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I have a 2004 Sportsman 500 HO ATP with less than 600hrs that has been flawless since I purchased. I've only had to replace 1 CV boot and a starter relay. The rear foot brake rusted so I disconnected it but not hindering performance. I use this for travel to/from the woods and game retrieval during hunting season. Stored indoors. About a month ago I was riding around and when I went to idle the engine stalled. I tried to restart and it acted as though it was fuel starved. Tried to fire but backfired or would not stay running. Very hot day 100+ and thought I may have vapor lock. Let it sit a couple minutes and it started it up and ran another 1/4 mile before I stopped to check a trail camera. Engine died and would not restart with same symptoms. Few minutes later it restarted and I drove it home 1 mile with no issue. Full fuel tank, checked the fuel cap to make sure it was not to tight and getting a vacuum lock. Later it started and I was able to load and trailer home. Replaced the fuel filter with a larger see through filter and replaced the fuel pump when the filter did not solve the issue. Disconnecting the fuel lines replacing the pump produced good flow but have not pulled the line off the carb to see how the fuel pump is pushing to the carb. The behavior seems to be dry carb. Once the bowl fills up it runs until dry.

Before I pull the carb for a rebuild/clean, anyone have any suggestions besides checking the new pump is working and fuel is getting to the carb?

Thanks in advance.

battery toast after 8 months?
yuasa. atv used maybe 1x per week on average. lots of shorter runs. i understand that it drains the batt, but now tickle charger will show after 5min, and I can get 1 crank if i'm lucky.
disappointed....I mean those things are not that expensive....
what is a good brand to replace it with? (no yuasa please)

new to Can Am ATV ownership I have always been a Polaris Sportsman enthusiast but when it came time to buy a mud machine I agonized over the highlifter vs XMR hope I made the right decision Time will tell:aniwheeler6:

I am looking for the specs of the fuel reservoir knob part number 7517505. I'd like to pick one up from a big box store.

Thanks!
-Jon

New to Polaris, not to ATVs.
Just picked up a 99 Sportsman 335 for $900, needs alittle work but seems to have a strong motor.
Sure I will have questions.

Hey everyone. Was a long wait for me but my 1000R XTP is finally here halfway around the world.

Just wanted to share my first mods, replacing all front low beam and high beams with CSP LEDs. So that means i will be drawing 100W (25w x 4) vs 240W (55W low beam x 2, 65W high beam x 2). But i then added a 60W light bar too.

My first complaint is hot left foot... I need to do something about it but I see many topics about this already, I didn't want to do something too elaborate though.

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I've had my Scrambler for about 8 months now and I haven't had the time or money to mess with it.... Well I'm finally getting both now.... I've never owned a Polaris before.... I've owned plenty of ATV's and have plenty of knowledge in the ATV world so I'm not at a complete loss.... Now to my question.... I have a 2000 Scrambler 500 H.O. 4x4 and I've looked about a million places for new plastics and can't find them.... The only Plastics I'm really finding are used on Ebay.... Now I found a few colors I liked however they were for a Scrambler 400 in my year.... Will they fit my 500????

I have a 2001 Sportsman 500 HO and I just picked up a Polaris deluxe front brush guard on Ebay. I was wondering if someone out there who has one of these installed on their Sportsman could post some pictures of the mounting so I can get mine installed. I've searched the internet and can't find any good pictures or instructions anywhere. Thanks for the help!!