So I just sold my 600 rmk and bought an 800 dragon. As long as I was moving the temp stayed right around 120 but as soon as I stopped the temp would climb fast at one point I was helping a friend get unstuck and when I tried to take off my temp light started flashing and I went into limp mode and almost got stuck myself. Do I have to shut this sled off every time I stop. Or is there some fix to let it idle without overheating. I'm starting to wonder if I should have stuck with the 600 I had
2009 dragon 800 overheating
- Thread starter Stngllhm
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It does rely on snow getting thrown onto the coolers so if you're not moving it's not cooling. Is there a problem in restarting it?
No it starts easy but if I'm stopped for just a min or two I'm used to letting my sled idle. And I'm a little afraid when I start crawling through the trees I'm gonna have problems.
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KittinsRtasTY
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If your in snow deep enough to get stuck in, your sled shouldn't be overheating. I have a '09 dragon 800 and hardly ever have problems except packed snow on trails. And even then, the heating problem is caused by the motor working, not idling. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I would suggest riding in deep snow, your sled probly cools very well and the thermostat closes partially to moderate the temp. When u stop, it gets stuck and won't open to compensate for the lack of snow cooling the radiator. That's when it overheats. I would suggest checking or changing the thermostat.
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After some checking I found something I should have checked earlier and felt pretty stupid the coolant was quite low. I filled it up and had now problems on my last ride. Now I'm a little worried about why it was low.
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KittinsRtasTY
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Well, at least it was something simple, for now. Hope u don't find other problems with losing coolant in the future.
Found the coolant leak the hose clamp going to the throttle bodies was loose. Easier fix then I expected
