Thanks for the additional info guys!. I wasn't aware there was an alternative VR. Do you have a part number on the 65 amp VR?
Here's an update on my trip to Stillwater Power Sports to get my VR warrantied. They called today and said my rzr was ready to be picked up. While on the phone they said they didn't find anything wrong with the VR. He knew I had purchased a VR and had it in hand. He said I should just put it on and run it. That way if it ran ok then we would know it was the VR. That kinda sounded silly to me since we would never know for sure and I wouldn't get a VR to carry on trips. Since we were on the phone I just said I'll be by to get it.
I ran home and hooked my trailer and drove the 20 miles to the dealer to pick it up. I stopped in at the service counter desk to get my keys and see what else they might could tell me. They basically said that they hooked it up and saw there were voltage spikes logged but that there wasn't anything wrong now.
While the guy was getting his paperwork off the computer I told him there was definitely something wrong due to all the symptoms it was exhibiting. He agreed that the VR was probably on its way out and that he would order one. I'm just trying to figure out how it they couldn't find anything wrong.
Then he says since they didn't find anything wrong that there would be a 30 minute shop charge. I was pretty much blown away by that statement. My rzr craps out showing every sign of a know problem that they can't seem to find and now they want to fricken charge me? Yep, I have a big problem with that.
I told them that not only was the original warranty still in effect but that I also had the 5 yr extended warranty so that in effect, I had two warranty's on the this machine and they were wanting to charge me? He immediately said that he wouldn't charge me and that they would "eat the charge". Seriously, its got two warranty's on it.
I asked if he wanted me to go over to the main building and sort it out with them. He quickly answered no that he would handle it.
So, I was pretty much done but I did tell him that I was leaving the original VR on until it quit again because I wanted to keep the one I bought as a spare. He didn't seem to like that statement. I'm still trying to do the right thing so I asked if he wanted me to do the relocate and seal the plate to the VR so we could get the most life possible out of it. He said no, just leave it until it quits. Sounds silly to me but whatever.
So I loaded up and left. Once I got home I checked the hour meter and odometer against the pictures of them I took when I dropped it off. Mileage was the same and the hour meter showed only .1 hour. Looks like they didn't do much to try to diagnose the VR or let the machine warm up. Failing electronics usually don't like heat.
I let the rzr warm up on the drive, it was muddy and I didn't want to get it all crappy for the Alba temp gauge install tomorrow. After I heard the fan cycle on and off a couple of times I revved to about 5k rpm and saw the voltage fluctuate between 13.8 and 14.3. Definitely not the wild swings but not very stable either.
Tomorrow I'm going to install the belt temp gauge then I'm going for a ride and see how the VR acts. I am betting it won't make it very far. I am definitely taking the spare VR.
Anyways, just sharing the experience and giving everyone a heads up on what I consider a run a round on getting my VR warrantied. I will post up either way tomorrow after the ride.
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