Posts by LargeCar

  • What was today's Sling project-Mods , goodies....?

    Does anybody have a Scorpio remote charger that you need to find a new home for. If you do I can offer excellent care and often feed of the charger. Scorpio has made their charge port very small and weird (proprietary) so a person in need is a customer in deed. I'll also post in the wanted section.


    Thanks

    LargeCar

  • Rediculous prices

    I ordered from aftershock and it took many emails un answered calls and emails and finaly my credit card company to get my money back. Now I know way it's called aftershock.


    LC

  • Alarm System , ON Clearance now by Polaris

    I got mine at the low low price of $448.95. And it is a piece of crap. Ran my battery down because it likes to set itself when towed inside my trailer, and then merrily chirp til it kills the battery. For $89 it would be a better deal, suppose I can get a refund?


    LC

  • Engine code 65551

    Odd thing happened last night coming home from a meeting. Flipped on the high beams and saw the blue indicator light and noticed the check engine light was not lit up. Rode today and no check engine light for entire ride. I have no idea what happened except that the light is out. Maybe my poltergeist fixed it for me, she is so nice to me.


    LC

  • Engine code 65551

    Disconnected all three connectors to the ECM and left them off overnight, nada. Disconnected battery and left it over night, nada. Flashed the negative cable to the positive cable, nada. Starting to think it is a hard code and only a dealer can clear it. Has anybody seen the backside of the instrument panel? Can the light be disconnected? The Saga continues.Real nice of Polaris to create a problem only a dealer can clear.


    Feds ruled that all post 1996 cars, vans, mini vans, SUV's, trucks up to a certain weight rating be OBDII compliant. I guess because they did not name motorcycles or autocycles (an unknown term at the time) to also be compliant Polaris did not feel the need make the Slingshot OBDII compliant. However, the Slingshot does have a Ecotec engine that is made and supplied to Polaris by GM. Would that make Polaris OBDII compliance of the Slingshot required? Wheres our attorneys? Just pissin in the wind.


    good info here

    http://lobby.la.psu.edu/_107th…ize%20vehicle%20emissions.




    LC

  • Engine code 65551

    Found this on a Corvette forum.....


    You can put a toggle switch on the ground wire for the knock sensor module. This is the only way to bypass the knock sensor without throwing a code or SES light. It is located on the passenger side under the hood near the passengers door. This will allow full ignition advance so be careful!


    Not sure if that will work.


    LC

  • Engine code 65551

    Ok, did the five cycles of key on/off with full gauge sweep and no start. Nada. Then the five cycles of key on/off with full sweep and engine start/stop. Nada. On the road at 60mph went to knock sensor code reading on readout pushed in the readout cycle button in for about three minutes, just for grins and giggles. Nada. Starting to suspect it is a hard code. Have the three ecu connectors off and will plug them In tomorrow. Then I'll try the battery disconnect. I know we used to dump the KAM (Keep Alive Memory) in the trucks by a battery disconnect and touching the two cable together. I try that when I do the battery disconnect.


    I wonder if Bob can take my tuned ECM and write the knock sensor out of the program all together. And of course clear the code.


    Stay tuned


    LC

  • Engine code 65551

    Quote from Tripod

    LargeCar you could try these methods (screenshot from another thread):


    I'll try them all but I'm not sure they are valid fixes if the author does not know how many ecu/ecm plugs there are. I should probably rub my tummy and stomp my right foot while doing these, just in case. I'll report back any good or bad results. Thanks for the post.


    LC

  • Engine code 65551

    OK I just got the knock sensor code myself. Thanks to the posts on this forum I was not worried about driving it home. Got it stripped down to the sensor and ordered the new part. Had to put it all back together to run a funeral run. Got 27 mpg on that tank, ran another tank out and got 29 mpg. Not sure what the knock sensor has to do with the fuel tables but I'm liking it. Went to one of my only four dealers (70 miles away) left in the state and was told five weeks for an appointment . So I started to make the appointment and was told I had to leave it for the five weeks and it would cost $85. Don't guess they are going to be my dealer of record. Service Manager said it was about five to ten minutes to turn off the check engine light, and he could not guaranty that it would stay off. So I'm thinking of being the Guinea Pig for the forum and run it till the check engine light burns out. Or I'll take the instrument cluster out and cut the wire or scratch the pc board to turn out the light.


    Anybody know how to fool the emc into thinking the knock sensor is good?


    LC

  • Ok what did i just Blow Up ......

    Two things come to mind.......


    1. You do not have to pull the engine out of the front of your sling. Just jack the engine up and remove everything behind it.

    2. Talk to bigdog he has a barely used clutch because he does not downshift. Might get a deal on a just broken in disc and plate.


    Back to reality, sorry you had the problem. Makes my knock sensor issue small.

    LC

  • Mysterious Disappearing Clutch Fluid

    Look in the cockpit forward of the clutch peddle and you will see where the fluid is going. Very common problem. Buy a replacement and install it problem over. Got mine on ebay for about 60 bucks. Look for part number 24249817



    LC

  • I need a header!

    I have a Alpha header that has a leak which causes a backfire when I shift. I have tried welding it up but it seems to crack again, think it has to do with poor original metal. I hate the bang but dont want to buy new. Dont want to go back to the stock cast manifold so I'm asking here. Anybody gone to a turbo or supercharger kit and have their old stainless header just collecting dust? Anybody?



    Thanks


    LC

  • Pedal Commander Group Buy In........

    I have mine set on 300 extra bucks in my wallet. I use it for both city and country road driving and I'm happy with my decision not to use one. Just got done with about 100 of my closest friends and what we call the "Hot Lap Ride" was running about the 20th position when we stopped the ride because we had a rider go down up front. For a pretty much stock sling we were cutting some pretty fast corners. A lot of the two wheel guys were really impressed. Guess what I'm trying to say is the Pedal Commander my be good for some but others just don't feel the need. Now where did my white wall tire paint go?


    LC

  • Cell Phone Providers

    Well what the hey...... back with Sprint. Could not get old plan back after a whole week of being gone. So in the new plan with the same benefits I'm paying ten bucks more, until my auto pay kicks in. Then I get , you guessed it, ten bucks of for being auto paid. So I'm back in the same kettle. T Mobile just does not have coverage in my area. However, T Mobile told me by the end of summer all Sorint towers will carry their signal. We just could not go that long with no coverage. Maybe in the fall I'll re-visit the change of phone plans. In Medicine Park, Oklahoma at a CMA State Rally.


    LC



  • HEAVEN HAS A NEW ANGEL TONIGHT

    Man I hate threads like these, such sad news. Hate to hear of a good man passing and the pain in people's hearts. But I love knowing Rob is home with a perfect body, no more fights with health issues. I wonder if he is already arranging slingshot rides in heaven.


    Close knit family here.


    Prayers to family.


    LC