Ski-Doo Formula 500 1998, Shop Manual

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Section 02 LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subsection 01 (LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE CHART)
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NO. 3 FUEL FILTER
REPLACEMENT
Drain fuel tank.
Remove fuel line grommet from fuel tank and pull
out inlet fuel line from tank.
TYPICAL
1. Inlet fuel line
2. Position of grommet when installing
3. Fuel filter
Replace fuel filter. To facilitate the fuel line instal-
lation, slide grommet on fuel line about 50 mm
(2 in) away from elbow then install grommet on
fuel tank and push elbow through grommet.
NO. 4 AIR FILTER CLEANING
Check that the air box is clean and dry then prop-
erly reinstall the filter.
S-Series
Lift hood and remove air filter from air intake si-
lencer.
TYPICAL
1. Filter
To clean the filter, shake the snow out of it then,
dry it out.
NO. 5 DRIVE BELT CONDITION
Inspect belt for cracks, fraying or abnormal wear
(uneven wear, wear on one side, missing cogs,
cracked fabric). If abnormal wear is noted, proba-
ble cause could be pulley misalignment, exces-
sive RPM with frozen track, fast starts without
warm-up period, burred or rusty sheave, oil on
belt or distorted spare belt.
Check the drive belt width. Replace the drive belt
if width is less than the minimum width recom-
mended in DRIVE BELT 05-02.
NO. 6 RAGS IN AIR INTAKE AND
EXHAUST SYSTEM
At storage preparation, block air intake hole and
exhaust system hole using clean rags.
Remove those rags at pre-season preparation.
NO. 7 ENGINE COMPARTMENT
Keep clean of grass, twigs, cloth, etc. These are
combustible under certain conditions.
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CAUTION
These snowmobiles have been calibrated
with the filter installed. Operating the snow-
mobile without it may cause engine dam-
age.
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