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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.I don't believe it's a compression issue. 200# on each cylinder again. This time I warmed it up, pulled the plugs, disconnected the...
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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.Well damn! It wasn't the injector. So now I'm wondering what the heck is causing this persistent misfire. It seems like a 50/50 chance...
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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.i've gotten the engine back together plus flushed the cooling system several times to clean out the combustion pollutants. The engine...
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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.
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KThe competition in that segment is pretty stiff. You have the Mule SX (used to be the 600/610), then you had the Polaris 500 ranger...
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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.I've got new head bolts and a new head gasket on the way. Anyone know what the factory torque specifications are for the head bolts? I'm...
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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.I'm guessing the 500's have much smaller sales figures than the diesel units based on the availability of 3rd party information alone...
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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.Thank you for the information. Interesting design. I have run into a problem with reassembly and it revolves around torquing the head...
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Kyes parallel twin 360 degree crankshaft 2 cylinders. 4 stroke engine "fires" cylinders at 720 crankshaft degrees. Divide 2 by 720 and...
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KThe crank seems strange until you think about the fact that you need a power stroke in 720° of crank rotation, or 2 revolutions. Or one...
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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.well, this site just hosed up a post and then duplicated the previous one. Thats aggravating. Maybe ill try again some other time.
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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.Forgive the slew of posts but I'm trying to get "caught up". I do have one very important question that I hope someone can help me with...
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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.Finally get the head off and inspect everything. Found that the head gasket had succumbed but everything else looks good. The cylinder...
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Kkmelander replied to the thread 2010 RTV 500 repairs.So, I have to get the head off this engine. I start disassembling. I pull the bed off it 1st, pretty easy. Just have to be mindful of...
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KGood afternoon, new member to the forum. I'm in the throws of repairing a 2010 RTV 500 I purchased and I thought it might be helpful...
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