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Old 11-16-2009, 02:29 PM
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Question 97 sportsman 400 counter balance fluid

The fluid is milky, i need to replace with 30 weight oil right? where is the drain plug?
 
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Old 11-16-2009, 04:16 PM
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hopefully you submerged it . i hope it's not antifreeze
 
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Old 11-17-2009, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by broke down
The fluid is milky, i need to replace with 30 weight oil right? where is the drain plug?
You might have to get into the counter balancer and replace seals, normally "milky" means antifreeze is getting by. But in any case the plug should be in the middle underneath, and have a phillips head and or 10mm/3/8" head
 
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Old 11-17-2009, 08:41 AM
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oh man i was hoping I was just missing something. I pulled that one first and clean green antifreeze came out. I was hoping that was part of the water jacket/cooling system. I need a service manual. Are there any free downloads for one.
 
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Old 11-17-2009, 10:43 AM
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Read my post 2000 scrambler 400 leaking antifreeze.. I am in the process of doing the same repairs on mine. W/p is leaking into cb and crankcase. Parts for mine should be here soon and i will let you know how hard it was.. Pulling apart was not that bad. Good luck
 
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