First ride problems.

[Blu Du]

I have never had so many issues with a new sled. It's a freeride 165. Has anyone had a muffler overheat code? The water temp was fine but after holding it at 6000 rpm across a lake in deep powder for a couple minutes it would flash muffler over heat and go into limp mode. I would Crack the throttle and it would come out of it. It happend twice on different days. Second my fuel tank has collapsed and only holds 5 gallons and third I am getting snow in the belt compartment during sidehilling and the belt slips big time. It's possible the snow is coming in under the tank. Any thoughts?

 

[Turbo Thompson]

I had a bunch of funny codes during breakin on my expert turbo but have all gone away now. I highly doubt snow would be getting in under the fuel tank if the tank was not collapsed. How did the tank collapse?

 

[Blu Du]

I am guessing the vent line is plugged

 

[mn.nytronut]

Your sled must be the proto - type version. I fail to see the correlation between snow under the tank and snow in the belt compartment. Or is it just the wording that makes it sound as if there is two problems with one cause? Or is it yet another click bait this brand sucks and I am never buying another ?

 

[goridedoo]

Your sled must be the proto - type version. I fail to see the correlation between snow under the tank and snow in the belt compartment. Or is it just the wording that makes it sound as if there is two problems with one cause? Or is it yet another click bait this brand sucks and I am never buying another ?

Clearly not clickbait.

Let it go guy. This is a forum… issues are to be discussed, and comparisons are to be made. If you can’t handle it go elsewhere.

 

[hivoltagesledhead]

The only issue i have is hanging on to the dang thing...woooohooo lol!!

 

[mn.nytronut]

Clearly not clickbait.

Let it go guy. This is a forum… issues are to be discussed, and comparisons are to be made. If you can’t handle it go elsewhere.

I fail to see your angle. Do you have an answer to my question or just a critique of my asking it? How does snow under a fuel tank which is above the tunnel, cause snow infiltration on the belt? Do you honestly believe there is over 921 cubic inches of snow under his gas tank? 1 gallon =231 cu in. The entire post smells like a burnt belt????

 

[summ8rmk]

I fail to see your angle. Do you have an answer to my question or just a critique of my asking it? How does snow under a fuel tank which is above the tunnel, cause snow infiltration on the belt? Do you honestly believe there is over 921 cubic inches of snow under his gas tank? 1 gallon =231 cu in. The entire post smells like a burnt belt

If the tank is not seated fully on to the tunnel, snow can travel under the tank up into the engine compartment, where there happens to be a couple of clutches that should never get wet.

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[mn.nytronut]

If the tank is not seated fully on to the tunnel, snow can travel under the tank up into the engine compartment, where there happens to be a couple of clutches that should never get wet.

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So the volume of 4.5 gallons of gas bulged the fuel cell unnoticed, melted, migrated pass the baffle between clutch and engine. This water presumably was trap in the belly pan and turned the primary into a propeller. It seems plausible. I relent you are now master of the domain.

 

[jcjc1]

the clutch area is closed off from the engine compartment on the new sleds.

 

[Blu Du]

The end of the vent line isn't froze so the line is pinched or the check valve is bad. It's been so cold I haven't had a chance to take it apart.

 

[mn.nytronut]

The end of the vent line isn't froze so the line is pinched or the check valve is bad. It's been so cold I haven't had a chance to take it apart.

Doo must have one heck of a fuel system to put a 4.5 gallon dent in the tank, and still run. Something is clearly missing in this story.

 

[summ8rmk]

the clutch area is closed off from the engine compartment on the new sleds.

I highly doubt it is hermetically sealed....

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[Blu Du]

Google it as it was somewhat common in 19 and 20

 

[Ken65]

I don't think a fuel pump could pull enough vacuum to collapse the tank like that. The motor would have starved for fuel way before that. And, it sounds like your side panel is not on correctly. Just rode 4 days in 6+ feet of powder, northern Colorado, and snow on my belt definitely wasn't a problem.

 

[Blk88GT]

We had a 22 suck the tank as you describe (although not as much) last week, it seemed to resolve itself when it warmed up and we opened the cap. I also had a bunch of check engine light flashes on mine during break in. I took it to the dealer where I was riding and they flashed it. No more light.

 

[hivoltagesledhead]

Anybody had a backfire during breakin at full throttle on a hill climb?

 

[Blu Du]

I don't think a fuel pump could pull enough vacuum to collapse the tank like that. The motor would have starved for fuel way before that. And, it sounds like your side panel is not on correctly. Just rode 4 days in 6+ feet of powder, northern Colorado, and snow on my belt definitely wasn't a problem.

Well you are dead wrong. You could stick your arm under the tank and the top was sucked down 2" also

 

[Blk88GT]

Anybody had a backfire during breakin at full throttle on a hill climb?

Absolutely. I thought I got hit by the spy balloon payload. LOL

 

[hivoltagesledhead]

Absolutely. I thought I got hit by the spy balloon payload. LOL

Good to know. I knew there was random break in issues but wasn’t sure if backfiring was one of them ?