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Hey guys, 2018 Mtn Cat 800 CTec2 with approximately 600 miles...
Had a great week on the sled however as returning to the truck on the trail a few days ago, I noticed the sled would not pull RPM’s above 7600. When you pin the throttle, Rpm’s would jump to 7600 and the sled would REV no further, but sounds like it hits a rev limiter (for those of you familiar with sport bike rev limiters - sounds just like that).
Dropped the sled off to my dealer for a couple of days and they couldn’t find anything that really stood out. They adjusted the APV’s, replaced what appeared to be a bad APV cable, and I took the sled back. They also checked both clutches and springs, everything checked out OK.
Yesterday a few of us headed into the backcountry. From where we park our trucks, we ride across a lake for a few miles to get to the hills on the other side. The sled initially ran great, RPM’s were hitting 8100-8200. After a few miles on the lake however, the problem reoccurred and the sled began hitting the “rev limiter” and topping out at 7500. This persisted throughout the day, with the sled hitting the “limiter” at different RPM’s throughout the day. Sometimes 6500, 7000, 5500, really inconsistent and all over the place.
I did notice that every time I parked the sled for 20 mins or so, the problem would go away and the sled would run great again for a short time, eventually returning to the “rev limiter” state of mind again. It did not seem related to coolant temperture as the sled exihibted this problem at all temps between 105 and 140*F.
I dropped the sled off at the dealer again today in hopes that AC will give them some guidance and they can pursue the problem further. If anyone could offer some advice, I would appreciate it.
Had a great week on the sled however as returning to the truck on the trail a few days ago, I noticed the sled would not pull RPM’s above 7600. When you pin the throttle, Rpm’s would jump to 7600 and the sled would REV no further, but sounds like it hits a rev limiter (for those of you familiar with sport bike rev limiters - sounds just like that).
Dropped the sled off to my dealer for a couple of days and they couldn’t find anything that really stood out. They adjusted the APV’s, replaced what appeared to be a bad APV cable, and I took the sled back. They also checked both clutches and springs, everything checked out OK.
Yesterday a few of us headed into the backcountry. From where we park our trucks, we ride across a lake for a few miles to get to the hills on the other side. The sled initially ran great, RPM’s were hitting 8100-8200. After a few miles on the lake however, the problem reoccurred and the sled began hitting the “rev limiter” and topping out at 7500. This persisted throughout the day, with the sled hitting the “limiter” at different RPM’s throughout the day. Sometimes 6500, 7000, 5500, really inconsistent and all over the place.
I did notice that every time I parked the sled for 20 mins or so, the problem would go away and the sled would run great again for a short time, eventually returning to the “rev limiter” state of mind again. It did not seem related to coolant temperture as the sled exihibted this problem at all temps between 105 and 140*F.
I dropped the sled off at the dealer again today in hopes that AC will give them some guidance and they can pursue the problem further. If anyone could offer some advice, I would appreciate it.
