$1250.Anybody want to guess what the quote for a new top end is?
I'm not convinced the oil wasn't low in the 1st post.I must admit, I’m still struggling to understand how this happened with a unit with, guessing here with around 100 hours. That is, change the oil first time at 20 ish hours so the oil change only had roughly 80-100 hours (guessing on hours but should be in that ballpark with 1200 miles). Point is, I think with Honda any oil within reasonable limits will survive a 100 hours so I will be curious what the dealer says actually failed...
Well...reving a cold engine is certainly hard on it.Guys the only thing that makes any sense to me is that I ran it too much not warmed up. Several times I jumped on late at night to run a mile down the rd where I train my dogs. It did fine going through the yard to the black top but I'd get rolling and it wouldn't shift just rev real high. I'd have to stop and let it idle a while and keep going. It was always aggravating and I wasn't patient. Did this a bunch of times last winter and this winter. Must have burnt up the rings when it revved real high. I for sure have never sunk it so don't see how water could have done anything.
Sorry to hear. Is the rebuild something you can handle? It’s pretty much just nuts and bolts. I’m sure the forum will help with questions.Well I have another update...bad as it gets. Dealer is saying I need a total re-build on the motor, saying it had water in it. Guys I have never had this buggy in water deeper than a few inches in the floorboard. Didn't even know where the air intake was until I saw the buggy tore apart at the dealer today. Its higher than the seat! I've 100% never been that deep and owned it since brand new. Anybody have an explanation for what I've done here? At a loss, quote is $4,500 to re-build I need another option. I've searched the internet found one rebuilt motor for $3k might be the route I take. Anybody know of a totaled buggy with a good motor?
Did you have the other fixed?I ended up trading the 700 in to a dealership out of state for a 1000-5 LE. So glad to be out of that nightmare.