Sledhead Chat Thread

[Old-Soul]

Yeah she made a mess.
2013 XM.

I hate those damn OEM style clamps too.

 

[MK4TDI]

Question for the brain trust.

This past weekend when I got to Fernie I had a lake of coolant on my trailer. The temp changed drastically from when I'd left home (-30) to when I got there (-7). The coolant wasn't coming out of the overflow, rather it was coming from a hose somewhere (I guessed) and was pooling up in the engine pan before finding it's way out.
Topped up, rode both days no issues. When I got home (-25) it did it again.
Anyone else experience this with their XM's? By the looks of it, I'm thinking it's the top (larger) clamp on this T fitting.

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I had my 14 XM do that once, first winter i owned it... It came out of a heated shop onto the trailer, 6 hours to edmonton, -35 when we left, -25 when we got to Edmonton. Stopped to fuel up the pickup and there was a puddle of coolant on the trailer, resivoir was empty, thermostat housing was wet, grabbed a spare thermostat at martins and some hose clamps.

Topped it up when we unloaded in Blue River, has not leaked since, and i never did do anything to the hose clamps unitl i changed to an aftermarlet thermostat and it still has not leaked.

 

[Old-Soul]

Likely just need to replace my clamps, not my whole T-stat?

 

[250mark1]

if you have to replace the thermostat get the billet aluminum one lets the sled run cooler

 

[Bnorth]

Likely just need to replace my clamps, not my whole T-stat?

If you know someone with the tool for the constant tension clamps I would just snug them up. If not just change the leaky clamp. It's a bit of a C U Next Tuesday to change the t-stat.

 

[Old-Soul]

I'll borrow a set from one of my techs and give 'er the old pinchy pinchy

Thanks!

 

[MK4TDI]

Likely just need to replace my clamps, not my whole T-stat?

I would say so, in my situation i was heading to the hills and wanted to be looking at the parts instead of looking for them...

murphy's law jas kicked my as a few times over the years.

 

[d mills]

Buddy and I did the local cabin run today. Out to alder flats tomorrow.

 

[Joholio]

Buddy and I did the local cabin run today. Out to alder flats tomorrow. //uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190223/a7b2f5c1e332db7282255be65525b65d.jpg

We should ride the David Thompson loop around my place some time

 

[Joholio]

good morning sledheads

 

[d mills]

Found a few flakes to play in yesterday

 

[d mills]

We should ride the David Thompson loop around my place some time

Yeah for sure. Got family in Benalto so I’m around the area from time to time.

 

[tex78]

Question for the brain trust.

This past weekend when I got to Fernie I had a lake of coolant on my trailer. The temp changed drastically from when I'd left home (-30) to when I got there (-7). The coolant wasn't coming out of the overflow, rather it was coming from a hose somewhere (I guessed) and was pooling up in the engine pan before finding it's way out.
Topped up, rode both days no issues. When I got home (-25) it did it again.
Anyone else experience this with their XM's? By the looks of it, I'm thinking it's the top (larger) clamp on this T fitting.

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Yup, I added zip ties to the hoses and squish clamps on my Xp to all them

They expand and contract at different rates, where the zip tie is similar to rubber

So it's like a back up clamp

 

[takethebounce]

Hot tubs, lakes, mountains and snow.

Okay some bikinis would make it a little better.

 

[Bnorth]

good morning sledheads

If you're cold they're cold, bring them inside (and give them a whiskey)

 

[Joholio]

If you're cold they're cold, bring them inside (and give them a whiskey)

Drank all the whiskey yesterday dammit

 

[AreWeThereYet]

Looking forward to days off next week

 

[Joholio]

Looking forward to days off next week

Me as well. Cant friggin wait...!

 

[Joholio]

Was driving east on highway 12 this morning and saw an older polaris sled stuck in the north ditch and abandoned hahaha about rge rd 130. West of Coronation a bit maybe. No pics...

 

[AreWeThereYet]

Bought some Ipone snow 2 racing oil,.. gonna try it out, great price. Trying to find out more about it and it its really that good i'll go grab some more.