Powder Nomad
Veteran
I've been remiss in posting this. Had something happen to me in Cooke which made me glad I kept TORS enabled, and also gave me something else to check off and on.
So, we go tearing up one of the chutes to the right of Daisy Pass in Cooke. I made it up/turned around, biggdawg made it up/turned around, watched his brother come up (could juuuuuust see his helmet pop over a ridge), helmet stops, helmet starts sliding backward.
So, we wait a few seconds, then ease over, see that he's stopped sliding backwards/rolling, and go down to help. Too steep to stop, so we burn down, turn around, and come back up to help him.
At this point, I thought I was okay to stop halfway through my turn, but it was too steep and I didn't have it spun in, so my sled rolled. Just once, but, anyhoo... as I was flipping it back on it's track, I grabbed for the mountain bar to keep it from rolling again. Didn't really notice that I'd actually grabbed the throttle cable.
Went over to help Brian w/ his sled, got him situated, go back to my sled, and fired it up (gonna let it idle/clear out while I put my helmet on, etc.). Well, as soon as I started cranking, my sled took off full throttle for a few seconds (had the parking brake set, btw), then started sputtering as TORS enabled itself, and stopped 5 feet from me down the hill. Keep in mind, that all happened in about 1.1 seconds... :-/
Well, turns out when I grabbed for my mountain bar to keep it from rolling again, I pulled the throttle cable cover out of it's holder, and it didn't slide back in, rather hit the edge and stayed there, effectively opening the throttle up most of the way. Luckily TORS was still enabled, and worked correctly, saving at least my sled, and (the worst nightmare) preventing the injury of someone else.
Rolling my sled over now (which I had the pleasure of doing a few additional times there in Cooke), I'll check the throttle cable to make sure it's still in correctly before starting.
Anyhoo, sorry for the novel, and I ain't gonna preach to anyone about re-enabling it/etc., just trying to pass on the experience.
Happy Sledding!
Nomad
So, we go tearing up one of the chutes to the right of Daisy Pass in Cooke. I made it up/turned around, biggdawg made it up/turned around, watched his brother come up (could juuuuuust see his helmet pop over a ridge), helmet stops, helmet starts sliding backward.
So, we wait a few seconds, then ease over, see that he's stopped sliding backwards/rolling, and go down to help. Too steep to stop, so we burn down, turn around, and come back up to help him. At this point, I thought I was okay to stop halfway through my turn, but it was too steep and I didn't have it spun in, so my sled rolled. Just once, but, anyhoo... as I was flipping it back on it's track, I grabbed for the mountain bar to keep it from rolling again. Didn't really notice that I'd actually grabbed the throttle cable.
Went over to help Brian w/ his sled, got him situated, go back to my sled, and fired it up (gonna let it idle/clear out while I put my helmet on, etc.). Well, as soon as I started cranking, my sled took off full throttle for a few seconds (had the parking brake set, btw), then started sputtering as TORS enabled itself, and stopped 5 feet from me down the hill. Keep in mind, that all happened in about 1.1 seconds... :-/
Well, turns out when I grabbed for my mountain bar to keep it from rolling again, I pulled the throttle cable cover out of it's holder, and it didn't slide back in, rather hit the edge and stayed there, effectively opening the throttle up most of the way. Luckily TORS was still enabled, and worked correctly, saving at least my sled, and (the worst nightmare) preventing the injury of someone else.
Rolling my sled over now (which I had the pleasure of doing a few additional times there in Cooke), I'll check the throttle cable to make sure it's still in correctly before starting.
Anyhoo, sorry for the novel, and I ain't gonna preach to anyone about re-enabling it/etc., just trying to pass on the experience.
Happy Sledding!
Nomad
Frostbite
TY 4 Stroke God
Great Point Powder Nomad!
I lost my mod SRX Mountain because I HAD disconnected the TORS.
The TORS was giving me fits on tight right turns with my new handlebar riser. So I read on a forum to just jumper the wires together and it would fix the problem. I did just that, and sure enough no more engine spitting and sputtering issues while turning. I was fat, dumb and happy for quite a while.
