Larry55
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Hi, I am wanting to fix up a Yamaha snowmobile I got from a family member. The 9-digit VIN on the tunnel starts with 8Y7-... Just wondering if anyone on here can tell me what model and year it is. Thanks.
welcome to the forum!
your sled is a 1985 XL 540.
your sled is a 1985 XL 540.
Larry55
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Awesome, thanks... I got looking at it and noticed on the side it says XL-V. So are the XL-540 and the XL-V basically the same model?
correct. they were marketed under the label of XL-V. not to be confused with the EXCEL V from the late 70's and early 80's, although they shared similar parts and were both 540's.
Larry55
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And 540 is the engine size?
yes. technically its 535cc's. just a marketing ploy. apparently 540 sounds better than 535.
good sled you have there for the era. seems as though they almost run forever.
i have some spare engine parts laying around should the need arise. could possibly burn a service manual on cd with a slight amount of bribery.
good sled you have there for the era. seems as though they almost run forever.
i have some spare engine parts laying around should the need arise. could possibly burn a service manual on cd with a slight amount of bribery.
Larry55
New member
Ha ha, okay, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the help.