Day: October 28, 1997

Dear Ralph: What is your recommended procedure for removing stickers from snowmobile hoods without damaging the hood? Is there any quick and easy method? Whatever

Dear Ralph: My ’94 Vmax 500 has a continual leak at the Y-pipe area. Oil is dripping down into the belly pan and sure makes

Dear Ralph: Are there advantages of the rotary intake that Rotax uses on many of their twin cylinder engines ? Are rotary equipped engines more

Dear Ralph: I have a 1995 Indy XLT and the head gasket keeps blowing out. What is the solution to this problem? You’ve got one

Dear Ralph: I have a flooding problem with my engine. If the sled sits for a while without turning off the gas, the crankcase gets

Dear Ralph: What is “tunnel porting” ? Is this only a Ski-Doo thing ? Lee Kempffer To be accurate, tunnel porting is performed on rotary

Dear Ralph: What is the difference between Mikuni VM38SS and VM38AL carbs ? I thought that the XLT Special and XC 600 were using the

Dear Ralph: I’ve heard somebody say that it is nearly impossible to get over 110 horsepower out of an engine with a single pipe. If

Dear Ralph: My Indy Classic seems to have a problem with the throttle override kicking in at low rpms which causes the engine to backfire.

Dear Ralph: I’ve heard that these new “Nicasil” cylinder liners have a longer break-in period than do the cast liners. How many miles should I