P700 Rodent damage, again

[SM05]

Hi all,

I know I'm on a loosing end of it until I park it in some structure but it is what it is. My 2017 Deluxe model's parked outside. The new damage is under the seat - battery wiring got chewed up. For a while I'd be able to start it after trickle charging it for an hour but last time it just died hard - no amount of trickle charging works and lights are flickering trying to crank it. So I assume it's time to replace some wires for me.

I've got a 2 part question for all of you please. 1 - looking at the attached picture, could you help identify the part needed for replacement? And 2 - what would be the place to order that (aside from the dealer, which would be at the bottom of my list)?

Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance guys.

 

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[CMB]

Not as bad as you may think, just a ground cable.

 

[wrhii]

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Hi all,

I know I'm on a loosing end of it until I park it in some structure but it is what it is. My 2017 Deluxe model's parked outside. The new damage is under the seat - battery wiring got chewed up. For a while I'd be able to start it after trickle charging it for an hour but last time it just died hard - no amount of trickle charging works and lights are flickering trying to crank it. So I assume it's time to replace some wires for me.

I've got a 2 part question for all of you please. 1 - looking at the attached picture, could you help identify the part needed for replacement? And 2 - what would be the place to order that (aside from the dealer, which would be at the bottom of my list)?

Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance guys.

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Like CMB said, that's just system ground. Heat shrink it and continue on. But from your post, it won't start, what damage is there won't prevent it from starting. Prolly better keep looking😢😢

 

[wrhii]

Hi all,

I know I'm on a loosing end of it until I park it in some structure but it is what it is. My 2017 Deluxe model's parked outside. The new damage is under the seat - battery wiring got chewed up. For a while I'd be able to start it after trickle charging it for an hour but last time it just died hard - no amount of trickle charging works and lights are flickering trying to crank it. So I assume it's time to replace some wires for me.

I've got a 2 part question for all of you please. 1 - looking at the attached picture, could you help identify the part needed for replacement? And 2 - what would be the place to order that (aside from the dealer, which would be at the bottom of my list)?

Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance guys.

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Second thought, check the battery, take it out, charge it and check the voltage. A guess is that its not taking a charge. 🤷‍♂️

 

[Bigseff23]

How old is the battery? Probably just shot. Have you tried jumping it with something else?

 

[Fireflymedic]

Have you put rat poison in, on, and around the pioneer? They make hard chunk type even little boxes to put it in if you're worried about pets. If you think the smell is/would attract them use sticky bate. I had a car something bit the crank position wire on that. It was keep in open bay garage and I had to do this but it worked.

 

[SM05]

Like CMB said, that's just system ground. Heat shrink it and continue on.

Good suggestion! Wire doesn't look any different now vs when it'd still start so I take it it's still salvageable and problem might be elsewhere. Will do the heat shrink. That whole compartment has nice slob of mice crap mixed in so cleaning it all is gonna be super fun. 😵

 

[SM05]

How old is the battery? Probably just shot. Have you tried jumping it with something else?

It's still an original battery I have there. It's always been a bit hesitant to start after sitting for a couple of weeks, cause that's about how frequently it's used. I'll check the voltage to see where it's at and replace it if it wouldn't take the charge.

CMB, wrhii, Bigseff23, thanks for all the suggestions. I appreciate it!

 

[SM05]

Have you put rat poison in, on, and around the pioneer? They make hard chunk type even little boxes to put it in if you're worried about pets. If you think the smell is/would attract them use sticky bate. I had a car something bit the crank position wire on that. It was keep in open bay garage and I had to do this but it worked.

I've been using Rodent Vehicle Natural Repellent by Experimental Choice on an off. I'm just not sure how long the spray lasts before it needs to be reapplied again. I'll look into better poison than that cause that's my second go at dealing with wire damage. Thanks for your suggestion.

 

[Gator]

I'm was having rodent and bird problems with my 4 wheelers. I take the seat off when I park and lay it on the rear rack. That opens up the area they don't want to nest unless it is closed up.

 

[wrhii]

Hi all,

I know I'm on a loosing end of it until I park it in some structure but it is what it is. My 2017 Deluxe model's parked outside. The new damage is under the seat - battery wiring got chewed up. For a while I'd be able to start it after trickle charging it for an hour but last time it just died hard - no amount of trickle charging works and lights are flickering trying to crank it. So I assume it's time to replace some wires for me.

I've got a 2 part question for all of you please. 1 - looking at the attached picture, could you help identify the part needed for replacement? And 2 - what would be the place to order that (aside from the dealer, which would be at the bottom of my list)?

Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance guys.

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Well....... what happened? What did you finally find wrong?

 

[SM05]

Well....... what happened? What did you finally find wrong?

I haven't been getting any reply notifications for some reason even though I have it set to in my profile. Odd.

Haven't gotten to it yet unfortunately, work and garden been keeping me busy. Plan on taking a look at it this weekend. Cleanup of all of that is gonna be fun.

 

[SM05]

I'm was having rodent and bird problems with my 4 wheelers. I take the seat off when I park and lay it on the rear rack. That opens up the area they don't want to nest unless it is closed up.

That's an excellent suggestion. I'm gonna start doing the same exact thing.

 

[golfer1]

My rodent problem went way down when two 5' bull snakes moved in. I hardly notice then until they leave a shed skin. Once I did notice them when there was one on each side of my walk door. I think they were waiting for much smaller prey.

 

[SM05]

Success! Shrink wrapped the damaged wire as suggested and replaced the battery. It starts better now than when it was new. Thanks for all of your help.

 

[wrhii]

Success! Shrink wrapped the damaged wire as suggested and replaced the battery. It starts better now than when it was new. Thanks for all of your help.

Thanks for the update 👍