Pod frosting up?

[Topper]

I was just wondering if any of you have had problems with your pods frosting up on the inside of the glass. Mine seemed fine for the first week or so but now it is frosted so bad that it is hard to make out the speed readings.

 

[phazerfly]

Check the rubber around the plug going into the back, if its not sealed properly it will let moisture in. When it was set up they might not have got the seal good and tight. Something to check anyway.

 

[SharkAttak]

should be water tight

 

[Topper]

I checked the rubber around the plug and it looks good. The temperature is warmer here today and I see the glass is frost free. It was on those -20 degree days that the glass frosted over. I would think that the pod would be a sealed unit and no moisture should be able to get inside. I guess I will have to check with the yamaha people. Topper

 

[True Blue]

Just in case anyone has turned the bracket upside down
and remounted the POD you will find that the cables and
wires need a little adjusting and the last thing is the rubber
boot on the POD plugin. What i done was installed a electrical
tie between the Pod & Bracket and pulled it tight and this keeps
the boot in place and it cannot slip off as it bring up in the tie.

You'll know what i'm talking about if you don't do this, i'll try
and post a pic but it might be hard to see.

TB

 

[Yellowknife]

I've got a bit of frost on the inside/top of mine now...

 

[GypsyRoots]

On cold days, 10 F below or colder, mine frosts over too. As a matter of fact, when I took the picture for my sleds 1000th miles it was like that.
http://www.ty4stroke.com/download.php?id=27017
Look carefully and you will see that only the edges are not frosted.

 

[Yellowknife]

its crazy the amount of steam that comes out of the engine compartment when powder riding...it's funny how many openings that snow can get into, but it doesn't seem to make a difference in sled performance...any snow in the cab on my rev would lock up my steering good!

 

[Topper]

The temperature here is back to minus 30 and lots of new fluffy snow and my pod is back to frosted over mode. Everything works fine but it just makes you mad when you can't see the quages. Topper

 

[GypsyRoots]

How is it starting Toopper?
Can you post a video showing temp and the sled starting?
I think I will start collecting data such as videos to send to Yamaha...
Thanks! Hope all is well!

 

[Topper]

It started good this morning at -34. It actually surprised me. I will take a video tomorrow morning as its supposed to be about the same temp. Topper

 

[Yellowknife]

-34 C??

 

[Topper]

Yep.

 

[GypsyRoots]

It started good this morning at -34. It actually surprised me. I will take a video tomorrow morning as its supposed to be about the same temp. Topper

Thank you very much!

 

[Yellowknife]

Yamaha has told my dealer that Octane will make a difference in cold weather starting. Specifically guys using 87 are apparantly not going to be able to start their sleds at temperatures as cold as a guy using 91 octane in their sled.

I'm going to test this theory, as I've only used 87 octane in my sled since day one, and at -30 C it won't start without being plugged in.

Speaking of cold weather, we hit our lowest temperature of the season last night at -40 degrees. The phazer had to be plugged in for about an hour before it would fire up. I was camping at my tent with my generator. lol