thinking of buying a sportsman 500 from a guy. he said the last time he rode it, he heard a rattling in th eengina it quit.. it still turns over and the oil is clean..
any ideas?
any ideas?
polaris sportsman 500 question... motor problem!!
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Sounds like the bull gear jumped the heffer shaft
Pretty much impossible to say with any accuracy with that much info.
Pretty much impossible to say with any accuracy with that much info.if it is a 2000 or older machine the stator was known to come apart, or buen out, won't run, the updated stators were made better and didn't have any problems, thats all i know
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EricW
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Maybe you should do a quick compression check and/or oil analysis. Should be a lab in the yellow pages or most heavy equipment dealers will have a complete sample kit with postage label and all.
I do this and get the seller to agree that if it comes back good, I pay. If it comes back bad, you pay. $60-80 either way. This test will show all including any past bad air/air filter issues and all ring and bearing wear. Good luck. EW
BTW, I have a 99 & 01 Sportsman 500 that both have a bazillion miles of snow plowing, hunting, brush piling, firewood skidding, and just plain use. No issues ever.
I do this and get the seller to agree that if it comes back good, I pay. If it comes back bad, you pay. $60-80 either way. This test will show all including any past bad air/air filter issues and all ring and bearing wear. Good luck. EW
BTW, I have a 99 & 01 Sportsman 500 that both have a bazillion miles of snow plowing, hunting, brush piling, firewood skidding, and just plain use. No issues ever.
I have seen some stator, starter in that rotating group give some problems before in the early 2000's. Haven't heard a peep on the 500's since then though. It's crazy how bullet proof those things really are. Most never see any maintenance.
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