Bolens Diablo Rouge and Hus Ski Discussion Forums

Hi All, After a restoration this summer and a snow fall last night my 502 was able to hit the snow today. It is running a tad rich after a fresh rebuild but is close. It seemed to run fine and get up to rpm while on hard pack but once it hit powered it was if the clutches were not shifting to allow ...

All of the decals are on and everything is done besides putting the hood back on. Hope the news is correct and we get the snow that is predicted this weekend, so it can be tested around the yard.

I have looked through the forum and through the website and haven't been able to find any numbers on placement of the Hood decal. Does anyone know what these dimensions might be? Positions from bottom of hood and location from front or back.
Thanks Peter

Been a very busy few months with my sophomore year of college going on. That being said the 502 has been on the back burner for a short while. I had time this weekend to finish most of the project up. I finished up the engine last weekend to find it did not have spark. Checked the points those were ...

Well its been a busy last few weeks with paint and engine work going on. The rod and cylinder looks good so the engine is ready to go back together. I started to put things back together and its really something to see how this project is turning out.

Having some trouble posting picture because of size. Well I have started to paint and hope to have done by the end of the week. Bogies are done along with most of the black paint. Engine is apart and like most engine that have sat outside with a carb facing up it has some water in it. Hope the rod b...

It has been hot the last few weeks so work on the diablo has been slow going. I have all of the bogie sets ready for paint and the chain case done. I replaced all of the bearing and used a set of nos drivers that came with the sled. I installed a drain plug in the bottom. When sealing I soon underst...

I bought this 502 from the original owner. He was the Bolens dealer in town and came into it in the late 60s. As he recalls he only sold two Diablos. One he kept and used and the other went to the neighbor. He said he ran this one for many years until it was parked in a shed due to gear box problems...