Hey!
New to the board, but not new to the Polaris scene. Used to ride old 250's and 400's back about 20 years ago, and just recently picked up a 95 Trail Boss in extremely good condition ($700!). It runs and rides great, but it does need a tuneup. The PO said he always premixed gas AND used the oil injection system. He attributed the massive amount of smoke, plenty of oil residue coming out the exhaust tip, and boggy performance at slow speeds until you blew the cobwebs out of it, then it'd run better. So, rebuilding the carb is #1 on my list. Anything else I should look at or clean up while im in the process of going through this machine?
Also, the shift linkage has some play in it. It has the standard H-N-R shifter setup, and goes into R just fine. However, I have to push the lever past H to actually get it to go into High gear. And, it goes into gear easier when the engine has revved a little bit (doesn't want to go into gear very well at idle, even pushing the lever past H). Is this just a simple adjustment of the shifter linkage, or do I need to be looking at something else that may be worn?
Already have new tires on order (this will be a crop scouting quad, so more puncture resistant tires are needed), new bushings for the rear shock, and some AGL to replace the tranny fluid that's probably 20+ years old.
OH! And can anyone tell me the color number for the Teal color on the racks? I would love to repaint both of them to match.
Thanks in advance for any help I can get!!
New to the board, but not new to the Polaris scene. Used to ride old 250's and 400's back about 20 years ago, and just recently picked up a 95 Trail Boss in extremely good condition ($700!). It runs and rides great, but it does need a tuneup. The PO said he always premixed gas AND used the oil injection system. He attributed the massive amount of smoke, plenty of oil residue coming out the exhaust tip, and boggy performance at slow speeds until you blew the cobwebs out of it, then it'd run better. So, rebuilding the carb is #1 on my list. Anything else I should look at or clean up while im in the process of going through this machine?
Also, the shift linkage has some play in it. It has the standard H-N-R shifter setup, and goes into R just fine. However, I have to push the lever past H to actually get it to go into High gear. And, it goes into gear easier when the engine has revved a little bit (doesn't want to go into gear very well at idle, even pushing the lever past H). Is this just a simple adjustment of the shifter linkage, or do I need to be looking at something else that may be worn?
Already have new tires on order (this will be a crop scouting quad, so more puncture resistant tires are needed), new bushings for the rear shock, and some AGL to replace the tranny fluid that's probably 20+ years old.
OH! And can anyone tell me the color number for the Teal color on the racks? I would love to repaint both of them to match.
Thanks in advance for any help I can get!!
