diff --git a/src/ast/sls/bv_sls.cpp b/src/ast/sls/bv_sls.cpp
index b94d762cf4..f799d3cfee 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/bv_sls.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/bv_sls.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ namespace bv {
         };
         m_eval.init_eval(m_terms.assertions(), eval);
         init_repair();
+        // m_engine_init = false;
     }
 
     std::pair<bool, app*> sls::next_to_repair() {
@@ -161,17 +162,18 @@ namespace bv {
     lbool sls::search1() {
         // init and init_eval were invoked
         unsigned n = 0;
-        for (; n++ < m_config.m_max_repairs && m.inc(); ) {
+        for (; n < m_config.m_max_repairs && m.inc(); ) {
             auto [down, e] = next_to_repair();
             if (!e)
                 return l_true;
 
-            trace_repair(down, e);
-
+            IF_VERBOSE(20, trace_repair(down, e));
+            
             ++m_stats.m_moves;
-
-            if (down) 
+            if (down) {
                 try_repair_down(e);
+                ++n;
+            }
             else
                 try_repair_up(e);            
         }
@@ -181,12 +183,13 @@ namespace bv {
     lbool sls::search2() {
         lbool res = l_undef;
         if (m_stats.m_restarts == 0)
-            res = m_engine();
+            res = m_engine(),
+            m_engine_init = true;
         else if (m_stats.m_restarts % 1000 == 0)
-            res = m_engine.search_loop();
+            res = m_engine.search_loop(),
+            m_engine_init = true;
         if (res != l_undef) 
             m_engine_model = true;   
-        m_engine_init = true;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ namespace bv {
             if (res != l_undef)
                 break;
             trace();
-            // res = search2();
+            //res = search2();
             if (res != l_undef)
                 break;
             reinit_eval();
@@ -223,6 +226,7 @@ namespace bv {
                 VERIFY(m_eval.wval(e).commit_eval());
             }
             
+            IF_VERBOSE(3, verbose_stream() << "done\n");
             for (auto p : m_terms.parents(e))
                 m_repair_up.insert(p->get_id());
             
@@ -256,6 +260,7 @@ namespace bv {
                 }
             }
         }
+        IF_VERBOSE(3, verbose_stream() << "init-repair " << mk_bounded_pp(e, m) << "\n");
         // repair was not successful, so reset the state to find a different way to repair
         init_repair();
     }
@@ -265,7 +270,7 @@ namespace bv {
         if (m_terms.is_assertion(e)) 
             m_repair_roots.insert(e->get_id());    
         else if (!m_eval.repair_up(e)) {
-            //m_repair_roots.insert(e->get_id());
+            IF_VERBOSE(2, verbose_stream() << "repair-up "; trace_repair(true, e));
             init_repair();
         }
         else {
@@ -366,14 +371,14 @@ namespace bv {
         m_engine.updt_params(q);
     }
 
-    void sls::trace_repair(bool down, expr* e) {
-        IF_VERBOSE(20,
+    std::ostream& sls::trace_repair(bool down, expr* e) {
             verbose_stream() << (down ? "d #" : "u #")
             << e->get_id() << ": "
             << mk_bounded_pp(e, m, 1) << " ";
         if (bv.is_bv(e)) verbose_stream() << m_eval.wval(e) << " " << (m_eval.is_fixed0(e) ? "fixed " : " ");
         if (m.is_bool(e)) verbose_stream() << m_eval.bval0(e) << " ";
-        verbose_stream() << "\n");
+        verbose_stream() << "\n";
+        return verbose_stream();
     }
 
     void sls::trace() {
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/bv_sls.h b/src/ast/sls/bv_sls.h
index b1a7f51dfe..01ccbc41f5 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/bv_sls.h
+++ b/src/ast/sls/bv_sls.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace bv {
         void reinit_eval();
         void init_repair();
         void trace();
-        void trace_repair(bool down, expr* e);
+        std::ostream& trace_repair(bool down, expr* e);
 
         indexed_uint_set m_to_repair;
         void init_repair_candidates();
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_eval.cpp b/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_eval.cpp
index 2e83f17298..b69cec867d 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_eval.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_eval.cpp
@@ -1351,55 +1351,18 @@ namespace bv {
         return false;
     }
 
