DBon
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- Oct 8, 2017
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- Location
- Barrie, Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Snowmobile
- 2015 viper LTX-SE
Hey All,
I did some searching to no avail, so relying on the faithful for some help!
I was riding this past Sunday, all was well, then my machine abruptly shut down. I was on a road, cruising about 20mph when it happened. It would not turnover, just clicks at the solenoid.
So here's what I've tried:
1. Tried jumping the solenoid, no luck
2. Checked fuses, all good.
3. Motor is free
It's not in a kill switch mode because the gauge cluster is illuminated.
My battery was registering 11.5V under no load which seems low. I trickled charged it over night, the charger showed full charge, gauge cluster was showing 12.5V. Tried to crank it over, nothing, except in addition to the click at the solenoid, I get a whine as well, only on the first or second turn of the key, then just goes back to clicking.
Check voltage after turning over the key, it's at 11.5V, then slowly comes back up to 12V, but not above 12V. How critical is the battery voltage on these things? I know with cars these days it's crazy, and I've experienced it first hand.
Certainly I think the battery is weak, but I'd prefer the smoking gun before going out and dropping $$$ on a new battery.
I really think it's either battery or it's gone into some safety, like the throttle position sensor does.
I should add, we were 60 miles into the ride so the machine was warm. Also, my garage is heated so everything is nice and warm now and still no luck.
Anyone deal with anything similar? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Oh, and to add insult to injury, there were 11 of us riding, 10 BRP's, one Yamaha. The abuse was vicious.
Cheers,
Darren
I did some searching to no avail, so relying on the faithful for some help!
I was riding this past Sunday, all was well, then my machine abruptly shut down. I was on a road, cruising about 20mph when it happened. It would not turnover, just clicks at the solenoid.
So here's what I've tried:
1. Tried jumping the solenoid, no luck
2. Checked fuses, all good.
3. Motor is free
It's not in a kill switch mode because the gauge cluster is illuminated.
My battery was registering 11.5V under no load which seems low. I trickled charged it over night, the charger showed full charge, gauge cluster was showing 12.5V. Tried to crank it over, nothing, except in addition to the click at the solenoid, I get a whine as well, only on the first or second turn of the key, then just goes back to clicking.
Check voltage after turning over the key, it's at 11.5V, then slowly comes back up to 12V, but not above 12V. How critical is the battery voltage on these things? I know with cars these days it's crazy, and I've experienced it first hand.
Certainly I think the battery is weak, but I'd prefer the smoking gun before going out and dropping $$$ on a new battery.
I really think it's either battery or it's gone into some safety, like the throttle position sensor does.
I should add, we were 60 miles into the ride so the machine was warm. Also, my garage is heated so everything is nice and warm now and still no luck.
Anyone deal with anything similar? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Oh, and to add insult to injury, there were 11 of us riding, 10 BRP's, one Yamaha. The abuse was vicious.
Cheers,
Darren