One day I decided to synch my carbs. I used a drill bit to set all the slides initially. I noticed they weren't as close as I'd like so I used my Unisynch. They still weren't as close as I wanted so I just used my EGTs to set them all at 475 degrees. Once all the sleds were set perfectly , I tightened down the lock nuts carefully and went to start the sled to ensure nothing shifted when I tightened the nuts.
Much to my surprise the sled took off at WOT. I grabbed the rear bumper and got pelted with snow as the sled sped away. Luckily the kids had just gone into the house. The sled hit a telephone guy wire and flipped on its back but the centrifigal force of the track spinning righted the sled and it took off like a rocket before I could get to it. The sled was so fast without my 170 lbs on the back and Powder INC pipes sounded mean as the sled sped away. It headed for a huge field across the road from my house. I could see it slicing through the barbed wire fence in my mind and running off for miles but, it never made it 200 yards before it hit a Ponderosa pine at WOT and maybe 60-70 MPH. The hood blew apart, the pipes blew off and a sickly green mist filled the air as the lid blew off and anti freeze from the reservoir spewed out. Yet, even after all this carnage the engine continued to run at WOT against the tree. I ran over and hit the kill switch and damn near cried.
What in the he!! had just happened? I was so meticulous on everything! The only thing I found after inspecting the sled that could have caused it was the throttle cable was out of its holder and jammed against the outside of the holder just like Powder Nomads. I must have bumped it somehow when I was leaning over to tighten the lock nuts. I still don't know if the cable was knocked out of the holder from my large coat or if it happened upon the impact with the tree.
Regardless of how it happened. Remember the TORS system is there to save your sled and/or your bacon when things aren't quite right. I sure wish I hadn't disconnected mine on my MSRX. It was a heck of a nice sled and it was sure a sad day when the insurance company called to tell me it was totalled and wanted to pay me a fraction of what I felt the old girl was worth.
TORS is your friend.
Frosty
I lost my mod SRX Mountain because I HAD disconnected the TORS.
The TORS was giving me fits on tight right turns with my new handlebar riser. So I read on a forum to just jumper the wires together and it would fix the problem. I did just that, and sure enough no more engine spitting and sputtering issues while turning. I was fat, dumb and happy for quite a while.
One day I decided to synch my carbs. I used a drill bit to set all the slides initially. I noticed they weren't as close as I'd like so I used my Unisynch. They still weren't as close as I wanted so I just used my EGTs to set them all at 475 degrees. Once all the sleds were set perfectly , I tightened down the lock nuts carefully and went to start the sled to ensure nothing shifted when I tightened the nuts.
Much to my surprise the sled took off at WOT. I grabbed the rear bumper and got pelted with snow as the sled sped away. Luckily the kids had just gone into the house. The sled hit a telephone guy wire and flipped on its back but the centrifigal force of the track spinning righted the sled and it took off like a rocket before I could get to it. The sled was so fast without my 170 lbs on the back and Powder INC pipes sounded mean as the sled sped away. It headed for a huge field across the road from my house. I could see it slicing through the barbed wire fence in my mind and running off for miles but, it never made it 200 yards before it hit a Ponderosa pine at WOT and maybe 60-70 MPH. The hood blew apart, the pipes blew off and a sickly green mist filled the air as the lid blew off and anti freeze from the reservoir spewed out. Yet, even after all this carnage the engine continued to run at WOT against the tree. I ran over and hit the kill switch and damn near cried.
What in the he!! had just happened? I was so meticulous on everything! The only thing I found after inspecting the sled that could have caused it was the throttle cable was out of its holder and jammed against the outside of the holder just like Powder Nomads. I must have bumped it somehow when I was leaning over to tighten the lock nuts. I still don't know if the cable was knocked out of the holder from my large coat or if it happened upon the impact with the tree.
Regardless of how it happened. Remember the TORS system is there to save your sled and/or your bacon when things aren't quite right. I sure wish I hadn't disconnected mine on my MSRX. It was a heck of a nice sled and it was sure a sad day when the insurance company called to tell me it was totalled and wanted to pay me a fraction of what I felt the old girl was worth.
TORS is your friend.
Frosty
jarmentrout
Veteran
this is also why synching carbs with a manometer is a good thing. Differences in valve adjustement (or compression differences in each cylinder, etc.) will change vaccuum, so just static sync isn't as good.
