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Old 07-25-2009, 03:04 PM
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i got a serious problem and i dont know where to start. this atv will run fine but once it gets hot it starts to smoke and blow alittle bit of oil out the exaust. if there is anyone who knows where i need to start please let me know... thanks
 
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Old 07-25-2009, 05:45 PM
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maybe do a compression test. sounds like you need rings. Do you oil the air filter and or do you ride in dusty areas? Im not sure if its still in the manual or not for a 2005 but i had a 1999 300(same thing,kinda) and it stated"warning,do not oil the air filter" in the owners manual. So i didnt. at 800 miles my rings were shot. Two other friends did the same thing right around the same mileage. one friend replaced his rings 3 times time before realizing what was wrong. ever since i have oiled my filters i have not had an issues.
 
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Old 08-12-2009, 10:57 AM
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Both my AC 2006 250's are starting to run hot. The dealer told me the fan doesn't kick on until the temp lights flash. They never ran that way before and doesn't sound right to me. Help
 
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Fan should kick on before the light comes on. Should be a sensor in the radiator to turn fan on. Coolant needs to be over the sensor or it will not turn on when it should. TORK.
 
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Old 08-23-2009, 12:42 PM
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i ran a comp check and it was about 165 lbs of compression so im guessing its goin to be the oil ring. i just found out the guy who has it poured a whole thing of gas treatment in the tank. the gas treatment was good for 10 gal of gas and he poured the whole thing into that 3.34 gal tank. could that be a reason for it to smoke when it gets hot?????
 
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Old 08-23-2009, 08:20 PM
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could be the reason for it to get hot. that stuff burns way hotter than gas. it may have burnt the rings
 
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