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overheating???
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Posted by: rippin2

So i went outside today to give the dale some attention because i havent ridden it since i lifted my xj and i rode for like 2 min and noticed that the thing was extremely hot. I pulled it over to my garage and the pipe was cherry red and did cool down for a while. i know at night you can see the headers glow but when i mean cherry it was bright as hell. Does anybody know what could cause this?

Posted by: tedwilley

Generally red hot exhaust is from running super lean. Could be caused by an exhaust valve not seating from a sticky valve bucket?
I've only owned my Dale for a year so I am just guessing.
I would post up on cannondaleriders.com and see what the experts have to say

Posted by: speed 450

Could be a the battery, also you might need to set the throttle and reload the map. Did you have to use a battery charger to start it?

Posted by: rippin2

yeah i had to slap the charger on it. how do you reload the map??

Posted by: represent618

you will need the app. I really suggest going to cannondaleriders.com like mentioned above.

The cannondales do need calibrated now and then to be kept up.

Mine never failed me a single time though, I did keep the battery fresh before I rode.

Posted by: speed 450

try puttin a new battery in it first because if the battery is not good then it can make it run lean because the ecu is not staying on the entire time