What Was REALLY Wrong With My Sled?

The problem was that no one really knew until they had it all torn to pieces.  The truth came out...and it was a pinched oil line.  It came that way from the factory and eventually got worse as everything settled.  The motor was bolted down on top of the oil line and it squeezed shut.  It caused damage to one of the cylinders and a piston.  I tried it out a bit yesterday and everything seemed just fine.  Unfortunately, there is not enough snow left to do any real riding.  Dang it!  I might buy a couple years of B.E.S.T. coverage from BRP next winter just to make sure everything goes well since I was not able to run it through the ringers this spring.  Rest assured I will be riding the crap out of it next December.  

The only thing I have left to do to ALL of the sleds is get them summerized.  I have been doing it myself for the last couple years and everything seems to go well.  Fog the engine and stabilize the gas.  I might have the Yamaha looked at this summer so I can get it back in running condition.  It'd be nice to have another sled so a few of us can go out.  Now that I have a bit of an understanding about how two stroke engines work (from the demonstration of what broke on my new sled) I might even try to do it myself.  We shall see.

About 95% of all of our snow is now gone.  I took the four wheeler out last night and took a quick glance around...most of the trails around our house are 100% clear.  In some of the valleys there might be a bit more snow but it did not stop me on a 250 with bald tires. :P  I will certainly be needing some new tires if I plan to do any real riding this year.  I am looking for another 250 that my wife could drive.  So if you know anyone with a lightly used 250 I might be interested.  

I am having a heck of a time getting started on the new site...I need some room in the house to work.  ;)  Just a little cleanup and I will be able to get moving on it.  I also need some good software.  I have tried a few publicly licensed programs but I am not a bit fan of them.  My favorite WYSIWYG program is Dreamweaver.  I had a copy of it but my CD broke.  I have been trying to find a replacement for it...but have had no luck.

Anyway...I have some pictures from Weber Lake that I took yesterday...I will upload those tonight and post the link.  

-Derek