 800 rmk cause it to go into protect me mode. If it goes bad.
I had the same Thermostat on my 01 600.... it was always over heating. When I switched it out for the non spring, washer, bottom one. thats on the 800's from 2003 to 05 .the machine no longer over heated.
Will a thermostat for a 2005 rmk,fusion,switchback fit a 2005 fusion 900. Ty
Did you have to drain system and if so, from where??
You'll have to take at least some of it out. It's underneath the rivet that moves the coolant through the engine. You could tilt the front end way up so engine is higher than reservoir. But you'll still lose some. Besides which, if your coolant is older than 5yrs, you may want to replace it anyways.
Use a shop vac to remove the coolant. Pull one of the engine coolant lines and suck it all out. There's other videos that show how to do it.
Do you know what would cause a 2006 Polaris fusion to stall when it gets hot
bad fuel pump - low compression
@@PowerModzOfficial I actually just figured it out it was the belt slipping and heating up the secondary causing it to stall
Send some of that snow down here. 13 degrees today in listowel Ontario!!! Supposed to be sledding not sunbathing
i think its the aftermarket heads! im having a running hot issue on hard pack trails, sled never ran hot like that till i put BMP head on it. ?? so im gonna put my stock one back on and see what happens. Dyno tech says the aftermarket heads are a waste. im tending to believe him
kwmiked I'm assuming the sled has scratchers on it to aid in cooling when on hard pack ?
I changed back to stock and still overheating - i think the retaining clip messed up the waterpump impeller.
2 sets
PowerModz im changing back to my stock head next time out. i tried running with no tstat, works good until u running trails up at 7k+ rpm then it would run up at 144 degrees. id have to put scratches down to cool it off to 109. thats without tstat tho. so im trying stock head to see if itll run back at the 124-126 degrees like it did last yr with no issues for 3k miles. Just funny it runs hot after i did the BMP STAGE2 Kit
ya almost doesnt make sense.
Did you ever find the clip? If so where? Thanks a fellow Polaris owner
Yes!
@@PowerModzOfficial where abouts was it? Did you flush the lines?
Hello i own a 2015 rmk 800 (155). I have ice stretchers for it, and it runs around 50-71 degrees Celsius. Im just wondering when you say 160 degrees are you referring to; Celsius/Fahrenheit? I know the rmk has both modes for C/F. Would be great if you could clarify. Thanks.
Fahrenheit
How is 160 considered hot? i know it's a sled engine but the one in my truck hovers around 190 all day unless i'm towing.
my Pro RMK runs about 124 degrees, thats where they are designed to run
jayw900 sled should run 124-126 , 160 is hot fir a sled engine. its not a truck!
Damn that's really cold. Engines are the same, minor differences not withstanding so i wonder what the reasoning is. To the google!
So there was one reply that i missed cause youtube marked it as spam, here it is:
"the reason 160 is considered hot is mostly because of the construction on the motor and how the motor runs. your truck has steel pistons and revs to what maybe 5000 rpms max if its a gas 3000 max if its a diesel. sleds run at anywhere from 1500 at idle all the way up to 9500 on some motors and tunings. plus the cylinders on a sled are aluminium and the pistons are as well along with almost everything else. if the cylinders on a sled get to hot they start to score and if your really unlucky they start to come apart. i had a sled hit around 190 while i was riding it and when it did that a greater chunk of the piston ended up welded to the head of one cylinder."
Thanks guys for the replies, the last sled i had was aircooled so i had no idea what it was running at nor did i ever think they would only be running at ~130.
Pistons in cars or trucks are aluminum also
My friends thermostat went bad, and went through the engine... Lucky he was on warranty, the motor got destroyed...
Thats bull shit. Did't his hot light go on?
I've had terrible luck with Polaris!!! I think it's crazy to spend big money on the things and still have to worry about if your gonna be walking home or not....
I have 2300 miles on mine no issues, had a buddy with a dragon with 4000m before he bought an axis.
I believe people arent warming them up. I dont move mine until its over 100 degrees and dont ride until at least 120
I'am 2017 Polaris does the same thing
Do a video on ditching thermostat on skidoo!
gadgetmantwincities Lol, really? How about changing it once and a while instead of blaming a 10 year old thermostat for breaking?
Did you even watch the video? Louie had a failure on a new sled, not a 10 year old one. Nice try though. What does it matter to you if someone wants to remove it from their own sled to prevent this from happening?
I'd try to find a thicker head gasket to lower the compression and through that head in the trash..... Plus there's more heat generated under the hood with that turbo system. Time to heat wrap all thos exhaust components under the hood.ceramic coating the Pistons and domes wouldn't hurt either. Take that Evans coolant out and throw in the Trash, well recycle it... Water affectively absorbs heat several times better than Glycol, there's a reason why Race cars don't run any Antifreeze, let alone that crap. Evans admits their coolant will increase engine temperatures, and then has a bunch of non factual nonsense. Sure it doesn't pressurize or boil over, but if your coolant temp is getting hotter than 212'F then you have other issues. I have friends that Drag race and Race stock cars, one is a car chief that runs a Pintys NASCAR race team, and they don't run that shit. Do you know how hot those engines get?? Take it out and now that it's warmer run a 80% water 20% Gycol, I will put money on that engine running cooler. Blaming the thermostat is silly. And some So called experts will tell you anything to sell you a bunch of expensive parts.
fakegibsonssuck I'm not an expert, but I wouldn't run straight water in a snowmobile. Even if it's stored inside.
ponycarfan evidently, you didn't read my comment. I said 70/30, which is probably good till -15'c, I'd have to look... It's + 10 out right now and also only for the rest of the year as an experiment to prove that Evans coolant is Grabge and causing the issue.
fakegibsonssuck while I wouldn't ride in temps like that, my snowmobile sits in an unheated garage that routinely dips below -30c. I'll ride in anything above -25c. I understand what you're saying about glycol in general, and have no experience with Evans coolant. However, I can't use your formula for my snowmobile. That's what I based my previous comment on.
Ill keep running evans - i run it in everything with no issues. The temps come up too quickly to be heat soak but I am putting my own blower fan in it to keep underhood temps down. Im going to pull the motor and check the impeller - im pretty sure the clip buggered it up...its happened to me before in the doos.
PowerModz have you seen the exhaust wrap I'm talking about? They use it on headers and such, it sorta looks like fire hose material.... I don't know what all your turbo piping looks like, I would have to rematch the video when you installed it....it's easy to install, you just wrap it around the piping. It's makes a big difference. Ceramic coating, is another option, albeit more expensive. The blower fan sounds like a neat ideas. One of my buddy's has a drag car that runs 8.30's it's blown, with a bit of nitrous and he was having issues with pre ignition detonation, he started ceramic coating his combustion chambers and piston domes and it made a big difference.... I believe he's using Wiesco Pistons, not 100% I'd have to double check, but I know they're forged for sure and he coated them and his combustion chambers in his AFR heads.
I may start doing Ceramic and powder coating myself, but you need a blaster, spray booth, oven for baking, ect. Pretty big investment for a hobby though.... I'm not sure there's enough market to make it worthwhile.
evans coolant is shit....trust me I caused me a shit load of problems
cool video
its like a chevy.. keep putting parts in it and it just keeps going they say.. lol poooolaris