P500 What did you do to/with your Pioneer 500 today?

[Spellmajr]

Went deer hunting Monday evening, came back with a full load of hogs.

Got stuck crossing a slough from the extra weight with no phone nor flashlight. Rear rack was nearly submerged with the exhaust gurgling under water, and I was thankful I snorkeled and extended all lines. I was a mile from camp and the Winch cable wasn’t long enough to get to a tree. Thankfully I had a 15’ tow strap that gave me 3 inches to spare to get around the closest tree.

I got wet, but I got out!

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Some days I wish I had those extra 3” to.......

 

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[DG Rider]

Look what's hanging out in Oatman, AZ...

...mules and a Lil' mule...

EDIT: The "Start at:" never seems to work here. Go to approx 34:00 to see.

 

[SouthwestORV]

Well I finally put a winch on after about 2.5 years. My squirrel dog was supervising me.

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Looks nice! Simple...or complicated process?

 

[SouthwestORV]

Went deer hunting Monday evening, came back with a full load of hogs.

Got stuck crossing a slough from the extra weight with no phone nor flashlight. Rear rack was nearly submerged with the exhaust gurgling under water, and I was thankful I snorkeled and extended all lines. I was a mile from camp and the Winch cable wasn’t long enough to get to a tree. Thankfully I had a 15’ tow strap that gave me 3 inches to spare to get around the closest tree.

I got wet, but I got out!

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Wow, so the motor was fully submerged for some time.

 

[Spellmajr]

Looks nice! Simple...or complicated process?

Hardest part was just figuring out where I wanted to mount the contactor and running the wires.

 

[Mudder]

Bungee corded rear panel up for more engine heat. Rolled up some foam packing like a U shaped towel roll to seal pathway.

 

[SouthwestORV]

Bungee corded rear panel up for more engine heat. Rolled up some foam packing like a U shaped towel roll to seal pathway.

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I take it this is your heater?

 

[Mudder]

I take it this is your heater?

Yep, butt warmer until I figure out something like @MarlinWalker did.

 

[Reds10]

Wow, so the motor was fully submerged for some time.

It stayed running. No more than 5 minutes max before I winched myself out.

 

[hondabob64]

It's fine to do that. You'll get away with it a couple times, just watch it and when it begins to break down, replace it. They're not expensive so replacing is really fine as well.

You can wash it in Dawn dishwashing Liao& Pat it dry then re oil. Mild & works great.

 

[Bastardchild]

Tore into the P5 to replace the head gasket, base gasket, rings, and give it a hone job. Also gonna rebuild the waterpump too. I gotta get it done by Sunday Dec 2nd because we got a ride out at 10K in Palatka, Fl. Think I can get it done?! Lol

 

[Neohio]

Tore into the P5 to replace the head gasket, base gasket, rings, and give it a hone job. Also gonna rebuild the waterpump too. I gotta get it done by Sunday Dec 2nd because we got a ride out at 10K in Palatka, Fl. Think I can get it done?! Lol

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s***s and giggles? Or were you having issues?

 

[solrus]

Tore into the P5 to replace the head gasket, base gasket, rings, and give it a hone job. Also gonna rebuild the waterpump too. I gotta get it done by Sunday Dec 2nd because we got a ride out at 10K in Palatka, Fl. Think I can get it done?! Lol

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Are u driving it under water a lot? Looks like u drive mostly mud. ???

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[Bastardchild]

s***s and giggles? Or were you having issues?

I have been having overheating issues on and off for a while. It started at the takeover and me and @jak9922 took my thermostat out and he showed me the bleeder valve under the seat for getting air out of the coolant system. It did decent the rest of takeover. Over the months after takeover it would overheat now and then and I started noticing steam coming out of the exhaust stack and I would lose water in the cooling system, so I started thinking it might be a blown head gasket. There is no water in the oil and no oil in the water, just losing water and the exhaust stack steaming. The engine can get boiling hot also and the radiator would be cool to the touch because of an air pocket between them. When I took it apart I didnt exactly see a messed up gasket, but the exhaust valve was clean and the intake valve was dirty, so i guess I was right. I didnt notice and cracks or anything in the valve seat area. I have a truck that i replaced the heads on because it was doing the same thing, but it had cracks in the valve seat area and was passing water out the exhaust as steam through the exhaust valve. I just figured since I have the P5 apart I would put new rings on it also and give it a hone job and also rebuild the waterpump.

 

[Bastardchild]

Are u driving it under water a lot? Looks like u drive mostly mud. ???

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Yes, alot of water crossings and mud. As long as I play in the mud and water it dont overheat. When I ride dry trails it does. I think its mad at me for taking it out of its element lol

 

[Bastardchild]

Got the engine all put back together and got the seat frame back in today. Tomorrow after work I will start running the wires back to where they are supposed to go. I'll work on it little by little after work and knock it out saturday. Heres a few pics.

 

[alloutdoors]

Nice work and look forward to seeing it running.....

 

[trigger]

Thank God for this P5, was knocking down a big pile of crushed concrete and spreading it in the driveway yesterday. Just in time, had to plow 7" of snow tonight.

 

[Bastardchild]

Well what I did to mine today after I got home from work was plug in all the wires that I had to unhook from doing the topend job and to my excitement it started right up and purred like a kitten! Yaaaaay meee! I was happy to see that it did not steam or smoke out of the exhaust, which was the whole reason I tore it apart, and the overheating issue. Then again, I didnt have the cooling system full of water and antifreeze either because a lot poured out during the teardown. So maybe when I top off the cooling system it will go back to steaming again, but we'll see.

 

[Spellmajr]

After all of this talon news I still am glad I got my p500. A lot of people may want the talon but it serves me no purpose. I just want them to come out with a full bed version of the p500!!!