Hood not sitting right - Snowmobile Forum: Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

pborkstrom · 10-24-2009, 03:32 PM

I have a 85-89 Indy 500. The guy I bought the sled from said he broke the hood while replacing the piston. Now there's a Indy 400 hood on there, but it doesn't quite seat right. Is there any difference in hood size between the 2, and is there a method of adjusting the hood to have it sit better? It seems that it sits back too far (toward the driver). The keys/choke are burried in about 1-2", but the hood seems to sit back about 1-2" as well. Is there a way to adjust this?

Thanks,

pb

**smallengineguy** · 10-24-2009, 05:55 PM

Does the hood "fit" the contour of the tub? The front hinge may be pushed back, etc. I think the hoods were the same size.

pborkstrom · 10-24-2009, 06:00 PM

The hood fits the contour of the sled. It might be the brackets got bent. It seems that they're sitting as far forward as they can. Do I just need new brackets?

**smallengineguy** · 10-24-2009, 06:44 PM

Hard to tell without seeing the sled.

pborkstrom · 10-26-2009, 06:13 PM

This is a pic of the hood (from the back) not sitting right. It seats in the track just fine, but seems to go a bit far back. The sled is a 500, but the hood is off a 400. You can see how deep the ignition console is burried and there is a space on the nose. Does that help?

**RJ Gleason** · 10-26-2009, 06:18 PM

Check the hinge mounts, they could be bent. That gap is way too big.

pborkstrom · 10-26-2009, 10:27 PM

I know my sled is older, but where can I get a set of hinge mounts for my '85 indy? There are plenty of places to buy quad parts online, but I haven't had the same luck finding snowmobile parts online.

JheLrey · 10-26-2009, 11:06 PM

Ebay.... TONS OF THEM AROUND! If I only had the GFS 86 on me, I would check to see if the hinges are the same is a 94, etc...

You maybe able to unbolt the hinges, bend them straight and reuse.

**RJ Gleason** · 10-27-2009, 09:35 AM

You should be able to bend them back.