[?]Did I almost get scammed? Does anyone know what the compression should be on a 2005 Polaris Indy 500 (488 fuji)? I was going to trade my quad (2001 Honda Foreman 450 ES great condition) for one . When I did the compression test after letting it first idle for about 1 minute. I was really easy to pull the cord and it started right away. I checked right away to see if the engine was already hoy (maybe they fired her up just before we met) but it was cold. I didn't sound very mean at all. I just idled quietely and was consistent but sounded kind of like it was tired.
I took only 1 spark plug out and left the other one with the spark plug wire stil on it. I made sure the key was off. I had the guy hold the throttle wide open and pull it 5 times. Each side read exactly the same when I swithched , they read 115 lbs. I warmed it up and took it for a few rips on the grass field (summer) and then tried it again. This time they both read 105lbs. I found it to be too big of a difference (about 9%) so I said the deal was off. When we first started it up and the guy held up the back end off the ground , I reved it a few times and the track was spinning and when I hit the brakes lightly a couple of times to slow down the track down quicker, the cluch would not go back in and it stalled. Theh guy said it was because it was sitting for 4 months and he should have put some lubricant on the rod (shaft). I sprayed some (temporary fix) WD-40 on the shaft and it worked good now. I took it for a rip on the grass and it had some pick up to it but not as much as I thought it would. I mean isn't this thing supposed to have 88 hp stock? (everything is still stock by the way) I think it should of shot out like a bat out of hell and did a crazy wheely for at least 50 feet. The motor looked kind of shabby to me also. I didn't know what to look for to see if the motor was the original or not.He said it was but I don't know. It looked pretty crappy for a 2005 engine (but what do I know).
The vin on the frame was the right one (10th digit was a 5). Also when I took the plus off they were full of oil. He said he didn't know why. If hewas smart he would of said he put it in the top of the head for summer storage but he didn't. So I kind of wonder if him and his little buddy put oil in there to bring up the compression. Also they wern't asking too many questions about the quad wich was kind of weird. It's as if they were just hopping to dump it (the sled), grap the quad and high tail it out of there. The sled was in very good shape though.
I will post some pictures and would appriciate any help from you pros out there and could someone please tell me if the engine looks like the 2005 indy 500 or do you think they swaped it out with an older one. There are so many 488 fujis out there I have no idea what to look for. Also does anyone know what the compression should be on this 2005 488 fuji indy 500 engine? The sled has 4400 MILES on it and the guy who owns it is masive (6 foot 5 265lbs). Any help would sure be appreciated. Did I do the compression test properly? Some people say you need to take all spark plugs out. How the heck would that even work like that? Thanks folks I sure could use some help here.
I took only 1 spark plug out and left the other one with the spark plug wire stil on it. I made sure the key was off. I had the guy hold the throttle wide open and pull it 5 times. Each side read exactly the same when I swithched , they read 115 lbs. I warmed it up and took it for a few rips on the grass field (summer) and then tried it again. This time they both read 105lbs. I found it to be too big of a difference (about 9%) so I said the deal was off. When we first started it up and the guy held up the back end off the ground , I reved it a few times and the track was spinning and when I hit the brakes lightly a couple of times to slow down the track down quicker, the cluch would not go back in and it stalled. Theh guy said it was because it was sitting for 4 months and he should have put some lubricant on the rod (shaft). I sprayed some (temporary fix) WD-40 on the shaft and it worked good now. I took it for a rip on the grass and it had some pick up to it but not as much as I thought it would. I mean isn't this thing supposed to have 88 hp stock? (everything is still stock by the way) I think it should of shot out like a bat out of hell and did a crazy wheely for at least 50 feet. The motor looked kind of shabby to me also. I didn't know what to look for to see if the motor was the original or not.He said it was but I don't know. It looked pretty crappy for a 2005 engine (but what do I know).
The vin on the frame was the right one (10th digit was a 5). Also when I took the plus off they were full of oil. He said he didn't know why. If hewas smart he would of said he put it in the top of the head for summer storage but he didn't. So I kind of wonder if him and his little buddy put oil in there to bring up the compression. Also they wern't asking too many questions about the quad wich was kind of weird. It's as if they were just hopping to dump it (the sled), grap the quad and high tail it out of there. The sled was in very good shape though.
I will post some pictures and would appriciate any help from you pros out there and could someone please tell me if the engine looks like the 2005 indy 500 or do you think they swaped it out with an older one. There are so many 488 fujis out there I have no idea what to look for. Also does anyone know what the compression should be on this 2005 488 fuji indy 500 engine? The sled has 4400 MILES on it and the guy who owns it is masive (6 foot 5 265lbs). Any help would sure be appreciated. Did I do the compression test properly? Some people say you need to take all spark plugs out. How the heck would that even work like that? Thanks folks I sure could use some help here.
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