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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2006
Timothy J. Courant, Chisago City, MN (US);
Michael R. Trihey, Roseau, MN (US);
Timothy J. Courant, Chisago City, MN (US);
Michael R. Trihey, Roseau, MN (US);
Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle is disclosed that includes a chassis, a traction device adapted to contact the ground and propel the chassis and an engine supported by chassis and providing power to traction device. The engine includes a housing, a lubricant, and an engine component external of the engine housing. The housing includes a first lubricant inlet passage, a first lubricant outlet passage, a second lubricant inlet passage, and a second lubricant outlet passage. The vehicle has a first configuration in which first the lubricant outlet passage provides lubricant to the external engine component, the first lubricant inlet passage receives the lubricant from engine component, the second lubricant outlet passage is blocked with a plug, and the second lubricant inlet passage is blocked with a plug.