jhurkot
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Thinking about starting a support group in Revelstoke for people with blown up engines and clutches.
Stuff to watch for on the 18+ cats.
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Thinking about starting a support group in Revelstoke for people with blown up engines and clutches.
mur190
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yup! 2 of us burnt 30L of fuel, 2018 cat and myself on a 2018 doo 850, he used 350ish ml's of oil, I used 1.6 litres…..
jhurkot
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It’s not lack of oil. It’s an intake that inhales massive amounts of snow and moisture.
dId you silicone yours? Stupid you have to do that to a new sled, but apparently that helps with the snow injestion.
jhurkot
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Yup, you can do all that stuff and it does help a bit. You have a hot ass pipe right below it and the snow sits on top like a dinner table. Not sure what they were thinking on that one.
tmo1620
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3000 km and no issues with mine, sealed up the top gaps, put the mountain fit defender in and have never siliconed the nose and have a nice dry intake every time, not sure what everyone is screwing up its not rocket appliances. Not the best design either but i have no issues
maxwell
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im sure all the sleds injest snow and moisture, but with the right oil ratio it just washes that stuff away LOL
mur190
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Im in the neighborhood of 18-24:1 ratio depending on the day and conditions and the night prior...
LMLCHEVY
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Greased the seal on mine, sealed up the airbox and no moisture at all in mine. Not even belt dust.
Oil consumption seems low though imo.
Oil consumption seems low though imo.
Bnorth
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Mine had a bit of snow ingestion but I sealed up 4 spots in the hood and greased the seal and it is good now. Smashed my Cat mtn bumper Saturday though and had to half pull it off to get the airbox to seal. Stock bumper went back on for Sunday.
jhurkot
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turboetech
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My alpha is still at Argyll Motorsports their service is p-ss poor to put it mildly keep saying waiting for parts I could have drove to the USA and picked up myself I won’t buy a jug of oil there
tmo1620
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Ya they are terrible, i wouldnt step foot in that **** show of a dealership, id of had my sled back on the snow in less than a week
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drew562
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Alberta cycle is good service. But I use dons speed the most. When my primary cracked they shipped me one the next day.
tmo1620
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Ya Ive been buying at dons for a lot of years now, they always treat me good, Shane is the best salesman going and is kinda the jack of all trades there, any issue Ive ever had has been dealt with pronto and warranty stuff usually take my word on it and ship me the replacement parts if time is tight before the next ride. If I have time I drive out there and go for lunch and beers while they work on my sled. My sled has never even had to spend a night there always in and out same day
turboetech
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Heard good things about ALBERTA Cycle took the sled in on a Monday and their gates where locked guess they close Monday’s so went to the south side what a mistake... keep getting told We will call when parts show up they must have ordered one part at a time ridiculous
turboetech
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Finally picked up the Alpha yesterday after 3 week wait .... said water pump impeller spun on shaft and material from impeller wrapped on thermostat not allowing thermostat to open fully... they checked cylinder walls and said looked as new...should be go to go now
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