I was riding threw a large water hole today when my 2000 SP500 turned over in a trinch, the engine was totally under water. The engine ran until I got it out of the hole THEN. It would not go anywhere. I would give it gas and it would rev up but it would not move. After aprox 1 hour I had a friend push me while I was giving it gas. It finally came back to life. I am not sure what I did, also what kind a maintance do I need to do after all of this.. GRP

 

sounds to me you got some water in the belt.If you put it in neutral and run the motor for afew minutes it'll dry the belt out and your on your way.CM

 

Be sure to check the oil in both the engine and the gearbox to be sure that there is no water contamination

 

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I agree with Chickenman, you probably got water in the belt which causes it to slip. The PVT system has a vent snorkel that extends up near the gas tank. If you take water over that point, the belt is going to slip. If I were you, I would change the engine oil and gear box oils just to be safe. No need to ruin a new machine over a few dollars spent on new oil. I would also give the machine a good grease job to push any water out of the greaseable fittings.

 

I also have a 500sp that I got water in the pvt case. A week later I was riding and the belt broke. My dealer said the water rusted the clutch,it didn't work properly and broke the belt. I don't know if this is totally so but I do know I don't want to do it again. I don't want to avoid the fun either. Can you and is there a snorkel for the pvt case? I see people talk about the magnum snorkels. Is one for the case? Where do I get them? Any help on this would be great. I was also given the same advice by my dealer about neutral and revving it for a minute. Thanks.

 

ditch;I'm no mechanic far from it really.But I can't see rust piling up fast enough in a week to cause you any damage.It would only be superfical in a weeks time a month or two maybe.As I say maybe I'm the one thats all wet.Been times that I've got my thing wet and not got to use it for a week and it worked ok.OOOPS not the same thing,sorry about that got carried away.CM