meierjn
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Good day everyone... Was headed back to the trailer yesterday afternoon when something just didn’t seem right. Was only a couple 100 meters away so decided to go for it. Made it back slowly and noticed the sled was steaming quite a bit. I don’t think it overheated and still had about a half full coolant reservoir. I was hoping it was just a hose but it looks like it is the lower gasket that sits between the crankcase and the cylinders that blew out. I have a few questions…
How difficult would it be to tear this down and replace the gasket myself? I’ve never torn down a sled before but have a fair bit of mechanical experience and am not afraid of a little work!
Should I order a whole gasket kit and replace every gasket or use the old ones? In my experience half the time you end up damaging a gasket and kicking your own a$$ that u didn’t have the one you damaged!
Are there any special tools that I will need? I have a fairly good collection but don’t want to get to a point in the teardown or re-assembly scrambling to find something that I don’t have.
While tearing down is there any other damage I should look for that may have occurred? The engine (top and bottom end) was rebuilt not too long ago so I’m hoping there is no other damage.
Thanks for your help!
How difficult would it be to tear this down and replace the gasket myself? I’ve never torn down a sled before but have a fair bit of mechanical experience and am not afraid of a little work!
Should I order a whole gasket kit and replace every gasket or use the old ones? In my experience half the time you end up damaging a gasket and kicking your own a$$ that u didn’t have the one you damaged!
Are there any special tools that I will need? I have a fairly good collection but don’t want to get to a point in the teardown or re-assembly scrambling to find something that I don’t have.
While tearing down is there any other damage I should look for that may have occurred? The engine (top and bottom end) was rebuilt not too long ago so I’m hoping there is no other damage.
Thanks for your help!