The Honda Pioneer is a great machine, but it generates a lot of heat, and the front seat can get pretty hot. So I installed a thermostat and cooling fan to push cool air into the engine compartment to dissipate some of the heat to make the seat cooler.
This video includes all steps the process, in detail. And it shows you how to use the thermostat circuit and waterproof it.
Contents:
00:00 - Check out the blower
01:50 - Mounting the blower
04:55 - Building and hooking up the cool-air-intake
11:10 - The thermostat - schematic & mounting box
14:17 - Calculate the turn-on temperature
15:05 - Mounting the toggle switch & thermostat
18:11 - Wire it up
21:39 - Homemade bus bar
23:42 - First demo
26:36 - Programming the thermostat
27:50 - Water-proofing the thermostat circuit
29:22 - Mounting the thermostat & thermometer
31:56 - Road test & design-flaw
33:07 - Final thoughts
If you add a cooling fan or more than one accessory, I recommend you also install a second battery. I'll do that in my next video.
PARTS
Thermostat: UMLIFE XH-W1209
Blower: Any 3" in-line bilge air blower
3 feet of 3" sewer-line pvc - the thin stuff
2 - 3" pipe hangers
2 - 3" elbows - also sewer line pvc
1 - 45 degree elbow - also sewer line pvc
1 - 2" roll of high-temperature metallic tape
1 small container of pvc cement
some 16 guage wire and blade connectors
lighted on/off switch
fingernail polish to waterproof the circuit board
small container to house the circuit board
Thanks for watching.
Now, turn off your phone and go off road.
