Just bought a 2005 RT 1000

[stingray719]

Hi guys,

I just bought a 2005 RT 1000 with 1400 miles on it. Runs a little rich and I see I need to get it flashed to 2007 specs. What else should be done to this before winter?

Thanks!

 

[xpspenziv]

A spare fuel pump. Some titanium parts.

 

[jacmmaxwell]

*( deep breath )*

Need to add a thermostat from 08 XP 800 ... eliminates bog in deep snow and climbing in good snow

Clutching, DJ has a good kit for the RT

Eliminate the rear cooler... 05's WAY over cooled, the rear cooler is easy to remove. Helps to keep the engine running in the correct temp range to prevent the bog mentioned above ( sled will drop into warm up mode if the coolant get's to cold ... like turning you choke on ) also will reduce the sleds weight by about 7 lbs including the coolant it contains. In 06 skidoo did this from the factory and reduced the capacity of the tunnel cooler to boot.

07 mid altitube maps is a must, regardless of altitude.

BR8ECS plugs ... nothing else

Verify it's idling around 1,500-1,750, if not set it to there.

Clean your exhaust valves, do it now and at least mid season to prevent them from getting gummed up. Most of the time you'll be able to reuse the gaskets but have an extra set in the garage as this is a maintance item and you'll need to keep up on it if you want the sled to perform.

Make sure your running a good skidoo 189 belt... NOTHING ELSE.

Pull and clean your throttle bodies, and the reeds. If the sled does not have pods installed they will be full of belt dust.

Put some sort of air filter system on the motor, if you search there are alot of guys that just remove the air box, vent the sled very well and install some pod air filters .... this is what I did and my sled ran great.

Remove the stock facet fuel pump from under the motor so you can change it on the trail, and carry a spare. Or replace it with the Chevy lift pump ... don't recall the part number. The stock pumps are junk and need to be replaced, if they go out the sled will run good with a full tank and then lose performance after around 3/4 tank. It's also recomended to install a relay to power this pump ( this is the low pressure pump, the sled also has a high pressure pump located in the tank and it is mosty never a problem.

Regear it, 21/49 should be stock with the 162, and 23/49 for the 151. I'd go 20/50 if possible or 19/49 but the bend in the chain is pretty steep.

Buy a new battery, every year. If the sled is electric start then you might get two seasons out of it but if it's just got the little battery then don't even mess with it. You can get a new one for around 30 dollars and it's worth it to if you were to have one bad trip because your battery was not holding a good charge ( sled off , hit RER/START button, you'll hear the pumps cycle, then check voltage, 12.5 or better your OK, anything less scrap that battery )



There how was that?

Maybe more people will read it and chime in to help you out with anything I missed or did not describe very well.

 

[mastertech]

Sell that heavy turd and get a good running 800..

 

[wwracer]

The Rt is a great tinkering sled.... yeah she's a bit plump but I can take it any where the rest of the crowd goes and then some. Some are turds but set up properly it'll flat make your arms hurt, lots of HP and monster torque.
jacmaxwell has it down pretty well, however I wouldn't pull the raves without a new base gasket, the stock one is paper thin and will likely tear on you when you least expect it to... Take it to your dealer and get the fuel remap done and grab the BUDS download sheets when you p/u, good info in there. Also check your throttle cable the cables tend to fray down by the oil pump causing to pump to hang open a bit . .... Good luck

 

[teacher]

What else to do?/

Take all foam out and change your intake to timber sled intake, check your suspension set it up as well, ride it HARD if you can handle the weight its a pretty decent sled

 

[teacher]

what else?

I also second the spare fuel pump, if it hasn't gone out yet it prob. will soon. Cheap part (nappa) and you can do it yourself, stay away from the service centers.

 

[jacmmaxwell]

I'd skip the timbersled for the cost. For about 50 bucks you can do it yourself.

Either way you go VENT IT... I used mountain fit hoods vent kit as it provided the most surface area and it also has a knee vent that feed the intake are a huge amount of air once the air box's are removed.

Here is my RT1000 with that vent kit, you can see the exhaust side knee vent, the intake side is the same, along with those huge side vents.

Thermostat installed

Fuel pump ( upgraded pump and relocated )

Thought I had a pic of my intake, I just used some UNI pod filters and then mounted the air temp sensor in a piece of the old air box I cut out and screwed the air pressure sensor to the body work up under the console.

 

[lake Rider]

Hi guys,

I just bought a 2005 RT 1000 with 1400 miles on it. Runs a little rich and I see I need to get it flashed to 2007 specs. What else should be done to this before winter?

Thanks!

Double yes on that fuel pump!! Mine ran like crap until I installed a new pump in the right footwell. Now, it runs like a Rolex on steroids.


I also have Uni-Filters, plus a nylon pre-filter.

I think snow ingestion contributes to the death of the 1000 SDI.

I also have fuel pressure gauges on both pumps.

The sponge donut is where the snow and the belt dust get into the engine. It
deforms, and under flex of the side panel loses its seal.

 

[D-stroyer]

Be sure to hit the start/rer button to run the low pressure pump before starting it, that primes the high pressure pump.

Check the relays in the fuse panel. If they are old and stick closed they will kill the battery very quickly. Really ruins your day.

These sleds were pretty complex electrically compared to the 800Rs they wound up falling back on, so be dilligent and question everything. I had a team secondary floated on mine and the 800s couldn't touch me. If I could have that power/torque curve in a XP...