-    bool sls_eval::try_repair_ashr(bvect const& e, bvval & a, bvval& b, unsigned i) {
-        if (true) {
+    bool sls_eval::try_repair_ashr(bvect const& e, bvval & a, bvval& b, unsigned i) {       
             if (i == 0)
                 return try_repair_ashr0(e, a, b);
             else
                 return try_repair_ashr1(e, a, b);
-        }
-
-        if (i == 0) {
-            unsigned sh = b.to_nat(b.bw);
-            if (sh == 0)
-                return a.try_set(e);
-            else if (sh >= b.bw) {
-                if (e.get(a.bw - 1)) 
-                    return a.try_set_bit(a.bw - 1, true);                
-                else 
-                    return a.try_set_bit(a.bw - 1, false);
-            }
-            else {
-                // e = a >> sh
-                // a[bw-1:sh] = e[bw-sh-1:0]
-                // a[sh-1:0] = a[sh-1:0]                
-                // ignore sign
-                for (unsigned i = sh; i < a.bw; ++i)
-                    m_tmp.set(i, e.get(i - sh));
-                for (unsigned i = 0; i < sh; ++i)
-                    m_tmp.set(i, a.get_bit(i));
-                a.clear_overflow_bits(m_tmp);
-                return a.try_set(m_tmp);
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            // NB. blind sub-range of possible values for b
-            SASSERT(i == 1);
-            unsigned sh = m_rand(a.bw + 1);
-            b.set(m_tmp, sh);
-            return b.try_set(m_tmp);
-        }
     }
 
     bool sls_eval::try_repair_lshr(bvect const& e, bvval& a, bvval& b, unsigned i) {
-#if 0
-        return try_repair_ashr(e, a, b, i);
-#else
         if (i == 0)
             return try_repair_lshr0(e, a, b);
         else
             return try_repair_lshr1(e, a, b);
-#endif
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1427,22 +1390,25 @@ namespace bv {
                 return true;                      
         }
 
+
         unsigned sh = b.to_nat(b.bw);
-        if (sh == 0 && a.try_set(e))
-            return true;
-        else if (sh >= b.bw)
-            return true;        
-        else if (sh < b.bw && m_rand(20) != 0) {
-            // e = a >> sh
-            // a[bw-1:sh] = e[bw-sh-1:0]
-            // a[sh-1:0] = a[sh-1:0]                
-            for (unsigned i = sh; i < a.bw; ++i)
-                t.set(i, e.get(i - sh));
-            for (unsigned i = 0; i < sh; ++i)
-                t.set(i, a.get_bit(i));
-            a.clear_overflow_bits(t);
-            if (a.try_set(t))
+        if (m_rand(20) != 0) {
+            if (sh == 0 && a.try_set(e))
                 return true;
+            else if (sh >= b.bw)
+                return true;
+            else if (sh < b.bw && m_rand(20) != 0) {
+                // e = a >> sh
+                // a[bw-1:sh] = e[bw-sh-1:0]
+                // a[sh-1:0] = a[sh-1:0]                
+                for (unsigned i = sh; i < a.bw; ++i)
+                    t.set(i, e.get(i - sh));
+                for (unsigned i = 0; i < sh; ++i)
+                    t.set(i, a.get_bit(i));
+                a.clear_overflow_bits(t);
+                if (a.try_set(t))
+                    return true;
+            }
         }
         
         //bool r = try_repair_ashr(e, a, const_cast<bvval&>(b), 0);
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_fixed.cpp b/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_fixed.cpp
index e2b29b1fe0..18518ed09b 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_fixed.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_fixed.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace bv {
 
