soccerbill99
New member
Hello bought a 97 sx 700 triple and rode it about a mile and it just stopped running...... well that was 6 weeks ago..... had two blown cylinders and yea a lot of money later it is back together....... I was asked where is the thermostat???? great question as i have been looking and i cant find the answer..... i thought it would be right on top of the head.... am i wrong... before i get out and ride this monster does this sled have a thermostat... this is the first Yamaha that i have owned..... third sled in two years to need motor jobs!!!! I have only rode Polaris sled ..... please help
It is absolutely imperative that the carbs are clean and spotless inside(jets) as the crappy fuel of today is MURDER for burning down engines.
There is a thermostat and it is located right on top of the cylinder head at the coolant hose junction(small bleed bolt on top).
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There is a thermostat and it is located right on top of the cylinder head at the coolant hose junction(small bleed bolt on top).
** You may wnat to post this thread in the Sx/Sxr/Vmax section for more help, also use the search function and you'll find TONS of info on your sled.
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sleddineinar
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The 700 triple in that sled does NOT have a thermostat. There is a housing that looks like it would hold a thermostat, but it does not have one.
700 triple
New member
My 97 700sx has a thermostat. I was baking on exhaust paint in the summer and my water temp light came on (red, bottom left on gauges). On the yamaha parts catalogue it shows a thermostat.
http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/partscatalogue/?group=S
Go to snowmobiles, 601 - 800cc, and scroll to the bottom and click on vmax triple sx, year 97. Click on "01:cylinder head", and the thermostat is #13.
http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/partscatalogue/?group=S
Go to snowmobiles, 601 - 800cc, and scroll to the bottom and click on vmax triple sx, year 97. Click on "01:cylinder head", and the thermostat is #13.
sleddineinar
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Sorry to have to correct you but that is a thermosensor, not a thermostat. It's just a switch that turns the idiot light on if it gets too hot. The Red-headed triples don't have a thermostat.
There is NO thermostat on the red headed triples !!
700 triple
New member
sleddineinar said:
Thats ok, i thought thery were the same thing. Is a thermostat an actual gauge, and the thermosensor is just a light? Learn a bit everyday
sleddineinar
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A thermostat on a motor simply controls the flow of coolant to maintain a more even running temp.