Well, you see it went like this —–

I went out to take a 5y/o a ride, we get on the seat, I hit the starter and it started, then died, hit the starter again and it backfired and I heard a snap……..

so now when I press the starter it just spins and doesn’t engage, pull started it so the 5y/o didn’t have a meltdown and took him for a ride.

so is there some piece that breaks on the starter when they snort like that or did I twist something off?

Its a 1999 500 sportsman – thanks in advance, Robert