snow_monkey
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How important is the snow flap when it comes to cooling a sled. I say alot. Others dispute the claim. Input? Two strokes!
Snow flap and cooling?
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nickelbagforme
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Around 2002 Polaris had a recall for overheating issues on the Edge chassis, don't recall the specifics but on certain sleds there were heat exchanger mods and in all cases a longer flap to catch and keep snow up in the tunnel.
VERY Important.
VERY Important.
indy_500
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the recall was on the M-10's, it called for a longer flap.
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G
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All Pol sleds of that era pretty much had to have the snoflap in place for proper cooling. I have never heard of any other sled having this problem but it most certainly was an issue back then with those Pol models.
trailshredder
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Yep...my wife has an 02 600 with the short flap. It wasn't a problem in good snow conditions but if snow was marginal it would overheat. I just put a new skinz snow flap on it this year.....problem solved!!
About the Polaris Edge sleds, they could experience a cooling issue due to a shorter snow flap used to avoid the flap getting caught in the track when using reverse.
(I had an '01 with the longer flap, no cooling issues, no reverse either)
The snow flap also aids in getting snow into the track/rear suspension are to lubricate the hyfax (slides) as well as cooling snow for the heat exchangers on liquid-cooled sleds.
(I had an '01 with the longer flap, no cooling issues, no reverse either)
The snow flap also aids in getting snow into the track/rear suspension are to lubricate the hyfax (slides) as well as cooling snow for the heat exchangers on liquid-cooled sleds.
Very important, almost critically. My old F7 EFI was almost unrideable after I made/installed a custom snowflap that was too soft/limp. It was touching the ground during riding, but would stretch back and float at speed, preventing snow from getting trapped on the heat exchanger. Anytime we got on a long straight of hardpack, I was pretty much screwed. The temp warning light would flash, and I'd have to dive into the woods every 100 feet to get some powder on it. When I got back, I went and bought a used OE flap, and never had trouble again.
Here's a pic of my custom flap.
Here's a pic of my custom flap.