97 Indy 500 RMK

kygreen229 · Jun 27, 2010

Just picked up another snowmobile but this time a 97 Polaris indy 500 rmk for $200 bucks!! The guy just wanted it jto be gone. Pretty decent shape except its completely missing the seat and grips. Supposedly a goat ate them off ha. So I need a seat and seat cover let me know if you have one. Also no key so I guess I will just "hot wire" the switch and only use the kill switch.

clutch man · Jun 27, 2010

The key is an easy fix pull the switch out and on the back of the switch it will have 1,2,3,4 or 5 dots get a key from Polaris that matches it.
here is a web site to get a seat cover, I have used there covers and they are great. http://www.psep.biz/store/polaris_snowmobile_seat_covers.htm

snowmobiler · Jun 27, 2010

goat ate it

kygreen229 · Jun 27, 2010

clutch man said:
The key is an easy fix pull the switch out and on the back of the switch it will have 1,2,3,4 or 5 dots get a key from Polaris that matches it.
here is a web site to get a seat cover, I have used there covers and they are great. http://www.psep.biz/store/polaris_snowmobile_seat_covers.htm

Cool thanks! also thanks for the link but I need the whole seat not just the cover...

clutch man · Jun 27, 2010

kygreen229 said:
Cool thanks! also thanks for the link but I need the whole seat not just the cover...

I may have a seat that needs a cover. Put a xcr seat and tank on a sled.
PM if you are in interested $50.00 plus shipping

kygreen229 · Jun 27, 2010

cool i ill PM you!

kygreen229 · Jun 27, 2010

cool i will PM you

manowar · Jun 28, 2010

i have s aeat from a 97 rmk if you want it . it needs a cover tho has a rip in the side bout 6- 8 " long

kygreen229 · Jul 6, 2010

does this look right?

I dont see any overflows on these carbs. It doesnt seem right that there is an open valve at the bottom of the float bowl on both carbs that a hose is attached to and there is just a plug at the end of the hose... Can someone tell me if this is how its supposed to be or if im supposed to have overflow lines coming off these carbs? Thanks!!

-Kyle

clutch man · Jul 8, 2010

kygreen229 said:
I dont see any overflows on these carbs. It doesnt seem right that there is an open valve at the bottom of the float bowl on both carbs that a hose is attached to and there is just a plug at the end of the hose... Can someone tell me if this is how its supposed to be or if im supposed to have overflow lines coming off these carbs? Thanks!!

-Kyle

What you see at the bottom of the carb is there so the water will collect in the hose and not settle in the float bowl. What is on there need to be there (may have to replace the hose). There are no over flow on these carbs just vents on top.

kygreen229 · Jul 8, 2010

alright cool good to know thank you. Should I just keep the hose at the same length or does it matter?

Also when i bought this sled there was a substantial amount of oil down under the motor. There is no crankcase oil so it has to be injector oil right? maybe I just have a leaky feeder hose or something?

-Kyle

volcano buster · Jul 11, 2010

I have found that the exhaust leaks between the Y-pipe and motor and Y-pipe and exhaust pipe let out a lot of oily residue if it isn't sealed up good. You should be able to take the exhaust out, clean it up good, possibly new gaskets at the motor if you think that is an option, then seal everything back up good with high temp RTV at the joints.

kygreen229 · Jul 12, 2010

volcano buster said:
I have found that the exhaust leaks between the Y-pipe and motor and Y-pipe and exhaust pipe let out a lot of oily residue if it isn't sealed up good. You should be able to take the exhaust out, clean it up good, possibly new gaskets at the motor if you think that is an option, then seal everything back up good with high temp RTV at the joints.

I will for sure check that out. Thanks for the input!

kygreen229 · Jul 20, 2010

Heres another question. under the Y pipe down at the bottom right side of the motor on the front there is a hole where a bolt is obviously supposed to go. Ive figured out that is where all or at least most of the oil has come from. What is this hole for? Or why would there even be oil coming out of it? Ill try and take a pic this evening and post it on here.

Im going to need somd misc. bolts including that one and some that attach the airbox to the brackets. Anyone know a good place to get these parts? Thank you!

-Kyle

volcano buster · Jul 20, 2010

If you are referring to the crankcase drain, there should be a similar bolt on each side roughly below the exhaust port. Lets say you have a fuel valve and it is left on, and for some reason you suspect the floats don't shut the fuel off well, the fuel can siphon down into the crankcase especially while trailering. You would not be able to turn the engine over until you drained the crankcase by removing these bolts.

I would question why one is missing, if that is indeed the bolt you are referring to.

kygreen229 · Jul 20, 2010

I pretty much started another thread about a rattle that it is making as well. I found a bolt and put it in the hole and now it starts first pull and seems to idle well. I guess check out that thread; this thread didnt seem to be getting much action with the new questions

whoops

volcano buster · Jul 21, 2010

I would be concerned about any length of time that someone ran that motor with the drain bolt removed. This would indeed lean the mixture out like crazy if there was even enough fuel left to burn. Hopefully the piston on that side is still in good shape.

kygreen229 · Jul 21, 2010

ya no idea about the history on this machine unfortuantely. I got it for $200 bucks though and it runs as of now. I guess Ill do a compression test on it and go from there.

kygreen229 · Sep 29, 2010

still in need of a complete seat for my 97 rmk indy 500. Anyone have one thats ripped etc. that that they want to get rid of for cheap..ish??

PM me thanks!!

kygreen229 · Nov 16, 2010

Got a whole seat/gas tank with tail light so it actually looks like a snowmobile again! haha.

back to the question of oil coming from what appears to be under the motor. Still oil coming out from somewhere under there. Looks like fresh oil right out of the oil tank. Where could this really be coming from? I cant seem to see a leak in the hose coming from the oil tank. Also when I first start up the sled it seems to spit out quite a bit of oil out of the exhaust. Havent ran it alot or at high RPM's yet so maybe more would come out then not sure. This normal?? Thanks for the input. Sleddin time is getting close!

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