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did i just blow my sportsman up??

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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 05:33 PM
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The vent line at the very top of the oil tank. When you do prime a pump,this hose has to be clamped with a pair of vice grips close to the tank nipple because of a small condensation slit in the hose about 2 inches out from the tank.Crank the machine up and after a couple minutes you can pull the vice grips off. If you have good ears you can usually hear a hiss of air from the tank. Again I only did this when I cleaned tank screens or on engine rebuilds. Just run the engine,you'll be able to tell real quick if something is wrong. Hopefully again it's a clutch problem,but you never know on a used machine.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 05:41 PM
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Also i used polaris 5w-50 oil if that means any thing
 
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 05:52 PM
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Doesn't hurt a bit to use 5w50. Plus that's what weight you get in PS4 Polaris oil now.http://polarislubricants.com/atv.asp
 
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 07:00 PM
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Ok well im going to try the purge thing even though if it was from lack of oil the damage is done..n going to run it and see what happenes
 
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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 09:34 AM
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Went for a half hr ride this am..i am stumped, started fine no smoke typical fuji 500 motor noises.ran fine the whole time with out a drop of smoke or power loss or noise.only thing i noticed is a flat spot in the belt from coming to an aprupt hault..again i am stumped
 
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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by caleb90
Went for a half hr ride this am..i am stumped, started fine no smoke typical fuji 500 motor noises.ran fine the whole time with out a drop of smoke or power loss or noise.only thing i noticed is a flat spot in the belt from coming to an aprupt hault..again i am stumped
A flat spot? Or 'hour glassed'? Idling in gear, being in the wrong range will do that.

Have you cleaned the clutches?
 
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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 12:59 PM
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When the motor stoped the tires locked up for a bit then spun..i could smell the burnt belt
 
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