Patent ID: 7296645

Claim:
A snowmobile, including a longitudinally extending chassis including a front portion and a rear portion; an endless track coupled to the chassis and positioned generally proximate the rear portion of the longitudinally extending chassis; a pair of steerable skis coupled to the chassis and positioned generally proximate the front portion of the longitudinally extending chassis; a straddle seat supported by the chassis and positioned generally proximate the rear portion of the longitudinally extending chassis and above the endless track; a liquid cooled engine coupled to the endless track to power the endless track, the liquid cooled engine being supported by the chassis; a heat exchanger positioned forward of at least a portion of the liquid cooled engine and lower than a lowermost portion of the straddle seat, the heat exchanger being in fluid communication with a liquid engine coolant of the liquid cooled engine; and a body member supported by the chassis and including an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet being positioned to direct air to a front surface of the heat exchanger during forward movement of the snowmobile and the air outlet positioned to direct air from the heat exchanger in a direction away from an operator located on the straddle seat.