2005 Polaris Sportsman 600 Owners Manual - Page 100

2005 Polaris Sportsman 600 Manual

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Spark Arrestor MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION WARNING Failure to heed the following warnings while servicing the spark arrestor could result in serious injury or death. Do not perform service on the spark arrestor while the system is hot. Exhaust system temperatures can reach 1000° F. Allow components to cool sufficiently before proceeding. Remove any combustible materials from the area. Wear eye protection and leather work gloves. Do not stand behind or in front of the vehicle while purging. Never run the engine in an enclosed area. Exhaust contains poisonous carbon monoxide gas. Never go under the vehicle while it's inclined. 1. Remove the arrestor clean-out plug (1) from the bottom of the muffler. 2. Place the transmission in PARK and start the engine. 2 3. Purge carbon from the system by momentarily revving the engine 1 several times. 4. If carbon is expelled, cover or plug the exhaust outlet (2) and rap on the pipe around the cleanout plug while revving the engine several more times. 5. If particles are still suspected to be in the muffler, elevate the rear of the vehicle one foot higher than the front. Set the parking brake and block the wheels. Make sure the vehicle is in PARK and repeat steps 3 and 4 until no more particles are expelled when the engine is revved. 6. Stop the engine and allow the arrestor to cool. Reinstall the arrestor plug and remove the outlet cover or plug. 97

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MAINTENANCEANDLUBRICATION
SparkArrestor
WARNING
Failuretoheedthefollowingwarningswhileservicingthespark
arrestorcouldresultinseriousinjuryordeath.
Donotperformserviceonthesparkarrestorwhilethesystemis
hot. Exhaustsystemtemperaturescanreach1000
°
F. Allow
componentstocoolsufficientlybeforeproceeding.
Removeanycombustiblematerialsfromthearea. Weareye
protectionandleatherworkgloves. Donotstandbehindorin
frontofthevehiclewhilepurging. Neverruntheengineinan
enclosedarea. Exhaustcontainspoisonouscarbonmonoxide
gas.
Nevergounderthevehiclewhileit’sinclined.
1.
Remove the arrestor clean-out
plug (1) from the bottom of the
muffler.
2.
Place the transmission in PARK
and start the engine.
3.
Purge carbon from the system by
momentarily revving the engine
several times.
4.
If carbon is expelled, cover or plug the
exhaust outlet (2) and rap on the pipe around
the cleanout plug while revving the engine several more times.
5.
If particles are still suspected to be in the muffler, elevate the rear
of the vehicle one foot higher than the front. Set the parking brake
and block the wheels. Make sure the vehicle is in PARK and
repeat steps 3 and 4 until no more particles are expelled when the
engine is revved.
6.
Stop the engine and allow the arrestor to cool. Reinstall the
arrestor plug and remove the outlet cover or plug.
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