All posts by dstech

350ES meter is draining battery

Still trying to finish up the neighbors 350 Rancher. It has had a battery drain and yesterday I hooked up a test light (between – on battery and – battery wire) and started unplugging things and when I unplugged the meter the test light went out.

Meter is trashed and busted when he bought it. I’ve converted it to a footshift machine, and it shifts fine with the foot shifter, but I’m not sure if a new meter will work with this configuration. That said, if the current meter is going to kill the battery, I don’t know that he will have much choice except to buy another meter.

Will this thing work with the meter unplugged? I guess I can try it. Trying to crank it with the meter unplugged won’t fry the ECU or other electrical components will it?

Best for detailing painted panels

I’m planning on doing a major detail of my 2005 Grizzly 660 SE at the end of riding season this year. The SE model that year had a black painted finish with gold metal flakes in it. I’m planning on trying a can of Maxima SC1 on it. Have any of you had good luck with this on the painted models or do you have any other product recommendation?

fuel petcock seal questions

Hey guys, I bought a new fuel petcock lever and a new rubber seal for my 660 because the screw that sits inside holding the petcock to the assembly rusted; which meant I couldn’t remove the petcock lever alone, I had to take of the fuel dial thingy (the metal piece that says ON OFF RES). As I removed the dial, I noticed that the sealing ring that sits in the assembly was metal. is it supposed to be metal? Because the seal ring I received in the mail was rubber. Huh. For now I have put both in because the metal one was slightly smaller than the rubber one so it looked like it was meant to be there. any comments are appreciated

2005 trx250ex rear ended

So after fixing up this quad and getting it running like a top it is now back in the garage. My son had it for about a week when one of his buddies ran into the back left side with his quad. It appears that the axle is bent. I guess this is pretty common. I am preparing to tear it apart this week and hope to get the old axle out without too much trouble.

I guess it could just be a bent hub as well but from what I can see I think the axle is bent. Once it is apart I will be ordering a new axle I am sure. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any tips or tricks would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Total Noob needs to know where to start.

Hello folks. First let me start by stating that I am not only a Polaris noob but a ATV noob as well. Ok so the back story goes like this. My buddy bought a house some years back which included a barn. Inside that barn sat a Polaris Scrambler 400 4×4. This is all we know about it, other than the fact that it is white with purple graphics. So we started tinkering with it, found out the electronic start doesn’t work, no so much as a click noise or anything. We attempted this on a jump start from a car as there was no battery in the quad. It will start with the pull starter but wont idle on its own, you have to feather throttle. It has very weak brakes but other than that seems to be ok. We (buddy and I) want to start fixing it up. So here is the questions I have.

1. How do i find information on this thing like year, and engine (if there is more than one 400)

2. Where is the best place online to buy parts. Money is not an object as I know that you get what you pay for. What im looking for is the BEST place to buy (ie best selection, best quality stuff like that)

3. Where can I get manuals, shop manuals or any other texts on how to do repairs on this thing as I have no previous experience with ATV (car knowledge yes, atv knowledge no)

Thanks in advance, any guidance is appreciated.

Total Noob needs to know where to start.

Hello folks. First let me start by stating that I am not only a Polaris noob but a ATV noob as well. Ok so the back story goes like this. My buddy bought a house some years back which included a barn. Inside that barn sat a Polaris Scrambler 400 4×4. This is all we know about it, other than the fact that it is white with purple graphics. So we started tinkering with it, found out the electronic start doesn’t work, no so much as a click noise or anything. We attempted this on a jump start from a car as there was no battery in the quad. It will start with the pull starter but wont idle on its own, you have to feather throttle. It has very weak brakes but other than that seems to be ok. We (buddy and I) want to start fixing it up. So here is the questions I have.

1. How do i find information on this thing like year, and engine (if there is more than one 400)

2. Where is the best place online to buy parts. Money is not an object as I know that you get what you pay for. What im looking for is the BEST place to buy (ie best selection, best quality stuff like that)

3. Where can I get manuals, shop manuals or any other texts on how to do repairs on this thing as I have no previous experience with ATV (car knowledge yes, atv knowledge no)

Thanks in advance, any guidance is appreciated.