Category Archives: ATV Repair and Maintenance

05 predator 500 no electrical power

Hi I’m new here but I have a 2005 Polaris predator it was working great a friend drove it and it was fine and I go to start it and there’s no power… Battery is good and connections are tight… Where do I go from here? I can turn the key and no lights but I can hook a battery charger up and I have lights I tested the battery it tests out good it won’t start on the battery charger? What’s my next step?

“Check Engine” something is wrong, need help.

So I went on a long ride yesterday and ran my 2014 sportsman 800 pretty hard. It performed great for most of the ride but then at one point it stalled, check engine light was on, and the cooling fan didn’t seem to be working. It started right back up no problem. No overheating light, just the check engine.

I Let it rest for awhile thinking it was just overheating. Started it up and it ran great again for a long time. Then it started having a hard time idling. It would stall if I let me thumb off the throttle completely. No big deal because it was still running great at speed and the check engine light wasn’t on. Surprisingly at the next stop the cooling fan was turning on again. Figured all was good again minus the rough idle.

Rode a bit longer and then the check engine light came on again. This time it was starting to spit and sputter, had major power loss, would stall at anything less than 1800-2000 rpm, cooling fan was only working here and there and it would not engage into 4 wheel drive.

By the end of the day I was just burin it back to the truck and it wasn’t easy. I cleaned it and started it up today. Sounded prefect, no check engine light, 4 wheel drive was engaging and it seemed to be idling ok. Decided to go for a ace ride to see what happened. Ran perfect for about 20 min before all the Same symptoms came back.

The check engine light is so vague and the symptoms so sporadic I don’t know where to begin. I checked all the fluids and everything looked good.

I like tinker on stuff myself but Where do I begin? Or is the answer to just take it to the shops.

Thanks in advance for any and all advice here.

Jason

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4×4 stuck on

2009 800 I broke my factory sprague, replaced it with new alluminum cage, rollers, pins, new fluid, all the air is bleed out, but seems to be somewhat stuck in 4×4, the indicated on my cluster goes out, but if I purposely spin my rear tires on ice, while the 4×4 switch is in 2×4, front tires will go in and out of enguagement. When switch is in 4×4 mode front tires are locked in as they should be. Any ideas, also a polaris tech did my work for me (after hours) and he doesnt really know whats causing it.

2010 Trail Blazer oil cooler fan questions

Hello,

New guy here.

Just bought a 2010 330 Trail Blazer for my daughter.

Very low mile ATV, everything looks stock, undamaged and unmodified.

She was riding today in our woods and the high temp light came on.

I noticed I didn’t hear the oil cooler fan running.

Let the ATV cool down, started it up(no high temp light) and after about 15 minutes of riding the light was back on, no fan running that I could hear.

I’m new to these, should the fan come on with the light or before.

I pulled the plug on the thermistor? and jumped 1 and 3 wires, the high temp light came on the dash but no cooling fan running.

Fan is plugged in to harness.

Where to check next?
Is there a fuse or breaker for the fan? Where?

Anything else to check?

Thanks.

Belt change Sportsman 400?

How do you change the belt on a 2014 Sportsman 400? Do you pull up in it and roll the secondary until it works off, or do you use the tool to open up the secondary? I’m asking because I’m about to install a clutch kit I ordered from RVS and knows I will need to remove the belt and put it back on. Thanks in advance

2006 Sportsman 700 Issues

New to the forum.
My 2006 Sportsman 700 is New to me.
I have a list questions regarding some issues I am having.

1. When I turn on the key, the Check Engine is displayed. Once I start it. Check Engine not displayed. Is this normal?

2. What does flashing Battery symbol indicate? (If lights are on, the Speedometer needle also flashes)

3. If I throttle down quickly, I hear a ‘clicking’ sound as the quad decelerates. Same clicking if the throttle is at idle, and I am going down a hill.

4. What is a ‘wrench’ displayed indicate?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
Thanks.