     // s <=s t           <=> s + K <= t + K,   K = 2^{bw-1}
 
-    void sls_fixed::init_range(app* e, bool sign) {
+    bool sls_fixed::init_range(app* e, bool sign) {
         expr* s, * t, * x, * y;
         rational a, b;
         unsigned idx;
@@ -64,63 +64,116 @@ namespace bv {
         if (bv.is_ule(e, s, t)) {
             get_offset(s, x, a);
             get_offset(t, y, b);
-            init_range(x, a, y, b, sign);
+            return init_range(x, a, y, b, sign);
         }
         else if (bv.is_ult(e, s, t)) {
             get_offset(s, x, a);
             get_offset(t, y, b);
-            init_range(y, b, x, a, !sign);
+            return init_range(y, b, x, a, !sign);
         }            
         else if (bv.is_uge(e, s, t)) {
             get_offset(s, x, a);
             get_offset(t, y, b);
-            init_range(y, b, x, a, sign);
+            return init_range(y, b, x, a, sign);
         }            
         else if (bv.is_ugt(e, s, t)) {
             get_offset(s, x, a);
             get_offset(t, y, b);
-            init_range(x, a, y, b, !sign);
+            return init_range(x, a, y, b, !sign);
         }            
         else if (bv.is_sle(e, s, t)) {
             get_offset(s, x, a);
             get_offset(t, y, b);
-            init_range(x, a + N(s), y, b + N(s), sign);
+            return init_range(x, a + N(s), y, b + N(s), sign);
         }            
         else if (bv.is_slt(e, s, t)) {
             get_offset(s, x, a);
             get_offset(t, y, b);
-            init_range(y, b + N(s), x, a + N(s), !sign);
+            return init_range(y, b + N(s), x, a + N(s), !sign);
         }
         else if (bv.is_sge(e, s, t)) {
             get_offset(s, x, a);
             get_offset(t, y, b);
-            init_range(y, b + N(s), x, a + N(s), sign);
+            return init_range(y, b + N(s), x, a + N(s), sign);
         }
         else if (bv.is_sgt(e, s, t)) {
             get_offset(s, x, a);
             get_offset(t, y, b);
-            init_range(x, a + N(s), y, b + N(s), !sign);
+            return init_range(x, a + N(s), y, b + N(s), !sign);
         }
-        else if (!sign && m.is_eq(e, s, t)) {
+        else if (m.is_eq(e, s, t)) {
             if (bv.is_numeral(s, a))
-                // t - a <= 0
-                init_range(t, -a, nullptr, rational(0), false);
+                init_eq(t, a, sign);
             else if (bv.is_numeral(t, a))
-                init_range(s, -a, nullptr, rational(0), false);
-        }
-        else if (sign && m.is_eq(e, s, t)) {
-            if (bv.is_numeral(s, a))
-                // 1 <= t - a
-                init_range(nullptr, rational(1), t, -a, false);
-            else if (bv.is_numeral(t, a))
-                init_range(nullptr, rational(1), s, -a, false);
+                init_eq(s, a, sign);
+            else
+                return false;
+            return true;
         }
         else if (bv.is_bit2bool(e, s, idx)) {
             auto& val = wval(s);
             val.try_set_bit(idx, !sign);
             val.fixed.set(idx, true);
             val.tighten_range();
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool sls_fixed::init_eq(expr* t, rational const& a, bool sign) {        
+        unsigned lo, hi;
+        rational b(0);
+        // verbose_stream() << mk_bounded_pp(t, m) << " == " << a << "\n";
+        expr* s = nullptr;        
+        if (sign)
+            // 1 <= t - a
+            init_range(nullptr, rational(1), t, -a, false);
+        else
+            // t - a <= 0
+            init_range(t, -a, nullptr, rational::zero(), false);
+        if (!sign && bv.is_bv_not(t, s)) {
+            for (unsigned i = 0; i < bv.get_bv_size(s); ++i)
+                if (!a.get_bit(i))
+                    b += rational::power_of_two(i);
+            init_eq(s, b, false);
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!sign && bv.is_concat(t) && to_app(t)->get_num_args() == 2) {
+            auto x = to_app(t)->get_arg(0);
+            auto y = to_app(t)->get_arg(1);
+            auto sz = bv.get_bv_size(y);
+            auto k = rational::power_of_two(sz);
+            init_eq(y, mod(a, k), false);
+            init_eq(x, div(a + k - 1, k), false);
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (bv.is_extract(t, lo, hi, s)) {
+            if (hi == lo) {
+                sign = sign ? a == 1 : a == 0;
+                auto& val = wval(s);
+                if (val.try_set_bit(lo, !sign)) 
+                    val.fixed.set(lo, true);                                    
+                val.tighten_range();
+            }
+            else if (!sign) {
+                auto& val = wval(s);
+                for (unsigned i = lo; i <= hi; ++i) 
+                    if (val.try_set_bit(i, a.get_bit(i - lo)))
+                        val.fixed.set(i, true);                
+                val.tighten_range();
+                // verbose_stream() << lo << " " << hi << " " << val << " := " << a << "\n";
+            }
+
+            if (!sign && hi + 1 == bv.get_bv_size(s)) {
+                // s < 2^lo * (a + 1) 
+                rational b = rational::power_of_two(lo) * (a + 1) - 1;
+                rational offset;
+                get_offset(s, t, offset);
+                // t + offset <= b
+                init_range(t, offset, nullptr, b, false);
+            }
         }
+        return true;
     }
 
