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I have a 1999 Sportsman 500. Only 200 miles. It died and won't restart. Cranks fine, no fire. Checked and has one spark when starts to crank, nothing while cranking, then one spark when stop cranking. Any ideas?

Hello,

Brand new 0 miles. Went on the first ride, it was raining the entire time, so the atv was pretty wet.

went through a big puddle, maybe as high as the tires or less, but splashed really good.

ATV died right after puddle, but started right up. Then would not rev up past 1/4 the way. 2 minutes later would rev 1/2 way ..

Withhin 10 minutes would rev 100%. everything was fine after that.

Was that a wet belt ? wet spark plug ?



later in the day it dies again, going through a smaller puddle, started right up, and revved fine.


Any help ? ideas ?

Can a wet belt cause the atv to shutoff ? or is something else going on ?

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What if any concerns should I have???

Thanks,
John

So I've been having/had this issue for some time now. Pretty much put it off, but since Winter is Coming, I feel the need to maybe fix it.

When I first bought my 08 sportsman 500 last year, I ended up changing the stator and voltage regulator among other things.

The issue is sometimes at idle the RPM's work fine. Other times it's just 0 unless I rev it up in which case the RPM's show up no problem, until I let off the throttle then it's back down to 0.

What controls the RPM's?

What could the issue be? Any assistance is much appreciated.

So I've been having/had this issue for some time now. Pretty much put it off, but since Winter is Coming, I feel the need to maybe fix it.

When I first bought my 08 sportsman 500 last year, I ended up changing the stator and voltage regulator among other things.

The issue is sometimes at idle the RPM's work fine. Other times it's just 0 unless I rev it up in which case the RPM's show up no problem, until I let off the throttle then it's back down to 0.

What controls the RPM's?

What could the issue be? Any assistance is much appreciated.