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  • Please help me. 1994 Polaris SL650 Reed problems.

    Hi,
    I have a 1994 Polaris SL650. Runs great for 15-20 sec intervals on trailer but, upon putting it in the lake this spring it didn't sound right. Took the seat off and noticed that one of the plugs wasn't getting hot like the other 2. Replaced the plug and took it back it out. Still had the same problem. So we put it back on the trailer and took it home. All three cylinders have good compression. My husband took the carb off and it was in good shape. Put a rebuild kit on the carb that was causing problems and put it back together. I guess the spark plug was getting soaked with gas. I read in another forum that it was a symptom of a bad reed so I ordered a new set of reeds for it. Do the reeds come out as one unit or do they come out individually. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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    Re: Please help me. 1994 Polaris SL650 Reed problems.

    The reeds come off the reed cage by screws and just swap them out. Does the cylinder have spark?
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    • #3
      Re: Please help me. 1994 Polaris SL650 Reed problems.

      Hi,

      Thanks for responding. Yes the cylinder does have spark. Got the new reeds today going to install them this weekend. Hopefully that will solve the problem. Also, Thank You SBT for shipping my replacement reed gaskets out so quickly.

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      • #4
        Re: Please help me. 1994 Polaris SL650 Reed problems.

        Let us know how you make out.
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        • #5
          Re: Please help me. 1994 Polaris SL650 Reed problems.

          My husband is going to take them apart tomorrow night or Saturday. Hopefully it fixes the problem. Will definitely post the outcome.

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            Re: Please help me. 1994 Polaris SL650 Reed problems.

            Sounds good
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            • #7
              Re: Please help me. 1994 Polaris SL650 Reed problems.

              So we took the reeds out of the Polaris SL650 today. One of the sets of reeds were bad. There was actually a major chunk missing from it. It started getting late so we'll finish putting it back together tomorrow. I did however take a pic of the reed so you could see how bad it was damaged. Thanks SBT for your help!

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              • #8
                Re: Please help me. 1994 Polaris SL650 Reed problems.

                Yep that will cause an issue.
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                • #9
                  Re: Please help me. 1994 Polaris SL650 Reed problems.

                  Took the Polaris out on Lake Superior over the weekend. Ran perfect. Thanks SBT for your help :)

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