Reeds bad?

crooklyn

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Hey,

I pulled the boots and reeds off my sled, actually the boots ripped off more like it.
I know they need to be replaced but how do i tell if the reeds are bad?
Should i just replace the whole or just the boots?

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I have always looked through the carb side and if they seal (no light coming through) they are okay but just the reeds not the cages are usually in the $100 or less for the amount of work to get them out and the new gaskets plus if they are more than one season old I would always throw new in. The only time I've tried to save a few bucks is if I had to tear down the motor the same season I put the reeds in. I guess it would depend on the sled a little too an xp is a big job to pull them might be why I would always do them.
 

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i see chipped corners in those pics. replace. any gap replace. Boyseen are cheap and will give you the same amount of performance as Vforce.
 

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i see chipped corners in those pics. replace. any gap replace. Boyseen are cheap and will give you the same amount of performance as Vforce.

Thats what i was thinking of going with was a complete Boysen setup.

Anyone in northern bc retail them?
 

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I'm selling a set of vforce 3's cheap if ur interested. PM me. Ther are for 03-08 doo, 600, 800, 800HO or 800R
 

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Thats what i was thinking of going with was a complete Boysen setup.

Anyone in northern bc retail them?

I am in mcbride and we can hook you up with pretty much anything you need for your sled or to do with sledding.
 

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ok so i would like to order the boyesen reed cage for the old zx, anyone know any distributors in BC or AB
 

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didn't want to spend to much money on this sled so i was able to find vforce 3 reeds and boots on ebay.
hope they get here b4 winter ;)
 

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I,ve run V force in the past and Boyesen. I will run Boyesen anyday . Thos reeds look chipped so yeah not good. I,ve seen many V force do that , even seen some break a petal and go through the motor. Not good!!. The 3,s seem to have solved this problem but i don,t trust them still. Work great till they break. Check them every year just as a precaution. Good Luck and anjoy !!
 
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