     // 
@@ -132,51 +185,66 @@ namespace bv {
     // a < x + b         <=> ! (x + b <= a) <=> x not in [-a, b - a [ <=> x in [b - a, -a [         a != -1
     // x + a < x + b     <=> ! (x + b <= x + a) <=> x in [-a, -b [                                  a != b
     // 
-    void sls_fixed::init_range(expr* x, rational const& a, expr* y, rational const& b, bool sign) {
+    bool sls_fixed::init_range(expr* x, rational const& a, expr* y, rational const& b, bool sign) {
         if (!x && !y)
-            return;
-        if (!x) {
-            // a <= y + b
-            if (a == 0)
-                return;
-            auto& v = wval(y);
-            if (!sign)
-                v.add_range(a - b, -b);
-            else
-                v.add_range(-b, a - b);
-        }
-        else if (!y) {
+            return false;
+        if (!x) 
+            return add_range(y, a - b, -b, sign);
+        else if (!y) 
+            return add_range(x, -a, b - a + 1, sign);        
+        else if (x == y) 
+            return add_range(x, -a, -b, sign);
+        return false;
+    }
 
-            if (mod(b + 1, rational::power_of_two(bv.get_bv_size(x))) == 0)
-                return;
-            auto& v = wval(x);
-            if (!sign)
-                v.add_range(-a, b - a + 1);
-            else 
-                v.add_range(b - a + 1, -a);
-        }
-        else if (x == y) {
-            if (a == b)
-                return;
-            auto& v = wval(x);
-            if (!sign)
-                v.add_range(-a, -b);
-            else
-                v.add_range(-b, -a);
+    bool sls_fixed::add_range(expr* e, rational lo, rational hi, bool sign) {
+        auto& v = wval(e);
+        lo = mod(lo, rational::power_of_two(bv.get_bv_size(e)));
+        hi = mod(hi, rational::power_of_two(bv.get_bv_size(e)));
+        if (lo == hi)
+            return false;
+        if (sign)
+            std::swap(lo, hi);
+        v.add_range(lo, hi);
+        if (v.lo() == 0 && bv.is_concat(e) && to_app(e)->get_num_args() == 2) {
+            auto x = to_app(e)->get_arg(0);
+            auto y = to_app(e)->get_arg(1);
+            auto sz = bv.get_bv_size(y);
+            auto k = rational::power_of_two(sz);
+            lo = v.lo();
+            hi = v.hi();
+            if (hi <= k) {
+                add_range(y, lo, hi, false);
+                init_eq(x, lo, false);
+            }
+            else {
+                hi = div(hi + k - 1, k);
+                add_range(x, lo, hi, false);
+            }
         }
+        return true;
     }
 
