Category Archives: Polaris Predator
help!!
cams not moving
2002 predator 50 electrical, no start, no fire help
I got all componets back on the atv. Got a schamatic. Got all the wires back in place. But still no spark. My question are:
How to straight wire the key switch, it is a 4 wire key switch?
How to test the coil, stator, and cdi box if possible?
Is an in line spark tester the one with bulb, for automobiles a suffice way to test for spark on this small of engine? If not any accurate alternative methods.
And if anyone has a schamatic for this model. I have one and it says the year model amd make but some of the wires are different colors.
All help is greatly appreciated. Trying to get this thing going and ain’t having much luck.
Cylinder hone or bore
2005 Predator 90 exhaust
Also do you think the exhaust from a 2005 Sportsman 90 is the same as a 2005 Predator 90? They look the same….but the Polaris part numbers are different. (by 1 number)
03 preddy over heating?!
Pred 50 Electric starter- gear issue?
On my kids’ little Pred 50, the electric starter stopped working out of the blue last week- one minute it worked, the next minute it didn’t. It clicks but doesn’t turn the engine.
Naturally, I put the kick starter on it temporarily (which also confirms the motor isn’t locked up). This morning I had a chance to diagnose it. Battery fully charged (started another ATV with it just to be sure), I’m getting power to the starter when I press the button but all it does is make one click each time. OK, bad starter motor, probably, I think.
I yank the starter and to confirm it’s bad I key it again while it hangs in free air. To my surprise, it spins up like a demon. Install in the motor again, just a click once more.
I try to move the starter gear inside the motor with a screwdriver- it rocks back and forth slightly but I can’t get the motor to turn. Admittedly, there’s very little pressure I can put on the gear in this manner, so it’s not exactly a conclusive test.
I’m VERY concerned something has gone wrong with whatever gears and such are INSIDE the engine cover. And I have NO idea what’s in there or how to access it.
Do the starter gears in these motors have a history of grenading themselves or locking up? Do I buy a new starter and take my chances? Any way to test this further before I lay out cash on a starter I may not need?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Pred 50 Electric starter- gear issue?
On my kids’ little Pred 50, the electric starter stopped working out of the blue last week- one minute it worked, the next minute it didn’t. It clicks but doesn’t turn the engine.
Naturally, I put the kick starter on it temporarily (which also confirms the motor isn’t locked up). This morning I had a chance to diagnose it. Battery fully charged (started another ATV with it just to be sure), I’m getting power to the starter when I press the button but all it does is make one click each time. OK, bad starter motor, probably, I think.
I yank the starter and to confirm it’s bad I key it again while it hangs in free air. To my surprise, it spins up like a demon. Install in the motor again, just a click once more.
I try to move the starter gear inside the motor with a screwdriver- it rocks back and forth slightly but I can’t get the motor to turn. Admittedly, there’s very little pressure I can put on the gear in this manner, so it’s not exactly a conclusive test.
I’m VERY concerned something has gone wrong with whatever gears and such are INSIDE the engine cover. And I have NO idea what’s in there or how to access it.
Do the starter gears in these motors have a history of grenading themselves or locking up? Do I buy a new starter and take my chances? Any way to test this further before I lay out cash on a starter I may not need?
Thanks in advance for any help.