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Is this the correct temp light sensor for a 1996 sportsman 500 part number-3085352

Hello all, i am fairly new to the atv world. I recently purchased a 2004 sportman 400 and it needed some work. I have it mostly finished but i have no idea where the frame/engine ground cable connects. If anyone has any idea where this cable goes on this four wheeler I would greatly appreciate it and put you in my prayers. A pic. would be excellent if anyone has one. I know it is located above the water pump but unsure exactly where it is suppose to go, Thanks all.

Posting this for a friend....... He may be willing to give these two bikes away to a good home, someone that would actually use them. They haven't seen the trails in a very long time, you will have to drain and refill them with fresh gas. Local pick up only, will not ship.



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Ok. I purchased a used Sportsman 500 last year and it is along the lines of 2000 to 2001 model year to my knowledge. I’ve looked for the VIN with no luck (yes, looked on frame by front/left strut). It has EBS. From what I can tell by narrowing down based on parts from the service manual and pictures, it is a 2000 or 2001. Anyone have a good way to tell for sure what model year I have (hand controls, dash style, shift lever, etc.)? It gets difficult to buy replacement parts without knowing what I have for sure.

Let me know what questions you have and I’ll respond when possible. Thanks

Bike stopped working last week, not getting juice to start it with electric start.
So today I crossed the solenoid over and it ran for about 5 mins and cut out and wouldn't start again after I tried crossing the solenoid over again . Is this a bat battery or solenoid? Need help asap !
Thanks in advance friends.
Cheers!

Hey guys im new to this i have a 1996 sportsman 500 that the temp light comes on when the key is turned on and the bike isnt even running. The fan is hooked up to a switch so when the fan is on the hot light comes on. I took the engine sensor out and the light still was on even though the fan switch was off and the bike wasnt running. Would this be a ground problem? With the white and blue wire? If any one has a manual that would be great. The bike isnt really heating up i beleive its a false reading

Hello,
I hope you are not to fed up with EFI issues…

I live in Sweden and I have a 2005 Sportsman 800 with 250 h on the clock. It started to run a little bit rich and is now at the point where the machine stalls at idle. These are the symptoms: Idle drops really low, below 700 rpm and finally stalls especially when the machine is hot. It runs a little bit rich but exhaust is not black and it does not smell of fuel. Spark plugs were black (soot). It hesitates a little bit at low rpm:s but pulls rather ok especially before it gets hot. No codes are set. I also have a problem that the fuel level is sometimes showing in the display and sometimes not but I assume it is not related.

What have I done so far. Battery is checked and fully charged. Both spark plugs new. New air filter. As I think the fan is not starting as often as before I have changed the temp sensor. Engine does not get warm (no boiling or warnings) and the fan starts when pulling the wires at the sensor. Crank case ventilation is clear and I can not see anything strange with the wiring to the TPS or T-BAP. I have checked the voltage at the TPS just by measuring voltage when the ignition is on and it was 0,694 V. Turned the TPS so it is now 0,710 V (did not make any difference for the idle). I tried to set the idle by turning the TPS but couldn´t get it above 850 rpms when cold and trickles down and stalls when warmer. I have not changed the idle screw setting. When using the throttle I can´t see anything strange with the voltage readings but that is with my multimeter as I don´t have an analog voltmeter.

I don´t know where to check next. I know wiring issues and the T-Bap sensor is causing a lot of EFI-problems but shouldn´t I have error codes if that was the case? I have not checked the fuel pressure but the fuel pump was changed last autumn. Could the exhaust be restricted?

Ideas?

Thanks,
Peter

Just picked up a 2018 Sportsman 1000XP. I've had my 2005 Sportsman 700 since 2012 and its been a great ATV but have recently been battling some 4wd issues so I found a '14 570 w/eps that I picked up about 6 months ago and it was a night and day difference being fuel injected and eps so much smoother and comfortable. Well after riding it a bit and exhaust and tune later, it just wasn't cutting it. I desired more. So I went to my local dealer and checked out the 850SP. Then saw the left over stock '18 1000 so we were able to work out a deal on that. Got it home and what a difference. After the break in I was able to open it up and this is exactly what I was needing. This quad gets down and does so effortlessly. I ended up selling the '05 700 in a day after listing it and my wife wanted to keep the 570 for her. So I'll probably be pulling off the HMF exhaust and tune here shortly and putting it back to stock. I look forward to the next outing to Crosby Tx Xtreme offroad. Here a couple pics of the new bike and its compadres!

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Hey guys, I am not a mechanic and am just trying to figure this out with online searching so please bear with me if the wording on some parts isn't right.

I have a 2002 Sportsman 700 which I got used. I have tuned it up a bunch so it runs pretty nice now and replaced bearings and stuff so it handles great.

The issue is, I am not totally sure if the AWD is working. I have looked into how the system works and when I turn on the AWD switch, the light does go on which would indicate it is working. When I look under the ATV at the hub between the front CV shafts there is a set of wires connecting to it. From my reading that is to energize it to engage the AWD. One of the wires is broken off though so I am not sure how it would be engaging it. I did test touching that wire to the hub there and if the AWD switch is on, it will spark so I know the wire itself is working.

What I am wondering is, how is the AWD working if the wire is broken. Another thing I noticed the other day is the speedo doesn't work. I went to check the cable for it and noticed that there is no speedo cable, at least from what I can tell. I don't see it on the wheel or up at the instrument column so I am wondering if one of the previous owners disconnected it and removed it, maybe it was broken.

I found sites that say the AWD works through the speedo so you don't engage it when the wheels are spinning so is it possible the AWD was overridden to always be on since that cable was removed? Would that actually work with the second cable disconnected anyway?

I am looking at ordering another speedo cable as they aren't too expensive but any suggestions about how this system works or things to look at would be great. I am not sure where that cable should re-attach to the hub either so any suggestions with that would be really helpful.

Thanks a bunch.

Neal

Anyone ever night fished before? Looking to build my own platform to bowfish snakehead off of and was wondering what type of lights people use?