Category Archives: Polaris Sportsman

2000 sportsman 500 master have brake lever

So I made a bonehead move and when I was tightening the lever bracket to the Handelbar, I went too tight and it broke… On the master brake lever side so I’m assuming I need to replace the entire master cylinder and lever? Or can I just replace the part that the resivore screws onto.

Any help would be appreciated!

sportsman 90 wiring problem

Hello all, A friend at work hooked me up with his sons 2001 sportsman 90 that he was having a problem getting started. got it for a hundred but I did not realize that the wiring had been burgered up.
1 ) Ignition switch gone
2 ) homemade start button
3 ) wires cut spliced together
The plan is to remove the engine to put on a VW go-kart. But I need to make sure I have a good engine first.
I replaced the stator and CDI.
Now for my problem: NO FIRE TO COIL
I’m pretty sure I can figure it out if I had a wiring diagram for a 01 sportsman 90, but all I have found are schematic’s with different color wires. Any one here help me out?

2008 sportsman 90 mods

i have a few upgrades for my sons 2008 sportsman 90 i would like to do…
installed some hid lights but they flicker – can’t find any info on this – there is not a light switch – might need a relay – need help with that

second – i would like some more aggressive tires for his 90 as well – any website and size that would work would be great

third – i would like to increase the performance of the wheeler as well

I’m new on here so any help would be great

94 polaris 400l new “generic” key switch wiring question

New to the Polaris forums.
I purchased a 1994 400L 4×4.
It was missing the ignition switch. I bought a new non OEM switch on ebay.
It is a four wire just like the OEM, but the wires are red,brown,black and black with white. When I turn the key on I get power in and out of the red and brown wires. So brown is not ground like OEM.. My question is where would you think I need to hook up the wires to the terminal board.??

I know the red goes to red on the board for power and I would think the brown would go to the the red/white on the terminal board since i have power out there,right?

The two other blacks/black w white ? where would those go on the board.

Also where does the terminal board gets it ground???

I have not quite figured this out.

I also am missing the CDI…still trying to find one.

I hope this all makes sense

Thank You

94 polaris 400l new “generic” key switch wiring question

New to the Polaris forums.
I purchased a 1994 400L 4×4.
It was missing the ignition switch. I bought a new non OEM switch on ebay.
It is a four wire just like the OEM, but the wires are red,brown,black and black with white. When I turn the key on I get power in and out of the red and brown wires. So brown is not ground like OEM.. My question is where would you think I need to hook up the wires to the terminal board.??

I know the red goes to red on the board for power and I would think the brown would go to the the red/white on the terminal board since i have power out there,right?

The two other blacks/black w white ? where would those go on the board.

Also where does the terminal board gets it ground???

I have not quite figured this out.

I also am missing the CDI…still trying to find one.

I hope this all makes sense

Thank You

94 polaris 400l new “generic” key switch wiring question

New to the Polaris forums.
I purchased a 1994 400L 4×4.
It was missing the ignition switch. I bought a new non OEM switch on ebay.
It is a four wire just like the OEM, but the wires are red,brown,black and black with white. When I turn the key on I get power in and out of the red and brown wires. So brown is not ground like OEM.. My question is where would you think I need to hook up the wires to the terminal board.??

I know the red goes to red on the board for power and I would think the brown would go to the the red/white on the terminal board since i have power out there,right?

The two other blacks/black w white ? where would those go on the board.

Also where does the terminal board gets it ground???

I have not quite figured this out.

I also am missing the CDI…still trying to find one.

I hope this all makes sense

Thank You

500 EFI Stalls

A friend of mine has a 2006 sportsman 500 EFI. After a few minutes of getting warm and riding, it seems to stall out. Will not go dead, but there is no response in the throttle lever. Then it comes back for a few minutes and does it again. Any ideas on what this might be caused by? It runs fine otherwise. Thanks.

500 EFI Stalls

A friend of mine has a 2006 sportsman 500 EFI. After a few minutes of getting warm and riding, it seems to stall out. Will not go dead, but there is no response in the throttle lever. Then it comes back for a few minutes and does it again. Any ideas on what this might be caused by? It runs fine otherwise. Thanks.

2004 700 efi fuel rail issue

Got the new tank in, and changed the plugs while it was off. also took the injectors in and had them cleaned and tested. Hooked it all up tonight, but still didn’t start.

Noticed fuel on the left side. Discovered it was coming from the injector, left side had a slightly torn o-ring when I took it out.

Not sure if this is why it wouldn’t start. Perhaps fuel pressure wasn’t high enough in the rail since it had a small leak?

Getting new O-rings tomorrow, and I’ll see if I can find a fuel tester. I’d also like to get a NOID tester.

With the tank back off, I shot a little starter fluid on the cloth around the air filter, and it fired and ran nicely for a short while. (I know this is not recommended.)

So it’s definitely a fuel system problem. Hoping it’s just the leaky O-ring, don’t want to put any more money in this machine!

Thoughts on the leaky rail preventing it from firing?