Have also had snow pack behind the radiator, melt then ice up the fan so it can't turn. Runs rather warm & blows cooland out of the overflow bottle.

 

it wont go above freezing for a while so i should be OK for now... if not, we have a heated shop (just add wood) i'll make sure to check them though, i dont want to hurt it for being lazy....

thanks again!

 

the front of the radiator is snow covered... should i melt it, or what should i go about doing for this?

is there a temp gauge on my quad?

 

Not sure on an 07 but older ones ( at least up to 05) have like a screen in front of the radiator that you can pop out and knock the snow/ice off it. The rad itself should get warm enough to melt any in there.

Don't believe any come with a gage but there is an over temp indicator.

 

good idea... thank you...

 

No Temp guage.........But display will FLASH ....."HOT"......If the temp gets near a danger point!!!.........Caper...........

 

HERE is a pic of the pod on my 500 with the temp gauge in it. I'm going to do this for my 800 after I get the header pipe ceramic coated. I like having the gauge this way I know the exact status of the engine temp at a glance.

 

It's normal. Normal in a 4x4 and normal on a quad. It happens when tires go between catching traction and losing traction. It causes axle hop. Not sure what you would call it on an IRS quad... It can be bad for truck or quad alike because the drivetrain is taking a lot of the abuse. I think Caper said it correctly: Keep it slow and steady.

 

thanks for the help

 

it's normal. my sportsman does the same thing. it's just the front wheels digging in and trying to get traction.