Posts by tguy543

We don't serve beers to bears in BC

Friday I called up the dealer where I purchased my SS asking for prices and availability for the rear axil bearings. The girl on the desk gave me the prices, and had them in stock. She then said if I made an appointment they would replace them for free and save me the $150 or so. I arrived Saturday to a warm welcome from all the staff and they got to work on it right away. The pulley side bearing was shot, wheel side was OK but they replaced them both. The chief Mechanic told me there was some minor wear on the belt that if I had any problems down the road they would replace it also and made a note of it on his warranty report. I was more than pleased over the entire experience and now will highly recommend this dealer for any of your Polaris needs and sales. They are VOLUSIA MOTOR SPORTS in New Smyrna Beach Florida. My Dealer rating would be 4&1/2 out of five stars.

Growing up in Canada before the Japanese car import invasion you had the choice of land yachts, muscle cars or English sport cars. MG, MGB, MINI, Triumph etc. Most of these (the affordable ones) had A or B series cast iron engines that varied from 850cc to 1200cc. Moderate power at best. All road tires were bias-ply not radials. Anything over 60 was white knuckle time that left a sh*t eating grin on your face. In retrospect I think they just felt faster as Mathew has explained. I didn't have a lot of money back then so the higher end cars were just a dream. No internet and limited after market performance parts was not like it is now. I remember having to remove the head on one of my Mini's at the side of the road (a pair of plyers, screw driver and an imperial socket set was all that was needed) hitch hiking to the next town and have an exhaust valve replaced. Thumb it back, lay down a new head gasket and elbow torqued it back down. Put in a gallon of water and drove like the wind to my destination. Ah, the good old days. Now if you break down the tool you use is a cell phone and your wallet to fix it.

Tom
Where did you hook up the oil pressure sender on the engine?

Tom
Where did you hook up the OP sensor? Electric or mechanical?

If you din't agree with the wheel speed thingy, This will FYU.

You are correct that I used the front wheel. It is free wheeling unless excess breaking is applied or avoiding small children, old people (myself included) and any thing higher than 5". Squirrels are fair game. I was just trying to show something as simple as the wheel we take for granted, can be more complex than it appears. Like the Polaris warrantee for instance...

A=100 twice the speed of the axle
B=50 same speed as axle
C=0 part of tire is in contact with road
D=50 same speed as axle

Hint. Watch a bulldozer track while it is moving. Similar science.

Mans first invention of technology, the wheel. Maybe the pop-up toaster. Not sure on that one. Any takers on the answers? Most people are surprised by the answers, some will disagree but it make you think. Part 2 if requested, will be on tire imbalance. Need to understand part one first.

As requested.

I'll take some at home after work. Pulling the rear axle tonight for inspection and re-grease.

I figured I'd fill the empty space (base model) with something more interesting than the hole. Pictures are not to clear so this is what's there. Top gauge in pod Exhaust gas temperature 0-1500*f. Have to drill and tap stock manifold at collector next to O2 sensor to install thermocouple. Center gauge 30-0Hg vacuum. Put this in to show throttle body response and engine demand. there is a port under the throttle body where you can connect a 1/4" flexible tube. bottom left air temp dual pointer. 1 sensor in air box at throat before filter, 1 on intake side of engine above manifold. engine compartment temp. RHS cylinder head temp. 3/4 tap run into rear of head above exhaust manifold. Used existing hole. Gauges are made by GlowShift. If anyone is interested I can show sensor install and wiring.

6 heart attacks so far. Open heart surgery at 47. Cold turkey for about a year. Hardest thing was to stay quit. Picked up vaporizer Cig. Went from high nicotine to low then stopped. It's the routine of the damn things that get you after you get rid of the nicotine addiction. A few things to consider... get rid of all ashtrays and lighters. Chew gum while driving. Not the nicotine type. Stay out of the bars for a while and monitor alcohol if you drink. Tell friends you are quitting and ask for their help. It's a bitch but worth it. Tell yourself with all the money you are saving you can get more bling for your Sshot. Do you have a spouse that smokes?

Install a vacuum gage tapping into the intake manifold (there is a tube underneath the throttle body) and either dash mount somewhere or temporarily place where you can read it while driving, SAFELY! This will let you know engine demand (high vacuum) or if the throttle body is actually opening all the way (low or zero reading). Cruising in 4th gear strait and level will be somewhere between 15 and 25 Hg. smoothly adjusting throttle o-100% will cause the gage to go from 30 to 0 Hg. Until you know what your engine demand looks like EVERYTHING else is speculation.