     void sls_fixed::get_offset(expr* e, expr*& x, rational& offset) {
         expr* s, * t;
         x = e;
         offset = 0;
-        if (bv.is_bv_add(e, s, t)) {
-            if (bv.is_numeral(s, offset))
+        rational n;
+        while (true) {
+            if (bv.is_bv_add(x, s, t) && bv.is_numeral(s, n)) {
                 x = t;
-            else if (bv.is_numeral(t, offset))
+                offset += n;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (bv.is_bv_add(x, s, t) && bv.is_numeral(t, n)) {
                 x = s;
+                offset += n;
+                continue;
+            }
+            break;
         }
-        else if (bv.is_numeral(e, offset))
+        if (bv.is_numeral(e, n))
+            offset += n,
             x = nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -264,11 +332,6 @@ namespace bv {
         case OP_BADD: {
             auto& a = wval(e->get_arg(0));
             auto& b = wval(e->get_arg(1));
-            rational r;
-            if (bv.is_numeral(e->get_arg(0), r) && b.has_range()) 
-                v.add_range(r + b.lo(), r + b.hi());            
-            else if (bv.is_numeral(e->get_arg(1), r) && a.has_range()) 
-                v.add_range(r + a.lo(), r + a.hi());            
             bool pfixed = true;
             for (unsigned i = 0; i < v.bw; ++i) {
                 if (pfixed && a.fixed.get(i) && b.fixed.get(i)) 
@@ -283,7 +346,6 @@ namespace bv {
                     v.fixed.set(i, false);
                 }
             }
-
             break;
         }
         case OP_BMUL: {
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_fixed.h b/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_fixed.h
index 14970c20c6..73dd5a52c3 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_fixed.h
+++ b/src/ast/sls/bv_sls_fixed.h
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ namespace bv {
         bv_util&            bv;
 
         void init_ranges(expr_ref_vector const& es);
-        void init_range(app* e, bool sign);
-        void init_range(expr* x, rational const& a, expr* y, rational const& b, bool sign);
+        bool init_range(app* e, bool sign);
+        bool init_range(expr* x, rational const& a, expr* y, rational const& b, bool sign);
         void get_offset(expr* e, expr*& x, rational& offset);
+        bool init_eq(expr* e, rational const& v, bool sign);
+        bool add_range(expr* e, rational lo, rational hi, bool sign);
 
         void init_fixed_basic(app* e);
         void init_fixed_bv(app* e);
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_valuation.cpp b/src/ast/sls/sls_valuation.cpp
index 6ce1c1df28..1f3674e932 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_valuation.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_valuation.cpp
@@ -204,139 +204,69 @@ namespace bv {
 
     //
     // largest dst <= src and dst is feasible
-    // set dst := src & (~fixed | bits)
-    // 
-    // increment dst if dst < src by setting bits below msb(src & ~dst) to 1
-    // 
-    // if dst < lo < hi:
-    //    return false
-    // if lo < hi <= dst:
-    //    set dst := hi - 1
-    // if hi <= dst < lo
-    //    set dst := hi - 1
-    // 
+    //
 
     bool sls_valuation::get_at_most(bvect const& src, bvect& dst) const {
         SASSERT(!has_overflow(src));
-        for (unsigned i = 0; i < nw; ++i)
-            dst[i] = src[i] & (~fixed[i] | m_bits[i]);
-
-        //
-        // If dst < src, then find the most significant 
-        // bit where src[idx] = 1, dst[idx] = 0
-        // set dst[j] = bits_j | ~fixed_j for j < idx
-        //
-        for (unsigned i = nw; i-- > 0; ) {
-            if (0 != (~dst[i] & src[i])) {
-                auto idx = log2(~dst[i] & src[i]);
-                auto mask = (1 << idx) - 1;
-                dst[i] = (~fixed[i] & mask) | dst[i];
-                for (unsigned j = i; j-- > 0; )
-                    dst[j] = (~fixed[j] | m_bits[j]);
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        SASSERT(!has_overflow(dst));
-        return round_down(dst);
+        src.copy_to(nw, dst);
+        sup_feasible(dst);
+        if (in_range(dst)) {
+            SASSERT(can_set(dst));
+            return true;
+        }        
+        if (dst < m_lo && m_lo < m_hi) // dst < lo < hi 
+            return false;
+        if (is_zero(m_hi))
+            return false;
+        m_hi.copy_to(nw, dst); // hi <= dst < lo or lo < hi <= dst
+        sub1(dst);       
+        SASSERT(can_set(dst));
+        return true;
     }
 
