Check engine light, power loss, no code. Running out of fuel?

Dr Ecto

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Hope someone here can help, can't seem to find the answer on here. Like I usually do :D.

2008 Nytro RTX

Going on a trip soon, so took the sled out to rip around in the grass and it was low snow. There was only about 1.5 gallons of fuel that I poured in just to check everything out. So the warning light and low fuel light were on the whole time. I would give it hell and it would pull like crazy :yam: and then just power out and flash the engine light on the right hand side. Never did see any codes and when I would stop, the engine light would shut off immediately and I could go on my way. It did it a few times, so I shut down and searched my phone for answers. Restarted and did same thing a few more times, shut down again. Then restarted and ran another few minutes, never happened again. Have now parked it. So maybe throttling it all the way, it was too low on fuel and starving the engine? Will "running out of gas" make the actual engine light turn on? To further complicate things I have done a bunch of mods over the summer Most of these probably wouldn't effect anything, but will list below to see if anyone has any other ideas. I was also thinking maybe TORS or speedo sensor due to some of my mods, but again never saw a code. Is there a way to go back and check for codes?

Mods/ things done in offseason:
OFT steering locate including moving throttle cable
Changed to the 3 red SS relays
changed out bearing behind speedo sensor
greased bearing behind secondary clutch
Mountaintech tunnel heat exchanger
Added GPS
Added heated helmet shield plug
changed oil
changed chaincase oil
changed spark plugs
tightened track, way more than it was, it was ratcheting last year
Hope someone can help.
 
So after searching a bunch more I found how to read the old codes on a different site. Had a 30 and 84. Guess I couldn't look quick enough to see them when it was happening. At least I am headed in the right direction,
 


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