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Tri-ZNate
11-30-2005, 07:44 PM
Its a polaris 340 at least and I think it said SSR. Not sure of the year but my uncle has it and asked me if I wanted it. My question is that I heard a rumor Polaris actually made good running snowmobiles is this true? And does anyone have any feedback on them?

Oldshell4481
11-30-2005, 09:53 PM
polaris specializes in sleds, from what ive seen they arent bad, its a matter of preference almost all sleds are as good as the others, i prefer Cats

Tri-ZNate
11-30-2005, 10:01 PM
is there by chance a tag on it like the trikes that will tell me what year it is?

MTS
11-30-2005, 11:15 PM
Tag should be below the seat line on the foot rest area in the back somewhere, if its free heck take it ride it like ya stole it...

Tri-ZNate
11-30-2005, 11:27 PM
It has ben sitting for a long time indoors so I'm not even sure if it runs anymore but hey Ya gotta try I guess.

Jason Hall
11-30-2005, 11:32 PM
Check out this Yamaha SSR. This thing is the baddest sled I have ever seen. It was on ebay. It would bring huge money. I have been told they only made 100 of these sleds. 104hp stock :w00t: thats insane.

Tri-ZNate
12-01-2005, 12:32 AM
wow that thing is slicker than owl **** on a wet limb. And look in the background. Its a trike

Jason Hall
12-01-2005, 12:43 AM
Well I'll Be darn. Good eye 250sxwheeliepop. Looks like an atc-70 & som kinda yamaha trike also.

Tri-ZNate
12-02-2005, 10:05 PM
Ok I finally got some pics. And its a SS not SSR I dont know how I got the R. Any Idea what year? I couldn't find the tag.

Tri-ZNate
12-03-2005, 06:55 PM
I found out its a 1978. Time to do some cleaning.

zoomerman
12-03-2005, 08:00 PM
do a little tlc and you'll have a nice there

honda200
12-12-2005, 08:36 PM
nice colt you have there, my buddy has one like that, only his is an older model (1975?) and his is white

Curtis

Tri-ZNate
12-12-2005, 10:58 PM
Its not a colt. i had a little trouble with this well. It is a SS 340. The Colt SS 340 was different looking. It took a while but I finally found a website or 2 that has My SS 340 listed.

Tri-ZNate
12-15-2005, 03:20 PM
Ok this weekend I want to get my Polaris 1978 SS 340 going and I'm not sure what to check before hand. It has sat for alot of years so do these have oil in the cases and anywhere else (my sno-runner doesnt so dont laugh), The track didnt slide when I pulled it so should I take a look at the rollers or whatever they are, and what oils should I use? Obviously I'm a noob to sleds so if there is anything else, help would be appreciated.

Rm250RF900R
12-15-2005, 05:16 PM
I would do the obvious first. Change the plugs, fresh gas, new fuel filter, yes they have oil in the crank case just like most of the other 2 strokes, so get new case oil (i used klotz i think), new plugs. Usually we clean our carbs once a year. Having them sit that long with gas in the carbs makes an awful mess. As for the track not moving. Could be anything. Could be from sitting for a long time. That happened to me once so I jumped up and down on the seat to loosing everything up. I would get under there with some kind of lube and lube up all the rollers and such. Seemed to work for me.

Six Stroke
12-15-2005, 06:59 PM
Check out this Yamaha SSR. This thing is the baddest sled I have ever seen. It was on ebay. It would bring huge money. I have been told they only made 100 of these sleds. 104hp stock :w00t: thats insane.

I think that's Ed Webb. He's over in Paynesville, not too far from me.

Tri-ZNate
12-15-2005, 08:35 PM
Yeah we got new plugs (NGK of course) and are gonna put new gas in it Sunday. I have to clean the carbs up to (dad blew into the inlet for the gas and the float valve there is fine but I know there is varnish in there). Thanks.

Tri-ZNate
12-16-2005, 06:54 PM
ok where the hell is the dipstick? We looked all over this engine and we couldnt find anything.

Six Stroke
12-16-2005, 10:14 PM
ok where the hell is the dipstick? We looked all over this engine and we couldnt find anything.

Uhh... What?

Tri-ZNate
12-16-2005, 11:34 PM
Dipstick, the thing that tells you how full the case is, or even a hole to put oil in.

Six Stroke
12-17-2005, 12:11 AM
Dude, it's a two stroke. By the looks of your pictures, it doesn't have oil injection, so it's premix only. The only oil level you need to check is for the chaincase.

Hope that helps.

Tri-ZNate
12-17-2005, 12:31 AM
ok so what your saying is that there is no crankcase oil right? I know you have to premix the gas.

Six Stroke
12-17-2005, 12:38 AM
Nope, no crankcase oil. The transmission that a sled uses is mostly external, so the only level that you have to worry about on a premix sled is the chaincase stuff. There should be a plug or something near the bottom to check it with.

Tri-ZNate
12-17-2005, 12:42 AM
ok i'll check it out.

Rm250RF900R
12-17-2005, 08:25 AM
Oops. I meant the chain case. Sorry for the confusion.

Maine
03-18-2011, 07:52 PM
It is a 1978 Polaris SS/340 ... not a colt but built on a colt chassis. It was mantufactured for the 78 season only and never again. It's sister sled is the 1978 Cobra. It was manufactured between june and november 1977 for the 78 lineup. It has a unique cowl and has optional guages which the 78 colt did not offer. I own 3 and they are great all around sleds and do super well off trail. The engine is a Polaris/Fuji EC34PM-03 or EC34PM-04 depending n the month it was manufactured. This engine is shared with the 340 motors found in many Polaris sleds from 76-81.

Maine
03-18-2011, 07:55 PM
I wish to purchase the sled from you.
cheers, Darren
email xdarren_c_niles@yahoo.co.uk
please remove the x from the beginning of the email

Chazz of Blades
03-25-2011, 04:18 AM
You realize that this was nearly 6 years ago, right?