2008 Crossfire 6: Melted Belly Pan
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Was up at Country Cat today, and remembered to do some research and development on the fix. I think we asked the guy at the counter and he said there was no update kit. However, we checked out some of the 2011 m series, and noticed they have a thicker black heat shield with some sort of thick gaskit between the shield and the belly pan, presumablely to keep air between the two for insulation. No idea if the shield would fit on older x fires or m's but we might get one to try if I can talk him into it.
Was up at Country Cat today, and remembered to do some research and development on the fix. I think we asked the guy at the counter and he said there was no update kit. However, we checked out some of the 2011 m series, and noticed they have a thicker black heat shield with some sort of thick gaskit between the shield and the belly pan, presumablely to keep air between the two for insulation. No idea if the shield would fit on older x fires or m's but we might get one to try if I can talk him into it.
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That grommet is designed for the larger can on the new 800 HO and the 1000 motors. It has the black rubber to keep the radiant heat away from the belly pan plastic. There is also a larger orange component that fits around the outlet (you would have seen that with the hood open). It will fit around the exhaust outlet but it will not prevent the melting where you are seeing problems.
You still need to find out why your sled was dumping fuel. It will be tough to narrow down the issue because your sled did the melting on a single occasion. It is entirely possible that the melting was a one time issue, but it never hurts to explore possible causes for the excess fuel in the exhaust.