Hey Y'all, I'm new to the Polaris ATV Forums. I've got a 2010 Sportsman 500 HO that is sputtering, spitting, and cutting out on hills. Any suggestions for fixes? I've crated this machine and sent it overseas to where I work/live. It ran beautifully before I had to drain and crate it. When I got it over here a year later the needle seat had dried out and allowed fuel to back up into the air box and then get sucked into the crank case. I've put a carb kit in it and that problem is fixed, along with an oil change and new filter. After that it got to where it'd only run for about 5 min or so before dying. Then I'd have to choke it and crank hard on the starter to get it to fire up again. I've replaced the fuel pump (as it was full of junk inside). Now it starts, idles, and runs great until I open up the throttle to get up some hills, then it sputters and cuts out. It is like it's starving for fuel. I can re-start it right away. I've removed the in-line fuel filter between the tank and carb and this helps, but it is a new filter so I know it isn't full of trash. Is there a filter in the tank itself? Any help appreciated. Thanks.
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