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sspeckerwood · 02-14-2011, 02:18 AM

so i went out today. sunk my 07 foreman 500. i got it pulled outta the hole. drained as much water as i could. got it started, rode it to the truck. got it home and started tearing her down. i didn't get any water past the carb. i have no mud or anything like that in the throat of the carb. no debris got past the airfilter. my motor oil, front diff, rear diff got water in them. i drained them. then put the drain plugs back in. poured diesel in the front diff/rear diff. spun them and then drained them till they was flushing clear diesel. i put 2qts. of diesel in the crankcase. pulled the plug and spun it over to circulate it. drained it. it was very milky. i pulled the oil cooler lines and flushed them with compressed air. then i repeated it. in other words i flushed the motor twice. now she's draining out of drain she has. tomorrow i plan to put oil in it run it then change it. what else should i do. i'd really like some help on this one. never done this before

wydglide · 02-14-2011, 06:22 AM

SS,
sounds like you covered al your bases, and glad you flushed the oil cooler, your the first Ive ever read that took the time to do that, guess its that Harley training kicking in.

maybe one of the real Wrench's will pop in with more info, cant think of anything else myself.....and I dont think the Diesel should hurt the clutchs either.

2003 foreman es · 02-14-2011, 06:50 AM

Di- lectric grease the connections again. Check and clean the front and rear breaks. If debris is in the drums, the shoes will seize.

rich450es · 02-14-2011, 08:35 AM

sory to hear ss , make sure there is no water in exhaust , drain plug ? cant remember if your exhaust is stock .did the CAMO paint make it out ok haha good luck man RICH

sspeckerwood · 02-14-2011, 09:11 AM

i posted the video of it on u tube

You Tube

. let me know. subscribe and see all my f-ups. lol. and rich the camo is intact

Green Demon · 02-14-2011, 10:02 AM

Man that sucks!!! It almost look like u were trying to do that. Thats a deep little hole. When u get it back running try going forward, keep the front end up and I bet u can make it.

sspeckerwood · 02-14-2011, 10:10 AM

its almost like a upside down cinder cone. and with it bein a warm spring there's absolutely no bottom to it. i couldn't even stand in the crap with out sinking.

08_foreman · 02-14-2011, 10:24 AM

Sounds like your doing the right thing. Once you get it back running do these things also...

Take out your airbox and pull all of the grommets
Clean everything really good, then silicone all your grommets into the box, outside and in
Your crankcase vent is on the lower left of the airbox, what I did is cut that aluminum tube, and spliced it and put a hose with a few loops in it. Silicone that up to
Run your carb drain up high (or plug it). This will help your bike if your pipe is under
Idle your carb up some, mines idled up so much that it makes it hard to shift sometimes
Also dielectric grease the CRAP out of your spark plug!

Other then this stuff, make a taller riser lol. No I have never sunk my bike, I have had my bike that deep before and I don't like it. For some reason my bike don't like the pipe being under.

It looked like your bike tried to float some and it threw your balance off. How much water got in your airbox? Do you think water got into your engine through the carb? It probably got in the engine through the crankcase vent. It's really low in the airbox

**toodeep** · 02-14-2011, 10:30 AM

It sounds like you are doing everything correctly. Flush the motor a few times with oil and you should be good to go again. Remember to change the oil filter and clean the air filter. You can check the electrical connectors just to make sure they didn't get water in them but most likely they didn't.

sspeckerwood · 02-14-2011, 10:34 AM

thanks guys. i've also got the air box out and i'm gonna start cleanin it in a min. i wanna put her back together as best as i can and still get the life i want outta her.

02-14-2011, 02:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
sspeckerwood Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tooele, ut Posts: 8,718	Sunk my foreman so i went out today. sunk my 07 foreman 500. i got it pulled outta the hole. drained as much water as i could. got it started, rode it to the truck. got it home and started tearing her down. i didn't get any water past the carb. i have no mud or anything like that in the throat of the carb. no debris got past the airfilter. my motor oil, front diff, rear diff got water in them. i drained them. then put the drain plugs back in. poured diesel in the front diff/rear diff. spun them and then drained them till they was flushing clear diesel. i put 2qts. of diesel in the crankcase. pulled the plug and spun it over to circulate it. drained it. it was very milky. i pulled the oil cooler lines and flushed them with compressed air. then i repeated it. in other words i flushed the motor twice. now she's draining out of drain she has. tomorrow i plan to put oil in it run it then change it. what else should i do. i'd really like some help on this one. never done this before __________________ 2012 TRX500FM FOREMAN. SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD QUAD BOSS REAR SEAT 26" SWAMPLITES KFI #3000 WINCH HOT GRIPS HEATED GRIPS & THUMB WARMER HONDA ALUMINUM A-ARM GUARDS 00' FOREMAN 450es HIGH LIFTER SPRINGS FRONT & REAR MAXXIS TIRES OFF A 2012 FOREMAN 500 SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD http://www.flickr.com/photos/sspeckerwood/ http://www.youtube.com/user/sspeckerwood Official hondaforeman.com stickers IF YOU WOULD LIKE OFFICIAL HONDAFOREMAN.COM STICKERS PM ME.

