kentompkins
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For the second time I have sealed off the purge valve hose (I have not done the complete removal of the canister) hoping to not have the Spyder hesitate.
Last summer I had the problem bad; indeed it was in to my dealer in early Spring (March, I think) but they couldn't fix it. I tolerated it through the summer and, just before going to Gatlinburg, I sealed off the purge valve hose. I had no problem all the way down but, on the last day when the BRP service guy, was doing the update -- re-routing the hose to the front near the radiator and flashing the computer -- I went back to the stock arrangement so BRP would upgrade it.
On the way home, there was some slight hesitation but not at Interstate speeds so I didn't bother with it. The BRP "fix" was the second upgrade for me; my dealer had done the first earlier in the Spring. Theoretically, I should have been fine; others were but some weren't.
It has been bad recently; perhaps it's the heat? NJ has been excessively hot in the last few weeks (it's 91 and humid here now).
I'm going to Magog so decided I would re-do the canisterectomy to stop the hesitation on the trip. I did it last weekend but it is back again and is worse than it was if that is possible.
So, here's my question: is there some other aspect of the bike that is causing hesitation EVEN WITH the canisterectomy? It only does it between 4000-4500+ RPM which seems to make it too predictable to be carburetion. The same for any electrical problem getting spark to the plugs.
This is on a nearly stock Spyder. No juice box, filter, loud pipe, etc.
I'm thinking of unsealing the purge valve hose and hooking it back up to the canister again. After two upgrades, I don't think I should be having the problem which, if you think about, I've had for a year and a half.
ken tompkins
Last summer I had the problem bad; indeed it was in to my dealer in early Spring (March, I think) but they couldn't fix it. I tolerated it through the summer and, just before going to Gatlinburg, I sealed off the purge valve hose. I had no problem all the way down but, on the last day when the BRP service guy, was doing the update -- re-routing the hose to the front near the radiator and flashing the computer -- I went back to the stock arrangement so BRP would upgrade it.
On the way home, there was some slight hesitation but not at Interstate speeds so I didn't bother with it. The BRP "fix" was the second upgrade for me; my dealer had done the first earlier in the Spring. Theoretically, I should have been fine; others were but some weren't.
It has been bad recently; perhaps it's the heat? NJ has been excessively hot in the last few weeks (it's 91 and humid here now).
I'm going to Magog so decided I would re-do the canisterectomy to stop the hesitation on the trip. I did it last weekend but it is back again and is worse than it was if that is possible.
So, here's my question: is there some other aspect of the bike that is causing hesitation EVEN WITH the canisterectomy? It only does it between 4000-4500+ RPM which seems to make it too predictable to be carburetion. The same for any electrical problem getting spark to the plugs.
This is on a nearly stock Spyder. No juice box, filter, loud pipe, etc.
I'm thinking of unsealing the purge valve hose and hooking it back up to the canister again. After two upgrades, I don't think I should be having the problem which, if you think about, I've had for a year and a half.
ken tompkins