     //
     // smallest dst >= src and dst is feasible with respect to this.
-    // set dst := (src & ~fixed) | (fixed & bits)
-    // 
-    // decrement dst if dst > src by setting bits below msb to 0 unless fixed
-    // 
-    // if lo < hi <= dst
-    //    return false
-    // if dst < lo < hi:
-    //    set dst := lo
-    // if hi <= dst < lo
-    //    set dst := lo
-    // 
     bool sls_valuation::get_at_least(bvect const& src, bvect& dst) const {
         SASSERT(!has_overflow(src));
-        for (unsigned i = 0; i < nw; ++i)
-            dst[i] = (~fixed[i] & src[i]) | (fixed[i] & m_bits[i]);
-
-        //
-        // If dst > src, then find the most significant 
-        // bit where src[idx] = 0, dst[idx] = 1
-        // set dst[j] = dst[j] & fixed_j for j < idx
-        //
-        for (unsigned i = nw; i-- > 0; ) {
-            if (0 != (dst[i] & ~src[i])) {
-                auto idx = log2(dst[i] & ~src[i]);
-                auto mask = (1 << idx);
-                dst[i] = dst[i] & (fixed[i] | mask);
-                for (unsigned j = i; j-- > 0; )
-                    dst[j] = dst[j] & fixed[j];
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        SASSERT(!has_overflow(dst));
-        return round_up(dst);
-    }
-
-    bool sls_valuation::round_up(bvect& dst) const {
-        if (m_lo < m_hi) {
-            if (m_hi <= dst)
-                return false;
-            if (m_lo > dst)
-                set(dst, m_lo);
+        src.copy_to(nw, dst);
+        dst.set_bw(bw);
+        inf_feasible(dst);
+        if (in_range(dst)) {
+            SASSERT(can_set(dst));
+            return true;
         }
-        else if (m_hi <= dst && m_lo > dst)
-            set(dst, m_lo);
-        SASSERT(!has_overflow(dst));
-        return true;
-    }
 
-    bool sls_valuation::round_down(bvect& dst) const {
-        if (m_lo < m_hi) {
-            if (m_lo > dst)
-                return false;
-            if (m_hi <= dst) {
-                set(dst, m_hi);
-                sub1(dst);
-            }
-        }
-        else if (m_hi <= dst && m_lo > dst) {
-            set(dst, m_hi);
-            sub1(dst);
-        }
-        SASSERT(well_formed());
+        if (dst > m_lo)
+            return false;
+        m_lo.copy_to(nw, dst);
+        SASSERT(can_set(dst));
         return true;
     }
 
     bool sls_valuation::set_random_at_most(bvect const& src, bvect& tmp, random_gen& r) {
         if (!get_at_most(src, tmp))
             return false;
-        if (is_zero(tmp) || (0 == r() % 2))
-            return try_set(tmp);
 
-        set_random_below(tmp, r);
-        // random value below tmp
-
-        if (m_lo == m_hi || is_zero(m_lo) || m_lo <= tmp)
+        if (is_zero(tmp) || (0 != r(10)))
             return try_set(tmp);
 
-        // for simplicity, bail out if we were not lucky
-        return get_at_most(src, tmp) && try_set(tmp);  
+        // random value below tmp
+        set_random_below(tmp, r);
+        
+        return (can_set(tmp) || get_at_most(src, tmp)) && try_set(tmp);
     }
 
     bool sls_valuation::set_random_at_least(bvect const& src, bvect& tmp, random_gen& r) {
         if (!get_at_least(src, tmp))
             return false;
-        if (is_ones(tmp) || (0 == r() % 2))
+
+        if (is_ones(tmp) || (0 != r(10)))
             return try_set(tmp);
 
         // random value at least tmp
         set_random_above(tmp, r);
-       
-        if (m_lo == m_hi || is_zero(m_hi) || m_hi > tmp)
-            return try_set(tmp);
 
