Buddy bought this sled used last Spring and barely drove it. This Fall he drove it a bit and discovered that the coolant line into the bottom of the block had fallen off. So, put line back on and filled with coolant.
I took it for a drive yesterday of about 80 miles. It worked well the first 40, then the dashboard and grip heater quit for the next 30. Over the last 10 it would start OK for about 20 seconds, then headlights would dim drastically for a few minutes, then dashboard would quit for a few minutes, then motor would barely run past engagement (any extra throttle would cause it to miss/sputter) for a minute, and eventually the motor would just quit. Start it again and the cycle repeats.
We've done a few checks for bad connections and shorted wires, nothing suspect so far. He said he measured 12V AC across two pairs of feeds off the stator/magneto/alternator but nothing across the third pair.
Anyone have a thought?
I took it for a drive yesterday of about 80 miles. It worked well the first 40, then the dashboard and grip heater quit for the next 30. Over the last 10 it would start OK for about 20 seconds, then headlights would dim drastically for a few minutes, then dashboard would quit for a few minutes, then motor would barely run past engagement (any extra throttle would cause it to miss/sputter) for a minute, and eventually the motor would just quit. Start it again and the cycle repeats.
We've done a few checks for bad connections and shorted wires, nothing suspect so far. He said he measured 12V AC across two pairs of feeds off the stator/magneto/alternator but nothing across the third pair.
Anyone have a thought?
