After reading all the limits of the display ... ANYONE add a water temp gage ?
Install a temp guage
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Why add a second one? Anything wrong with the one that’s already included?
I just bought the sled with zero hours.
No ride time.
I would like RPMS displayed and a number for temperature.
It seems all you get is a temp bar on the left.
No ride time.
I would like RPMS displayed and a number for temperature.
It seems all you get is a temp bar on the left.
Who cares about the temperature? :face-icon-small-dis
Have you ever heard of a hot pot? or maybe a muff pot.
You've never melted down a sled before?
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Which is plenty really. Its rare it gets anywhere close to the top, usually it runs at 2 3 or 4 bars, max is 8 bars.
What about this?
https://www.ski-doo.com/shop/Access...r-_-engine-temperature-module---rev-gen4.html
I have not seen one in use but it appears to put the actual engine temp right on the gauge. Might be worth looking into. Plus it's plug and play.
https://www.ski-doo.com/shop/Access...r-_-engine-temperature-module---rev-gen4.html
I have not seen one in use but it appears to put the actual engine temp right on the gauge. Might be worth looking into. Plus it's plug and play.
Thank you for the replies.
Just dropped over 20 grand into a couple sleds no hours no miles and was told several times during break in mode ( 2 tanks of gas) not to over heat the engine.
So IM thinking ... what are the normal operating parameters of the sled?
Temps, startup shut down , SHOT , clutch engage RPM , beeps code flashes , etc?
You take a sled 20 miles off trail and like to know what is normal operations ... Spending nights trying to get back are not the best way IMHO to enjoy the sport.
I guess just ride it ( next season fall of 18) near the trail to get a feel before really going out.
Prefer having the RPMS displayed when riding AND an actual number for temperature.
Will use the temp bar on the left BUT there is no reference to what one bar means two bars etc . I guess I could correlate the temperature number to what the bars mean on the gage.
A KOSO LED gauge and a H2O connection cost less than $30 ... weighs ounces draws .1 amps and wondered if anyone did this because of the heat issues.
There are past discussions about belt heat, engine heat, exhaust area heat hurting SPOT and chain case.
Okay Okay ... ride it like you stole it
Just dropped over 20 grand into a couple sleds no hours no miles and was told several times during break in mode ( 2 tanks of gas) not to over heat the engine.
So IM thinking ... what are the normal operating parameters of the sled?
Temps, startup shut down , SHOT , clutch engage RPM , beeps code flashes , etc?
You take a sled 20 miles off trail and like to know what is normal operations ... Spending nights trying to get back are not the best way IMHO to enjoy the sport.
I guess just ride it ( next season fall of 18) near the trail to get a feel before really going out.
Prefer having the RPMS displayed when riding AND an actual number for temperature.
Will use the temp bar on the left BUT there is no reference to what one bar means two bars etc . I guess I could correlate the temperature number to what the bars mean on the gage.
A KOSO LED gauge and a H2O connection cost less than $30 ... weighs ounces draws .1 amps and wondered if anyone did this because of the heat issues.
There are past discussions about belt heat, engine heat, exhaust area heat hurting SPOT and chain case.
Okay Okay ... ride it like you stole it
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I guess I'm with you Don. I can't imagine going out and not being able to see the actual temp number during the day and keep an eye on it.
But then again. I guess some of us don't always get to ride the most perfect deep snow for every mile of our day. If that was the case I would not need to think about the temp either.
But then again. I guess some of us don't always get to ride the most perfect deep snow for every mile of our day. If that was the case I would not need to think about the temp either.
Like I suggested previously get your owners manual out and read it. The bar graph is displayed on the left and it does beep when you get near the over heat temperature. You can flip through the display until you see E temp in degrees, select this display. There are a limited number of selections and I don't remember if RPM and temp are displayed together. If you idle too long the engine will shut down and if you idle long enough your engine will reach overheat and beep and flash a warning. Now is a good time to get familiar with the gauge displays.
Is there any reference what 2 3 or 4 bars mean?
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2 bars is 100*, 4 bars is 120*, I think 6 bars is ~155*?
I ride with my dash showing engine temp most of the time, but I never really looked to see how many bars were showing for what temp.
The temp bars are just fine, if you get up to 7 bars just shut it off and pile snow on the tunnel and wait 5 min then start it and you will lose 2 bars almost right away.
when I hit 5 bars 6 max I do a side trail chainsaw or shut her down....the stock scratchers suck IMO I prefer the ice storm, they actually work!
Great advice
YA snow sucked this year in California. Least miles / days ridden for sledding in decades. The good thing is I didn't spent money on sledding so bought new sleds
100% agree. Buy far the best on the market for kicking up snow.
Plus when you forget they are down and back up they don't bend or break. LOL
I have gotten along just fine with the bar temp and stock scratchers through a low-snow season. I would look at the degree display when I got up to 4 bars, and every time it was no issue, and never went over 4 bars. Riding with a bunch of Polarises, the Skidoo shined on temp control while the Poos had to pile snow on the tunnel, etc.
However, Donbrown brings up a pet peeve of mine-- the sequence and allowed parameters on the dual gauge. I would like to find out if anyone has managed to reprogram the gauge. I would like RPM and mileage displayed at the same time and to skip the flipping of MPH and RPM- it doesn't help me to see MPH/RPM and then the useful one-- RPM/MPh- ; Donbrown wants RPM and temperature. Any jailbreak?
To go one further, I haven't found a tenth of a mile odometer display. That would be really nice when trying to locate intersections and landmarks. Any one help with that?
However, Donbrown brings up a pet peeve of mine-- the sequence and allowed parameters on the dual gauge. I would like to find out if anyone has managed to reprogram the gauge. I would like RPM and mileage displayed at the same time and to skip the flipping of MPH and RPM- it doesn't help me to see MPH/RPM and then the useful one-- RPM/MPh- ; Donbrown wants RPM and temperature. Any jailbreak?
To go one further, I haven't found a tenth of a mile odometer display. That would be really nice when trying to locate intersections and landmarks. Any one help with that?
I've pretty much given up on all the gauge functions except the last one with numeric engine temp and miles per hour. To start with I have a really hard time reading the darned thing. I think the most useful would be to have the elevation and engine temp on the same screen and forget the rest. I don't know who designed the gauge but they didn't do anybody any favors.
There my rant is over but then so is riding for the season.
There my rant is over but then so is riding for the season.