-        // for simplicity, bail out if we were not lucky
-        return get_at_least(src, tmp) && try_set(tmp);        
+        return (can_set(tmp) || get_at_least(src, tmp)) && try_set(tmp);
     }
 
     bool sls_valuation::set_random_in_range(bvect const& lo, bvect const& hi, bvect& tmp, random_gen& r) {
@@ -533,7 +463,7 @@ namespace bv {
 
     //
     // new_bits != bits => ~fixed
-    // 0 = (new_bits ^ bits) & fixed
+    // 0 = (new_bits ^ bits) & fixedf
     // also check that new_bits are in range
     //
     bool sls_valuation::can_set(bvect const& new_bits) const {
@@ -559,14 +489,16 @@ namespace bv {
     }
 
     void sls_valuation::add_range(rational l, rational h) {   
-
-        //return;
+        return;
+        //verbose_stream() << *this << " " << l << " " << h << " --> \n";
 
         l = mod(l, rational::power_of_two(bw));
         h = mod(h, rational::power_of_two(bw));
         if (h == l)
             return;
 
+//        verbose_stream() << *this << " " << l << " " << h << " --> ";
+
         if (m_lo == m_hi) {
             set_value(m_lo, l);
             set_value(m_hi, h);
@@ -591,19 +523,25 @@ namespace bv {
                     set_value(m_lo, l);
                     set_value(m_hi, h);
                 }
-                else if (old_lo + 1 == l) {
+                else if (old_lo + 1 == l) 
+                    set_value(m_lo, l);                
+                else if (old_hi == h + 1)
+                    set_value(m_hi, h);                
+                else if (old_hi == h && old_lo < l)
                     set_value(m_lo, l);
-                }
-                else if (old_hi == h + 1) {
+                else if (old_lo == l && h < old_hi)
                     set_value(m_hi, h);
-                }
             }
         }
 
         SASSERT(!has_overflow(m_lo));
         SASSERT(!has_overflow(m_hi));
 
+        //verbose_stream() << *this << " --> ";
+
         tighten_range();
+
+        //verbose_stream() << *this << "\n";
         SASSERT(well_formed());
     }
 
@@ -621,59 +559,76 @@ namespace bv {
     //  lo + 1 = hi -> set bits = lo
     //  lo < hi, set most significant bits based on hi
     //
-    void sls_valuation::tighten_range() {
-        
-        if (m_lo == m_hi)
-            return;
 
-        bvect hi1(nw);
-        hi1.set_bw(bw);
-        m_hi.copy_to(nw, hi1);
-        sub1(hi1);
-        unsigned lo_index = 0, hi_index = 0;        
+    unsigned sls_valuation::diff_index(bvect const& a) const {
+        unsigned index = 0;
         for (unsigned i = nw; i-- > 0; ) {
-            auto lo_diff = (fixed[i] & (m_bits[i] ^ m_lo[i]));
-            if (lo_diff != 0 && lo_index == 0)
-                lo_index = 1 + i * 8 * sizeof(digit_t) + log2(lo_diff);
-            auto hi_diff = (fixed[i] & (m_bits[i] ^ hi1[i]));
-            if (hi_diff != 0 && hi_index == 0)
-                hi_index = 1 + i * 8 * sizeof(digit_t) + log2(hi_diff);
+            auto diff = fixed[i] & (m_bits[i] ^ a[i]);
+            if (diff != 0 && index == 0)
+                index = 1 + i * 8 * sizeof(digit_t) + log2(diff);
         }
+        return index;
+    }
 
