Hi All.
Am a really detail-oriented person, so please bear with me as I provide as much 'evidence' that I can, and ask for your help / tips to what might be going on.
Am a first-time ATV owner, bought this 2014 Sportsman 570 EFI EPS used, just about 60 days ago.
The unit was purchased with 63 Hours / 270 miles, it had little use.
The unit did have about a half-tank of fuel in it, that I didn't properly look at until the following problems have started.
I purchased this unit, for a piece of 35 acres that I just purchased to tow a small trailer around for rocks, wood, land-maintenance tasks. Am not using for trail riding, or anything like that. Just puttin' around the property, 15 mph kind of use, etc.
Have been using it repeatedly since I got it, about every 2-3 weekends, just driving around at these slow speeds, and the ATV has been working fine. Am somewhere near 70 hours on it now. No more than that.
This past weekend though, I did a quick haul-ass down the driveway about 200-300 yards, and then about 1/8 mile up the hill, and pulled into a driveway. Suddenly, the ATV sputters and dies..... Just cranks and cranks, but won't fire.
Took about 2-3 minutes of repeated attempts to get it started, it does. Turn around and try to head back to my driveway, slow speed, get about 100 yards, it sputters and dies again. This time, it simply won't start, just cranks and cranks, won't fire...
This is when someone tipped me off, that it sounds like the ATV is just not getting fuel.
This is when I took the time to look in the tank with a flashlight for the first time, and find that it's a very bad color in there.... Looks like I was very foolish, should have checked this weeks ago, and flushed the old fuel out.
The fuel pump does appear to be working, I can hear it buzz-up when the ATV is turned 'on'.
I suspect that my puttin' around on the property, riding slowly was not "stirring up" that crap in the tank. That quick haul-ass that I did, got something all stirred up, and has clogged the fuel pump or something.
The ATV is a 3-hour drive away, so I have a lot of time to try and figure out what's going on, and take the appropriate parts / tools, to try and repair.
Thus far, the articles that I've found, point to the fuel pump being the problem. That these are known to fail on the 570, even at low-hours like I have on this 2014 model.
Would very-greatly appreciate any tips / suggestions you guys have for getting this repaired. Thanks!
Am a really detail-oriented person, so please bear with me as I provide as much 'evidence' that I can, and ask for your help / tips to what might be going on.
Am a first-time ATV owner, bought this 2014 Sportsman 570 EFI EPS used, just about 60 days ago.
The unit was purchased with 63 Hours / 270 miles, it had little use.
The unit did have about a half-tank of fuel in it, that I didn't properly look at until the following problems have started.
I purchased this unit, for a piece of 35 acres that I just purchased to tow a small trailer around for rocks, wood, land-maintenance tasks. Am not using for trail riding, or anything like that. Just puttin' around the property, 15 mph kind of use, etc.
Have been using it repeatedly since I got it, about every 2-3 weekends, just driving around at these slow speeds, and the ATV has been working fine. Am somewhere near 70 hours on it now. No more than that.
This past weekend though, I did a quick haul-ass down the driveway about 200-300 yards, and then about 1/8 mile up the hill, and pulled into a driveway. Suddenly, the ATV sputters and dies..... Just cranks and cranks, but won't fire.
Took about 2-3 minutes of repeated attempts to get it started, it does. Turn around and try to head back to my driveway, slow speed, get about 100 yards, it sputters and dies again. This time, it simply won't start, just cranks and cranks, won't fire...
This is when someone tipped me off, that it sounds like the ATV is just not getting fuel.
This is when I took the time to look in the tank with a flashlight for the first time, and find that it's a very bad color in there.... Looks like I was very foolish, should have checked this weeks ago, and flushed the old fuel out.
The fuel pump does appear to be working, I can hear it buzz-up when the ATV is turned 'on'.
I suspect that my puttin' around on the property, riding slowly was not "stirring up" that crap in the tank. That quick haul-ass that I did, got something all stirred up, and has clogged the fuel pump or something.
The ATV is a 3-hour drive away, so I have a lot of time to try and figure out what's going on, and take the appropriate parts / tools, to try and repair.
Thus far, the articles that I've found, point to the fuel pump being the problem. That these are known to fail on the 570, even at low-hours like I have on this 2014 model.
Would very-greatly appreciate any tips / suggestions you guys have for getting this repaired. Thanks!