What to do when your Polaris ATV dies?

What to do when your Polaris ATV dies?

Try to drain the float bowl as soon as it dies so you can see if there’s any fuel in there.Check for spark at your plug as soon as it dies. If it’s not not fuel , electrical acts weird with a hot engine so you may have some testing to do…….

What does rough idle mean on a Polaris Sportsman?

Please try again later. Polaris Sportsman idles rough refers to when the all-terrain vehicle’s engine runs uneven or irregular while disconnected from a load or out of gear. Symptoms of rough idle might include, engine idles but will not rev up, or maybe the engine runs but will not idle, or maybe the engine idles rough and stalls.

Why does my Polaris ATV run out of gas?

It acts like it runs out of gas OR the spark fails. I put a new fuel filter, fuel pump, and nice fresh gas on it. I seen on the polaris site that the spark plug cap can be bought apart from the coil. Could it possibly be a coil problem?

What to do if your Polaris bike won’t start?

Just spray a small amount on the coil, then try to start the bike. If it starts, then problem solved. If it doesn’t start, then it means more troubleshooting. Good luck! Check the fuel tank vent hose to see if it is plugged or kinked.

What to do if your Polaris Sportsman 500 dies?

Symptoms can get severe to where the carb would only run with the choke on/off or with carb cleaner sprayed down its throat. Some would often jump into replacing bolts, bushings, and the rubber diaphragm at the first sign of a carb problem. They would often forget about giving it a new carb kit when cleaning it out.

What causes a Polaris Sportsman to stop running?

A bad source coil in the stator causes the CDI to stop running. A DC conversion kit is a good replacement for the stock CDI box as it bypasses the defective source coil. However, symptoms for this cause normally overlap with electrical wiring or engine compression problems.

What are the symptoms of a bad Polaris CDI box?

What Are the Symptoms of Bad Polaris CDI Box? When a Polaris Sportsman 500 idles but dies, it can point to different things, such as misfires, starting issues, rough running, and even a stalling motor. The below signs can help you determine if the problem is from the CDI box:

Why does my Polaris ATV die after great runs?

One other thing is that whatever ate the diaphragm and the fuel pump and the 3 way valve may of degraded the lines to the point that they gumped up the inlet on the carb. What do you guys think? Thanks I couldn’t really figure out why it dies after great runs.

What should I do if I give my Polaris 500 gas?

Re: Polaris 500, starts fine but when you give it gas is… Check the exhaust lobe on the cam. these are prone to wear if oil changes are neglected. try to run it with the airbox lid removed and see if there is any change. You can’t post conmments that contain an email address.

Why does my Polaris Ranger stall at even RPMs?

It will cut out when you give it throttle, it always is preceded with one hesitation. When acceleration is applied it staggers and farts, until you let off the throttle, then it will run fine at an even RPMs until accelerator is pushed. It will always start right up if it dies and will idle.

Can a CARB be rebuilt by a Polaris dealer?

I just had the carb rebuilt by a Polaris dealer. It runs great. Idles perfect, accelerates great, perfect. That is until it dies. It acts like it runs out of gas OR the spark fails. I put a new fuel filter, fuel pump, and nice fresh gas on it. I seen on the polaris site that the spark plug cap can be bought apart from the coil.

How long does a Polaris ATV run before it dies?

It runs about 10 minutes, dies. The really weird part is that if you let it sit about 5 minutes it starts right back up again and runs great again. That is until it dies again.

Re: Polaris 500, starts fine but when you give it gas is… Check the exhaust lobe on the cam. these are prone to wear if oil changes are neglected. try to run it with the airbox lid removed and see if there is any change. You can’t post conmments that contain an email address.

What to do when your Polaris bike dies?

Feel the coil just after the bike dies to see how warm it is. If you find the coil very warm, then I would use some freeze spray, which is available at auto parts stores. Just spray a small amount on the coil, then try to start the bike. If it starts, then problem solved. If it doesn’t start, then it means more troubleshooting.

It will cut out when you give it throttle, it always is preceded with one hesitation. When acceleration is applied it staggers and farts, until you let off the throttle, then it will run fine at an even RPMs until accelerator is pushed. It will always start right up if it dies and will idle.