Frozen relay

[R00STER]

Was out for a little rip tonight and decided to stop in at a buddy's house to "rehydrate" with a couple beverages. It's quite cold tonight, but not insane cold at all. My thermometer reads -30 not counting the wind chill. After about an hour I went to start my machine and no go!
Same old story we have heard a lot of this year code 43. My buddy grabbed a heat gun and I warmed up the relay and it started no problem.
But it is not the same old story because I have installed the updated orange relay!!
I have not had that problem before but I changed the relay so I never would, and now this happened.
I hope this is just a one time thing.

 

[Supa Dexta]

Out for a rip were ya bud

 

[poor farmer/logger]

What happended that it wouldn't start? Did you have code 43 or was your display dead. No power anywhere or just the fuel pump relay?

Ryan

 

[R00STER]

Ya, by a little rip I mean a high speed crazy ride.
I guess it does sound like a drink fest.

 

[R00STER]

Yep, I got a code43. The battery had lots of power, no other issues with the sled. Only took about 1 min of applying heat for it to start.

 

[Supa Dexta]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-glHAzXi_M

 

[R00STER]

Ha ha, that video made me laugh!
Which one is you?
Nice rapping bud

 

[poor farmer/logger]

That is kind of odd then. Keep us updated if it haapens again. I haven't changed mine out but lots of others here have. Shouldn't be the relay but who knows. Maybe you ended up with a bad one. Who knows.

Ryan

 

[Radar22]

Love that video!

 

[Tyloooor]

i put the new relay in my sled friday night….was out last night (-30) left my sled outside for a couple hours and had no problem starting….best $17 bucks I've ever spent….

 

[R00STER]

It happened again today! It was only about -22 outside, and it was parked in an unheated shed. I had to heat the relay to get it started again.
I think tomorrow I'm going to get another "new"relay to see if that solves it.
I totally hate the feeling of my sled being unreliable.

 

[burgerbone]

I just ordered the new solid state relays, they shouldnt have any problems, no moving parts.

 

[R00STER]

that's what I have in the machine is the new solid state relay. That's the confusing part of it all.

 

[grizztracks]

Did you replace them all or just one? If just one, are you sure it's the fuel pump that you changed.

 

[Tyloooor]

isn't the fuel pump relay the third one in from the front of the sled? the second one is different and I believe that's the one for the headlights