Ok, not wanting to look like a complete tool, but here goes. I bought a used 2001 Sportsman 400. It didn’t have spark, wouldn’t start. Ok, nothing unusual but thought it was a cdi box. purchase new cdi box, only to be given a cdi box that connectors are different, new box is for a 500 sportsman. Long story short, for a reason I don’t know, I unplugged the center wire out of the original cdi box, and viola, enough spark to give you a jolt.
Now if you lookn at the cylinder of the bike it has a 500 cylinder, i am assuming it is a 400 bottom end with a 500 top end on it, hence the reason the new cdi box connectors are different, how can I identify if it is a 500, or a 400 with a 500 top end or is it possible to put a 500 top end on the 400 bottom end. I also have a clutch rattle, was going to rebuild the clutch but don’t know if its a 500, a 400, EBS or non EBS.
Now if you lookn at the cylinder of the bike it has a 500 cylinder, i am assuming it is a 400 bottom end with a 500 top end on it, hence the reason the new cdi box connectors are different, how can I identify if it is a 500, or a 400 with a 500 top end or is it possible to put a 500 top end on the 400 bottom end. I also have a clutch rattle, was going to rebuild the clutch but don’t know if its a 500, a 400, EBS or non EBS.
Any suggestions cause the dealership I asked to run the VIN said the cant tell me about clutches or answer any question I asked.
