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Put on a little over 400 miles between X-mas and new years in the UP without any major incidents. Sled ran great and the shaper bars made a huge difference. Did notice two things though.
First the oil light comes on way too soon when only down a quart. Ran into an AC technician in Pine Stump Jctn who said Cat is aware and a bulletin should follow soon. Anybody else heard this.
Second after decelerating from 110 mph on a hard pack wide road the sled just died. I was afraid to even pull it over thinking a piston might be lunched but it started right up. Ran slowly back up to about 85 mph and the same thing occurred. Now I'm nervous. Started thinking what it might be and recalled I dropped the gas tank cap in the snow the day before and got as much of the snow off as I could but maybe some moisture still on clogging the smart valves. I'm thinking since the trails were a little lumpy and we were rocking pretty good that the sloshing inside the tank may have kept the moisture moving but once on the smooth road it got sucked to the bottom of the valve. Added dry gas in Grand Marais and never had any problems for remainder of trip. Could my hunch about the smart valves be right? It seems someone else mentioned some stalling issues related to the smart valves previously but I don't recall the details. Anybody know if the smart valve update kits are available yet? Thanks!
Jeff
First the oil light comes on way too soon when only down a quart. Ran into an AC technician in Pine Stump Jctn who said Cat is aware and a bulletin should follow soon. Anybody else heard this.
Second after decelerating from 110 mph on a hard pack wide road the sled just died. I was afraid to even pull it over thinking a piston might be lunched but it started right up. Ran slowly back up to about 85 mph and the same thing occurred. Now I'm nervous. Started thinking what it might be and recalled I dropped the gas tank cap in the snow the day before and got as much of the snow off as I could but maybe some moisture still on clogging the smart valves. I'm thinking since the trails were a little lumpy and we were rocking pretty good that the sloshing inside the tank may have kept the moisture moving but once on the smooth road it got sucked to the bottom of the valve. Added dry gas in Grand Marais and never had any problems for remainder of trip. Could my hunch about the smart valves be right? It seems someone else mentioned some stalling issues related to the smart valves previously but I don't recall the details. Anybody know if the smart valve update kits are available yet? Thanks!
Jeff