Nice Video Louis, I should've watched this Before I bought my terd VMax. From a monetary standpoint, I got Ripped Off Bad!! lol and sinking more $ into it every day it seems,, but I have to say though, even though so far it has been an Expensive Nightmare Sled, I am grateful for the amount of knowledge I have gained going through the entire sled and fixing and correcting everything I have found wrong with it from the inside out including clutches,carbs, brakes, suspension,,you name it, I had to go through it and I am confident that it will be a great running sled when its all said and done. You have also inspired me to do a whole rear suspension swap into the sled. I'm hoping that it will be a night and day difference as far as ride quality, comfort and suspension travel. Wish me luck.
Thank you so much for this video im thinking of a new used sled next year off kijiji and i had no clue what to look for except i already knew out of so many complaints with most of all the 800 rev motors blow once on skidoo's everytime and now i know what to look for thanks!
thanks man! as a broke college kid looking to buy a sled in the next few years i find this to be useful for when i get my own! my last sled had jetting issues and i was gonna be out 3g but the owner bought it back
I'm new to PowerModz and your videos. All I can say is you have an incredible amount of patience. With a Sled like that, I wouldn't buy it. All those parts cost coin $$$ unless you have access to a snowmobile graveyard!
Thanks a lot for sharing this, I'm looking at buying a sled yet its a daunting endeavor. I might just rent after seeing this. lol. Great info though, much appreciated
Sometimes I wonder if I should maybe consider a new sled for a first sled... This video helped me, though, as far as what to look for on a used machine. Thanks!
Great vid Louis! I liked the 800 in my 2002 zx till it blew the head gaskets, started eating recoils like they were made of plastic (which they are) and finally blew the right side piston skirt off and ran it through the bottom end essentially grenading the motor. Still have the chassis sitting at my folks house cause I don't know what else to do with it. You are going to live that Rev though!
Great vid you will live the rev. I liked the 800 in my 2002 zx till it blew my Head gaskets and started eating the recoils like they were made of plastic (which they are) finally it blew the right pistons skirt off and destroyed the motor because one of the oiler lines was popped off. Still have the chassis because I dint know what to do with it.
Man I wish I could buy a hour of this guys time to look at a sled or two with me offered on Kijiji for what seems like to good to be true 'deals" if I had this sled genius with me I know if we walked away with a sled, it'd be the right sled for the right price
Great video . I just baught a 2004 gsx 800 ho blair morgan edition its reading 9k but the guy rebuilt the motor has the nos kit also im running a 50psi bottle
when it idles for a minute how do the plugs look - do they both look the same or is one darker than the other? is the side the pto side? you might have a lean condition from the seal on the pto side crank. id check that, also check compression. or, if that is ok, then check your carbs to make sure they are clean - and by clean i mean the proper method of cleaning:)
kinda fell in love with the colors, i've got a 03 440 600 mod, was thinking about plasti dipping the hood and center console white. now that i see the green i take that back
Last year, I bought an '03 Renegade X 600 off a guy for $1000. It was half buried in snow at this point of the year, and I knew the guy hadn't used it in over a year and a half. When we got it home, we found out that the nun was cracked off, the bulkhead was pushed back 2 1/2 inches, and the A-arm was bent. Myself (13 at the time), my uncle and my dad had quite the bonding experience over the 2 months we worked on it to say the least.
Yes it is important to do maintenance, just make sure that if you see a sled and you are questioning the condition - and the chaincase has fresh oil in it - then be wary. Thanks for watching!
Hey great video. I think though that if you are getting a really good deal on a sled then be prepared to spend money obviously. You cant also expect though to get a perfect new sled or rebuilt older one for dirt cheap.
the issue with that sled why it was probably was pulled apart is because the reason they had the Beaver tail design was because the heat exchanger was so small that when they raised the backs up they tended to blow up.
Check your plugs and spark. If your spark is weak or the plug is different from the other plug, change the plug. If that's not it, check compression. If your compression is bad, try honing both cylinders and new slightly oversized piston rings. that should do the trick.
love all your videos! teaching me lots of mods for my zx. if you are gonna scrap your zx will you be willing to sell me you trailing arms and fox shocks?
if you had to use that 800 motor could it ever be rebuilt to be reliable or is it a lost cause thanks your channel really got me back it to selds again
Man this video makes me nervous of buying my first 21 century sled. Im looking at 06 summit 800. From what i read the 06 is a good year. The guy wants $3000 US dollars. i definitely will be talking him down due to it having 3200 miles on it. thanks for the tips on what to look for! In your opinion if it hasn't had the top end rebuilt yet would it be a good idea to do it?
Thinking about buying my first snowmobile. It's a 2006 skidoo mxz-x 800 with 7400 miles on it for $2,400. Would you say thats a a fair deal and what should I look for. I'm going to be using it mostly in my backyard for my backyard snowboarding terrain park. Thought that was a reasonable price also it's a lot easier than building a launch ramp lol. Im well aware of how much power it has. With having almost 3 acres of land down there we'll have a little bit of fun with it in the backyard. Will probably end up doing some trail/ Frozen lake riding
PowerModz, love your video's when looking at buying a new used sled for the family to use and learn off of how old of a sled would you buy before you just say that it's too old and what model would you suggest for a couple of boys between 14-16 years of age??? I totally understand and agree with needing to put in about $1,000.00-$1,500.00 once buying one.. Thanks For your help ahead of time...
I have a mountain cat 600 with very soft rear suspension. I took the shock off and it is easy to compress. I can almost bottom it by pressing it against the flore. my question is, do i need a new shok or new springs?
lite was up on maitnence and it was very clean and the oil was changed it had a nice belt and my new indy 500 had a bad belt and we had to replace it and it was not up on matnice and the chaincase took 1 hour to clean this milky green crap all over it. It needs to be done or you end up with something like my sled although it is awsome the matnice is extreemly important. If i wasnt someone who liked working an sleds that thing would cost a few hundred dollars and it is very important to do matnic
hahaha, saw this too late. I had my sled for two winters now. Everything you said to look for was bad on my sled. I know for a fact that it was beaten to shit. I paid 6000 for it. (skidoo rengade 800 2009) I'd say we put at least 8 grand into it since then. The motor didn't even make it a month. I am giving it a good look over and fixing the list of problems. How do you fix the uneven a-arms? thanks
ok, so if the guy had changed the oil and scammed you - you wouldnt have known until you got it home right? if you want to know the maintenance that a sled had then ask for receipts - clean oil won't tell you. thanks for watching!
hello my northern friend..i'm having an electrical problem that i cant chase down. hopefully you can give me some insight. its a 1999 polaris super sport 550 that i got for free. pto side cylinder was smoked due to the oil pump being clogged. long story short. after a complete engine rebuild i have no spark.tried plugs, new/used stator, new ignition switch. kill switch checked out everything seems ok. i did clean the stator with carb cleaner to remove all the oil res. could the carb cleaner short out the stator? because my next step is getting a brand new stator if thats the case...any input would be great.
Can you confirm that the 04 800ho just has an O-ring of sort for head gasket? Maybe copper or some kind or soft metal? Diagrams are messing with my mind.
I grew up with yamaha and now have a Polaris edge XC 600. I have been told that the liberty is the most reliable engine Polaris ever had in their sleds. This was on a Polaris forum. Is this true?
Its not a big sled but I kinda wana do a sleeper build, its a 2001 polaris 500 rmk it rips its my first sled . And I love speed so just reduce weight and a exsaust system?
