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I finished putting the RTV back together and moved it away from my shop. I may remove the coil and put a multimeter on it but I don't have any specs on it at this point. I still need to verify fuel pressure too. It really seems like an ignition or timing problem and there is a black box, which I...

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 injector and coil control wires, held the throttle to the floor, and turned it over a few times. 200# actually seems high to me but it is what it is. I have to...

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 it's either the coil or the fuel pump...maybe both, or neither for all I know at this point. I'm guessing that I can check the fuel pressure which admittedly...

i've gotten the engine back together plus flushed the cooling system several times to clean out the combustion pollutants. The engine starts and runs but has a fairly bad miss. I notices immediately that the speed governor was fluttering the throttle body excessively. It idles and drives, enough...

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 guessing 18.9 Nm, or 167 in-lb, or 14 ft-lb?

I'm guessing the 500's have much smaller sales figures than the diesel units based on the availability of 3rd party information alone. I bought this one as a gift for my parents living in upstate NY. Originally had the idea of putting a snow plow on it but I'm rethinking it now. It's much...

Thank you for the information. Interesting design. I have run into a problem with reassembly and it revolves around torquing the head bolts down. The only torque specs I could find online for this engine are 46-50 ft-lbs and I'm guessing that is not correct or even possible. I managed to get a...

well, this site just hosed up a post and then duplicated the previous one. Thats aggravating. Maybe ill try again some other time.

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, but I'll save that for last. Next is ordering parts. I ordered the new head gasket plus any other gaskets I think I'll need, which is all of them. The one...

Finally get the head off and inspect everything. Found that the head gasket had succumbed but everything else looks good. The cylinder walls weren't perfect, they showed some visual signs of discoloration but felt smooth to the touch. Pistons looked good, no wiggle. the crank turned freely, and...

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 the wiring for the rear tail lights. There are connectors which make it simple to disconnect. Seems like the bed hinge was slightly odd to remove but its been...

Good 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 (for myself and others) if I posted about my "journey". I bought this machine from a public school auction. Had a good battery and turned over ok but wouldn't...