It's my first sled. Lots of questions.

[Reeve]

I just got my 93 750 home and want to know what to check out on it before the season is here to go ride . It runs great and starts super easy and is pretty clean overall and has 2800 miles on it. It looks totally stock but the owner said he had the carbs gone through and that they took out some plastic pieces and that gave it more power? I know it needs those plastic slider things under the track. I don't know exactly what they are called but one is just starting to wear through. Where is the best place to pick them up. My local Yamaha dealer closed not too long ago so it looks like online might be the way to go. The only other problem is the guy I got it from said the speedo cable was broken so I got a used one for cheap and will put it on. It also does not have the plastic covers on the bottom of the skies but the guy said that was not a big deal and that he rode it like that. I also was wondering what if any tools I should bring along with me when I go out riding it. One last thing what is the TORS warning light. It's not on just wondering. It looks like a great sled for $900 and it even came with a full gallon of polaris oil and a cover.

[mark the shark]

Congratulations on the new sled! I've got a '93 myself.:4fzfk2:

Sounds like the white plastic things they removed when they did the carburetors are the notorious plastic tabs in the air boxes that break off and get sucked into the engine, causing major damage. You're better off without them.

Plastic sliders or hyfax can be picked up at almost any online snowmobile supply. I've gotten mine from Shadetreepowersports, JRGraham, Dennis Kirk, Spanky's, etc. They've all got websites. Something like that will wear out, so it's not something you need to get from a dealer.

You may or may not have a broken speedometer cable. Follow it down to the left side of the driveshaft. There is a housing there that holds a little square key that goes into the end of the driveshaft. Sometimes those break and cause the speedometer not to work. I would strongly recommend that you download the service manual before taking anything apart. It shows step by step with pictures. If you get in trouble, ask us! You can unscrew the cable from that housing without taking the housing off. Spin the little square cable inside the plastic housing and see if the speedometer responds.

I would find some plastic ski skins for the bottom of your skis and put them on. I can't imagine riding without them. Start riding on backroads or marginal snow and it will wear right through the aluminum. I assume you've got the stock aluminum skis? Ski skins can be found at the parts suppliers on the internet, but they're a little more difficult to find than the hyfax.

I always take a couple of extra sets of spark plugs, crescent wrench, ratchet with spark plug socket, a set of metric open end wrenches, one of those multi-purpose tools with knife, screwdriver, etc.

The TORS and engine oil lights should come on briefly when you first start the sled, then fade away. That just lets you know that the circuit and dash light are working.
More info on the TORS here: http://www.vmax4.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?7408-TORS

Sounds like a pretty nice sled for $900. Post some pictures for us when you get a chance!

Shark

[rustman]

One last thing what is the TORS warning light. It's not on just wondering.

Congrats on the new sled. I have a pair of '93's as well. I just thought I would expand on the TORS. It stands for throttle override system. It basically consists of a sensor on the top of the carbs and one by the throttle lever. They talk to one another and make decisions about throttle position. If tors feels that the throttle is wide open for some reason when its not supposed to be it willl kick in and limit the engine to 3k RPM(or somewhere close to this). A real pain in the ass when its not working right but a great safety feature when its working properly. It is easy to bypass and shut it off but I wouldnt reccomend it.

Like Mark said, if you have stock aluminum skiis on that girl get a set of skins. Those skiis are not only beautiful to look at they are expensive to replace. There was a link posted here earlier this summer of a place to get OEM stlye replacements, which are very hard to find. The aftermarket ones that you normally find are not the super slick fitting OEM style.

2800 Miles! Thats sweet, my 93's weigh in at over 30,000 miles together! Sounds like yours has alot of life in it yet. I would say enjoy the sled, but thats a given, its hard not to enjoy these beasts. My face gets stuck in this weird position where the corners of my mouth keep stretching for my ears everytime I even start mine up.

My last suggestion, if its cold there, get warmer clothes! It gets even colder blasting down the lake, river, large field, snow-covered city street(Al. P!). Oh yeah and use Yamaha belts. I'm pretty sure its a general concensus that these old girls like them the best.

-Rustman

[AL P]

Welcome REEVE!! you picked on heck of a sled to start out on..be carefull..they do get right with it..
and yeah, even city streets can be chilly at about 90MPH..LOL

Saginaw street through flint, is the largest/main road through the city..last year right after/durning a real good storm, I hammered directly down the center of it through burton/flint...LOL

nothing esle was moving anywhere, except maybe another sled, and an ocasional 4 wheeler..LOL

[Reeve]

Well it still has the stock aluminum skis. I have been looking for the skins and have found some but am not sure witch ones to get. Am I going to need to replace the carbides as well when I put the skins on? I was also wondering what is the max RPM I should see?