hot lite

[brutus323]

okay he i go--i have a '12 sportsman 500ho camo pursuit and have 12 miles on it.yesterday was out doing some break in riding and the "hot" lite came on the insyrument cluster. i was in 4 low coming up a slight muddy incline when this happened. nothing was blocking the grill and was not working the machine. came home checked everything and ould find nothing causing it.also it was approx 48 degrees outside when this happened. sooooo my question is this when you turn the key on to start it should the electric fan be running? i took it back out today and put approx 2-3 more miles of easy riding and the hoyt light did not come back on but also checked an the electronic fan was not running prior to starting it. it is about 20 degrees cooler here today. any thought or suggestions? thanks

[bgirard420]

Originally Posted by brutus323

sooooo my question is this when you turn the key on to start it should the electric fan be running?

Not if the engine is cold. I think it needs to be around 180 degrees or so to kick on. If the engine is hot and you turn it off, then turn the key on without starting the motor the fan will continue to run.

[brutus323]

okay ...just didn't wanna mess anything up--i did also check all the fuses and they were good.

[bgirard420]

Originally Posted by brutus323

okay ...just didn't wanna mess anything up--i did also check all the fuses and they were good.

Could be a bad temp sensor, if you're still under warranty I'd give your dealer a call.

[brutus323]

thanks guys for the imput---gonna watch it and my take her in early for the schedule maintance because the fule lite keeps coming on and off also,not all the time but enough to drive ya utz. the guys at the dealer said for the fuel lite just do some trail riding to see if that loses up the float--which it did yesterday never flashed on yesterday but came back on today.

[bgirard420]

Originally Posted by brutus323

thanks guys for the imput---gonna watch it and my take her in early for the schedule maintance because the fule lite keeps coming on and off also,not all the time but enough to drive ya utz. the guys at the dealer said for the fuel lite just do some trail riding to see if that loses up the float--which it did yesterday never flashed on yesterday but came back on today.

It now sounds like you may have some sort of electrical issue. There is no such thing as "breaking in" a float, it either goes up and down freely or it sticks, in which case something is wrong especially on a brand new machine.