P500 Meltdown.....

Duckiller

Duckiller

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Quick question. I have a little over 200 miles now but when the p500 gets hot it smells like burning plastic from the rear? Not sure if I noticed it before the new wheels and tires or not but nothing rubs so I dont think that has anything to do to it. I did deactivate the reverse lever but I cant see that doing anything.

Does anyone else have the same thing?
 
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Jshell3

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Yep. 600 miles and mine still has the new car smell. In the rear. As you described. Not really plastic. But more of a hot smell.
 
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Tflynn

Tflynn

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It's probably coming from the muffler. Every New machine or New exhaust has that smell. As long as there's no smoke I think you're ok
 
ehart814

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If the smell goes away, you can bring it back by touching a plastic shopping bag to the muffler immediately after turning the machine off. Works great to bring back that new utv/burning plastic smell for a while....
 
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JTW

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If the smell goes away, you can bring it back by touching a plastic shopping bag to the muffler immediately after turning the machine off. Works great to bring back that new utv/burning plastic smell for a while....
Bhahaha
 

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