We'll I just got my 2000 400 4x4 scammy and I decided to give it a once over before hitting the trails and I pulled the dipstick for the counterbalance oil and and it was rusty and BONE dry. I added some 10w30 and it seems to run just fine but not sure how much damage may have been done do it.

I put on over 20 miles today and it ran AWESOME. What damage should I look for? I know the previous owner has only put on around 5 miles in 2 years and I have run it about 45 minutes before I found this. My plan it so keep flushing it and see if I can get all the crap out of it.

What is everyone's reccomendation?

 

does the dipstick have a magnet on it... if not maybe stick a magnet stick in there and see if you pull out any chunks.. but if you put 20 miles on it... you should be fine...

 

yeh the magnet Idea would be smart
IMO