Snowmobile Repair Polaris

Was riding this weekend on my 1998 Indy 500 and blew one side of the engine. Was riding at WOT and heard a pop and the engine died. Took out the plug, compression is lower on one side and the plug looke like it had been sand blasted. Almost melted looking. Anyway. I am looking to get this fixed. Not so sure I want to take it to a dealer and pay through the nose to get it fixed. If it is too much to fix, I may just junk it.

anyne know of a good repair shop that won’t charge an arm and a let to get the work done? Otherwise I would pay someone cash if they wanted to fix it in thier spare time in there garge?

Thanks for the advice in advance!

You may actually get by alot cheaper to buy another sled or one that is not so good with a running motor. These are very costly repairs if the bore is bad in any way. May be more to fix then the sled is worth. Scott

Contact Kevin Krumenauer at Absolute Powersports:

715-723-7705

My buddy is an auto mechanic (extraordinarie) and likes to do this kind of work on the side, ie. good deal. Let me know if you are interested and I will PM you his number. He already told me he was interested. Consider this a golden opportunity. Seriously.

He can do snowmobiles in his sleep.

I’ve had good luck with 61 Marine in Hastings.

If the engine is just damaged on the top end, then don’t be afraid to dig into it yourself. Drain the antifreeze and pull it apart and see the extend of the damage. If the cylinder is nickisil (sp???), the aluminum from the scored piston can easily be washed away with Maranic Acid. Maranic acid will eat aluminum so don’t soak the jubs. Just wipe and scrub bore. The bore may be fine after it’s cleaned up. Then order new pistons, rings, gaskets, and needle bearings. An engine burn down sounds terrible, but it can be a pretty painless and fun repair. If the crank bearings seized, it gets more complicated.