02-14-2011, 06:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
wydglide Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: your Nightmares Posts: 5,474	SS, sounds like you covered al your bases, and glad you flushed the oil cooler, your the first Ive ever read that took the time to do that, guess its that Harley training kicking in. maybe one of the real Wrench's will pop in with more info, cant think of anything else myself.....and I dont think the Diesel should hurt the clutchs either. __________________ P.M. Campbell Co Lodge F&AM #778 99Yamaha Wolverine 06 Foreman TRX500 09 Foreman TRX500 "Trail Dancer" 25" Big Horn's Mad Dog Rear Bag Body Armor Bash Plate Gamin 76CSx GPS, W/RAM Mount Warn XT25 conversion to XT30 Glide Build Audio System Serious case of BGD I'm not Frugal, I'm a COB...(Cheap old B@stard)

02-14-2011, 06:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
2003 foreman es Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Motor City Posts: 3,668	Di- lectric grease the connections again. Check and clean the front and rear breaks. If debris is in the drums, the shoes will seize. __________________ 03 Foreman ES Too much to list...

02-14-2011, 08:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
rich450es Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: ludlow,mass Posts: 10,578	sory to hear ss , make sure there is no water in exhaust , drain plug ? cant remember if your exhaust is stock .did the CAMO paint make it out ok haha good luck man RICH __________________ 2000 foreman 450 es-s the fking pig 14% 300 foretrax gear reduction 30in gorila silverbacks on C-5 wheels 2500lb warn winch superatv disk brake conversion kit 2in ssatv lift kit and progressive 512 shocks the original 4in PVC storage tube hurculined racks with rear cargo box czr loud exhaust , uni airfilter and drilled main jet foreman 450 parts for sale pm me for info**

02-14-2011, 10:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
Green Demon Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oberlin, LA Posts: 561	Man that sucks!!! It almost look like u were trying to do that. Thats a deep little hole. When u get it back running try going forward, keep the front end up and I bet u can make it. __________________ 09 Foreman ES Snorkled HMF Utility EPI Clutch Kit 2" highlifter lift Turner HD U-joint HL Fender Kit HL Recoil starter leak shield Diamond Plate HL front nose guard Diamond Plate front bash plate Diamond Plate front cv guards 29.5 OUTLAWS S/W SS 312 Wheels Extreme 35% Gear Reduction 8" audiopipe with 350 watt amp Viper 3500# winch w/ synthetic cable

02-14-2011, 10:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
sspeckerwood Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tooele, ut Posts: 8,718	its almost like a upside down cinder cone. and with it bein a warm spring there's absolutely no bottom to it. i couldn't even stand in the crap with out sinking. __________________ 2012 TRX500FM FOREMAN. SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD QUAD BOSS REAR SEAT 26" SWAMPLITES KFI #3000 WINCH HOT GRIPS HEATED GRIPS & THUMB WARMER HONDA ALUMINUM A-ARM GUARDS 00' FOREMAN 450es HIGH LIFTER SPRINGS FRONT & REAR MAXXIS TIRES OFF A 2012 FOREMAN 500 SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD http://www.flickr.com/photos/sspeckerwood/ http://www.youtube.com/user/sspeckerwood Official hondaforeman.com stickers IF YOU WOULD LIKE OFFICIAL HONDAFOREMAN.COM STICKERS PM ME.

02-14-2011, 10:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
08_foreman Honda Lover Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 349	Sounds like your doing the right thing. Once you get it back running do these things also... Take out your airbox and pull all of the grommets Clean everything really good, then silicone all your grommets into the box, outside and in Your crankcase vent is on the lower left of the airbox, what I did is cut that aluminum tube, and spliced it and put a hose with a few loops in it. Silicone that up to Run your carb drain up high (or plug it). This will help your bike if your pipe is under Idle your carb up some, mines idled up so much that it makes it hard to shift sometimes Also dielectric grease the CRAP out of your spark plug! Other then this stuff, make a taller riser lol. No I have never sunk my bike, I have had my bike that deep before and I don't like it. For some reason my bike don't like the pipe being under. It looked like your bike tried to float some and it threw your balance off. How much water got in your airbox? Do you think water got into your engine through the carb? It probably got in the engine through the crankcase vent. It's really low in the airbox __________________ 2008 White Foreman 500 Xtreme Double GR Tinted Lights Gorilla Axles MSA Diesels HL Springs Snorkel 6" IRS Winch Spool HIDs HMF 31's Yeah, im in the bucket club... Last edited by 08_foreman; 02-14-2011 at 10:31 AM.

02-14-2011, 10:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
toodeep Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: south dakota Posts: 6,638	It sounds like you are doing everything correctly. Flush the motor a few times with oil and you should be good to go again. Remember to change the oil filter and clean the air filter. You can check the electrical connectors just to make sure they didn't get water in them but most likely they didn't.

02-14-2011, 10:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
sspeckerwood Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tooele, ut Posts: 8,718	thanks guys. i've also got the air box out and i'm gonna start cleanin it in a min. i wanna put her back together as best as i can and still get the life i want outta her. __________________ 2012 TRX500FM FOREMAN. SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD QUAD BOSS REAR SEAT 26" SWAMPLITES KFI #3000 WINCH HOT GRIPS HEATED GRIPS & THUMB WARMER HONDA ALUMINUM A-ARM GUARDS 00' FOREMAN 450es HIGH LIFTER SPRINGS FRONT & REAR MAXXIS TIRES OFF A 2012 FOREMAN 500 SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD http://www.flickr.com/photos/sspeckerwood/ http://www.youtube.com/user/sspeckerwood Official hondaforeman.com stickers IF YOU WOULD LIKE OFFICIAL HONDAFOREMAN.COM STICKERS PM ME.

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