Air Filter Air Box Removal/Installation; Fuel Pump Testing - Polaris 1999 Sportsman 400 Service Manual

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192
b.
Place the
loose
end into a seal able cont
ain er
suitable for
gasoline
storage.
c.
Open the fuel tank filler cap to
allow the
fuel
to drain
faster
and drain
the
fuel
tank
.
Plug
the
line
end to
prevent
fuel spillage
d. Disconnect the
main
fuel
line
(B,
Figure 69
)
from
the rear fittin
g
on
the valve. Plug the
end
o
f
the line to
pre
vent
fuel
spillage.
7.
Remove
the nut
(C,
Figure 69
) sec
uring
the
va lve to
the
frame mount.
8.
Partia lly
pull
the
valv
e
out from
the frame mount
and
disconnect the
vacuum
hose
from
the
fittin
g
on
Ihe rea
r
of
the va
lve.
Plug
the hose end
to prevent
the
entry
of
foreign
matter.
9.
Withdraw thc
val ve
from
the fram e mount.
10.
Install
by reversin g these
steps. Che
ck for
fuel
leakage
after
installation is completed
.
AIR FILTER AIR BOX
Remova
III
nst all
atlon
Re fer to
Figure
70 for 1996-1998
mode ls
or
Fig
-
u
re
71
for
1999-and later mode
ls.
NOTE
This procedure
is
shown
on a 20aO
model
. When differences occ" r be-
tween
the
various
models, they
(Ire
noted.
I.
Place
the vehicle on level gro und
a
nd
se
t
the
parking
brake.
2.
Remove
the seat as
described
in
Chapter
Fift
een
.
3.
Remove
the rear fender
as
de
scribed in
Chapter
Fifteen.
4.
Loo
sen
the carburetor inlet tub
e
clamp (F igu re
72) securing
the
air
box to the
carburetor.
SA.
On
1996-1998
model
s,
perform
the
following:
a.
Rem ove the
bolt and
washer
on
eac
h side
se-
curing
the
air
box to the fra me mount ing
brackets.
b.
Loosen both hose clamps securing the
eng
inc
breather
hose
and the oil tank
breather hose
and
disconnect
both
hoses
from
the a
ir
box
.
c.
Release
thc air
inlet
duct from
the foa
m
pad at
the rear
of
the fuel tank.
58. On 1999 and later
models,
perform the
follow-
mg
:
a.
Remove the boll
and
wash
er
(Figure 73) on
each side sec uring
the
air box to
the fram
e.
CHAPTER SIX
b. Loosen
both hose clam
ps
sec uring the engine
breath er hose
(F
igure
74)
and
the oil tank
breather hose
(Figure 75) and
disconnect
both
hoses
from
the
air box
.
6.
Ca
re
fully
lift
the
air
box
from
the
frame.
7.
Coverthe carburetor
opening
(Figu
re
76) to
pre-
vent
the
entry
o
f
debris.
8.
Inspect the
air
box
for
fractures or heat damage
(A,
Fignre 77
).
9.
Inspect
all
rubber
carburetor inlet
fitting
(B,
Fig-
ure
77)
and
hose clamps for damage.
Repl
ace
any
damaged parts.
10.
Make
sure
the drainage tube
(Figu re
78)
is
clear
and
that
the cap
is
secure.
Clean ou
t
if
nece s-
sary.
II
. Insta
ll
by reversing these
removal steps
w
hile
notin g the following:
a.
Make sure the carburetor-to-air box hose
clamp
is
seated
properly
and
tightened
se-
curely.
b. Service
the
a
ir filter as described
in Chapter
Three.
FUEL PUMP
Testing
I.
Remo ve the
front
fender
as de
scribed
in Chapter
Fifteen.
2.
Loosen
the
clamp, then disconnect
the impulse
hose (A
, Figure 79
)
from
the pump.
3.
Check
the impulse hose
for
signs of
fue l leakage
.
T
he
presence of fuel
in
the
impulse
hose
indi
cates a
broken d
iaphragm
.
4
.
Attac h
a hand vac
uum pump
to the impulse port
of
thc
pump.
5.
Apply
a
vac uum equa l
to
5
in. Hg (
16.9
kPa)
to
the port
and observe
any leaka
ge.
The
pump
dia-
phragm
should hold this amount
of
vacuum
indefi-
nitel
y.
6.
Alternating
pulses
of
pressur e
and vacuum at the
impulse port o
f thc pump should pump
fuel.
7. If the
pump
is
not
operatin
g correctly,
it
must
be
repaired
or
rep laced .
8. If the
pum
p
is
acceptable.
reconnect the
impu
lse
hose
and tighten the
clamp
sec
urely.

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