I have been wandering around this site for a month or two and have found the posts very helpful. New to the riding world. Kids are gone now. I have some friends that sled and decided to join them. I bought a '02 Viper in Sept. Checked and serviced all the usual stuff. Runs very good but I have seen the hot light come on a few times. I only ride hard for short periods then a little on the soft side. Some of the trails here are hard packed and linked by means of going along side a road for a hundred yards or so.(no cooling snow) The light comes off shortly after I get into some deep snow. I just made an E-bay purchase of a rear heat exchanger from a '00 SRX, is this the best exchanger to use on this sled or should I resell and look for one that was an upgrade kit for a viper for ease of installing and best cooling capacity. I know I should get protectors when I use studs. I know there have been posts about this before, sorry for bringing it up again but I was a little unclear of what unit would work best, even though its after the fact. Thanks in advance. My friends all ride new doo and poo, I like the Yammie and don't want to give them a reason not to.
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Perfect
The exchanger you got will work perfectly and is identical to the one Yami used in the 04 viper s. You wont find one that will be easier to install or that will cool better. Just make sure you use good rivets and bleed the system well after you install it. Yes, if you have studs you should use rear heat exchanger protectors.
Madmatt
The exchanger you got will work perfectly and is identical to the one Yami used in the 04 viper s. You wont find one that will be easier to install or that will cool better. Just make sure you use good rivets and bleed the system well after you install it. Yes, if you have studs you should use rear heat exchanger protectors.
Madmatt
super1c
Super Moderator
Find crewcheif on here, he is seeling the yamaha rivits for a good price through his new store.
You might need to drill a new hole to get at the bleeder also.
livewire_101proof
Member
they are identical but you will have to drill a hole like herky said. in the top side of the tunnel under the seat where the bleeder for the cooler sticks out. the hole is off to the side by a couple inches if i remember right.
daman
New member
yup thats the right cooler you did good...
02ViperMtn
Member
they work well unless you have modified the track length and tunnel extension, the the spigot and pipe locations may not work well, but then nothing