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792 miles on my 2012 3-Wheeler! One minor concern.
#108225 13/10/12 11:47 PM
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Dear all:

792 miles on my 2012 3-Wheeler, after 10 days of ownership.

Some minor rattles, but I have noticed that idling in traffic leads to what sounds like an engine misfire, which then goes away once normal driving has resumed.

Anyone else experienced this?

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Re: 792 miles on my 2012 3-Wheeler! One minor concern.
Alex Roy #108228 14/10/12 12:34 AM
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Very cool! I'm excited to see so many guys Stateside taking delivery of them...looking forward to hearing the different reviews.
Sorry to hear about the idle issue - as I understand, these X-wedge engines run rough as part of their nature? but a misfire does not sound like the norm.
Re: 792 miles on my 2012 3-Wheeler! One minor concern.
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Don't worry, it's meant to do that to stop it overheating when there is no airflow past the cylinders, it's going into 'skipfire' mode.

Do you find you get much kickback through the steering wheel on bumpy roads taken at speed?

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Re: 792 miles on my 2012 3-Wheeler! One minor concern.
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Alex - saw your photo and instantly thought, if TalkMorgan had a category of 'Photo of the Week' you would get it.

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Re: 792 miles on my 2012 3-Wheeler! One minor concern.
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Nice photo glad you are getting some good miles in her cheers

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Re: 792 miles on my 2012 3-Wheeler! One minor concern.
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Welcome Alex

As Paul has said the skip fire is a design feature torrent overheating , it is strange and feels like he car will stall as you pull away. Must admit that if mine starts I tend to switch off the engine.

I'd love to hear how the 3 wheeler has gone down in the big apple, and how you're finding the driving experience.

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Re: 792 miles on my 2012 3-Wheeler! One minor concern.
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Welcome indeed, nice to see another 3 wheeler owner stateside!

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Originally Posted By Alex Roy
but I have noticed that idling in traffic leads to what sounds like an engine misfire, which then goes away once normal driving has resumed.


As has been said, sounds very much like skip-fire mode, which is a feature in-built into the M3W to stop the engine overheating in traffic.


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