+    void sls_valuation::inf_feasible(bvect& a) const {
+        unsigned lo_index = diff_index(a);
+        
         if (lo_index != 0) {
             lo_index--;
-            SASSERT(m_lo.get(lo_index) != m_bits.get(lo_index));
+            SASSERT(a.get(lo_index) != m_bits.get(lo_index));
             SASSERT(fixed.get(lo_index));
             for (unsigned i = 0; i <= lo_index; ++i) {
                 if (!fixed.get(i))
-                    m_lo.set(i, false);
+                    a.set(i, false);
                 else if (fixed.get(i))
-                    m_lo.set(i, m_bits.get(i));
+                    a.set(i, m_bits.get(i));
+            }
+            if (!a.get(lo_index)) {
+                for (unsigned i = lo_index + 1; i < bw; ++i)
+                    if (!fixed.get(i) && !a.get(i)) {
+                        a.set(i, true);
+                        break;
+                    }
             }
-            for (unsigned i = lo_index + 1; i < bw; ++i)
-                if (!fixed.get(i) && !m_lo.get(i)) {
-                    m_lo.set(i, true);
-                    break;
-                }
         }
+    }
+
+    void sls_valuation::sup_feasible(bvect& a) const {
+        unsigned hi_index = diff_index(a);
         if (hi_index != 0) {
             hi_index--;
-            SASSERT(hi1.get(hi_index) != m_bits.get(hi_index));
+            SASSERT(a.get(hi_index) != m_bits.get(hi_index));
             SASSERT(fixed.get(hi_index));
             for (unsigned i = 0; i <= hi_index; ++i) {
                 if (!fixed.get(i))
-                    hi1.set(i, true);
+                    a.set(i, true);
                 else if (fixed.get(i))
-                    hi1.set(i, m_bits.get(i));
+                    a.set(i, m_bits.get(i));
+            }
+            if (a.get(hi_index)) {
+                for (unsigned i = hi_index + 1; i < bw; ++i)
+                    if (!fixed.get(i) && a.get(i)) {
+                        a.set(i, false);
+                        break;
+                    }
             }
-            for (unsigned i = hi_index + 1; i < bw; ++i)
-                if (!fixed.get(i) && hi1.get(i)) {
-                    hi1.set(i, false);
-                    break;
-                }
-            add1(hi1);
-            hi1.copy_to(nw, m_hi);
         }
+    }
+
+    void sls_valuation::tighten_range() {
+        
+        if (m_lo == m_hi)
+            return;
+
+        inf_feasible(m_lo);
+
+        bvect hi1(nw);
+        hi1.set_bw(bw);
+        m_hi.copy_to(nw, hi1);
+        sub1(hi1);
+        sup_feasible(hi1);
+        add1(hi1);
+        hi1.copy_to(nw, m_hi);
 
         if (has_range() && !in_range(m_bits)) 
             m_bits = m_lo;
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_valuation.h b/src/ast/sls/sls_valuation.h
index 90794bfe2b..04efec24a5 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_valuation.h
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_valuation.h
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ namespace bv {
         unsigned m_signed_prefix = 0;
 
         unsigned mask;
-        bool round_up(bvect& dst) const;
-        bool round_down(bvect& dst) const;
 
         void repair_sign_bits(bvect& dst) const;
 
@@ -141,9 +139,11 @@ namespace bv {
             SASSERT(in_range(m_bits));
             if (fixed.get(i) && get_bit(i) != b)
                 return false;
+            m_bits.set(i, b);   
             eval.set(i, b);
             if (in_range(m_bits))
                 return true;
+            m_bits.set(i, !b);
             eval.set(i, !b);
             return false;
         }
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ namespace bv {
         rational lo() const { return m_lo.get_value(nw); }
         rational hi() const { return m_hi.get_value(nw); }
 
+        unsigned diff_index(bvect const& a) const;
+        void inf_feasible(bvect& a) const;
+        void sup_feasible(bvect& a) const;
 
         void get(bvect& dst) const;
         void add_range(rational lo, rational hi);
diff --git a/src/tactic/sls/sls_tactic.cpp b/src/tactic/sls/sls_tactic.cpp
index 520682d1bc..f484372c8b 100644
--- a/src/tactic/sls/sls_tactic.cpp
+++ b/src/tactic/sls/sls_tactic.cpp
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ class bv_sls_tactic : public tactic {
         m_st.reset();
         m_sls->collect_statistics(m_st);
         report_tactic_progress("Number of flips:", m_sls->get_num_moves());
-        IF_VERBOSE(20, verbose_stream() << res << "\n");
-        IF_VERBOSE(20, m_sls->display(verbose_stream()));
+        IF_VERBOSE(10, verbose_stream() << res << "\n");
+        IF_VERBOSE(10, m_sls->display(verbose_stream()));
 
         if (res == l_true) {            
             if (g->models_enabled()) {