Help on water pump belt replacement...

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thewished

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• Jan 1, 2010

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I need to get in and check my water pump belt since everyone I talk to tells me how they've burnt down their motors because the belts popped.

Where is it and who makes the best belts?

 

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rmkrazi

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SE IDAHO

• Jan 1, 2010

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Real easy to do, just pop the recoil housing off (5-3/8 bolts iirc) and you can slip the old belt off and a new belt should be able to be fitted on without removing the starter pulley cage... While your in there inspect the water pump/oil pump drive shaft end. You can buy belts through polaris for $45 or pm sledguy on this forum for some special made kevlar belts for something like $25 (if he still has em'). Happy wrenchin'

 

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600cummins

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• Jan 5, 2010

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Does anyone have the part number for a gates waterpump belt?

 

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sodfarmer

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• Jan 6, 2010

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The Gates belt is a special order item. You must order something like 80 of them to get them to make them. Sledguy ordered up a bunch of them and sold them but he is currently out and is trying to decide if he will make another order. So currently your only option is the dealer.

 

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Mr. Decker

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• Jan 11, 2010

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oem !!! and dont let your recoil rope go when you start your machine the rope can get on that water pump belt pulley and spit it off w/o you knowing it wil burn down real quick it also runs your oil pump

 

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bowtieboy

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• Jan 18, 2010

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I have been through 3 belts so far, the original belt went at 2500 miles. Put a genuine Polaris belt in it and got a 150 out of it. So we put a gates on and havent had a problem. The two times it happened it was pretty obvious it went, other than the temp light coming on. The motor would lean out and rev up high at idle because of it not gettin oil.

 

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sledmendy

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• Jan 20, 2010

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Had this happen this year. Luckily I had been running double oil because of a recent crank replacement!(another Polaris dandy) Scared me pretty bad though.

 

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BB454

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• Jan 21, 2010

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I have drilled a 3/8 hole in the cover right over the oil pump pulley as an inspection window. Covered it with a piece of tape to keep it dry. Being over the oil pump; it is a small distance from the stator so even if moisture got in, it would drain out the bottom before getting to the stator. If she over heats, just pull the tape to see if the belt is there and moves when you pull the motor over. I am sure you could even find a rubber plug to put in it if you wanted.