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06 500 EFI

Postby rangertom » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:49 pm

My father-in-law's sportsman has officially had it's first failure.

Anyone here heard of "the stalling problem" with these new machines?

He's to be taking the unit into the dealer for their "fixing," but I'd sure like to know what it is before they spend an assload of time trying to find it.

Chadd...I bet this is not a new "issue," is it?

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Tom
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Postby MrBill » Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:03 am

Sounds like ETC adjustment. Very easy to adjust.
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Postby Chadd » Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:44 am

This is the only issue that i know of.https://www.polarisdealers.com/servwarr ... ration.pdf We have sold a dozen or so 500 EFI and not one has come back with any issues.
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Postby rangertom » Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:41 pm

Chadd wrote: We have sold a dozen or so 500 EFI and not one has come back with any issues.
Certainly gives me hope...on atvconnection.com there's a long thread of several folks with this model that have the same problem. Judging by how this issue seemed to get worse and worse, I'm thinking the ETC could be the problem.

At any rate, the ATV should have reached the dealer today. I'll be calling them to inquire about it's disposition. I've got a great rapor w/the mechanics, though I don't have a great deal of confidence in their EFI knowledge.

I'll keep yall posted.
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:59 pm

What kind of air filter does he have in his rig?
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Postby Ken » Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:58 pm

A dripping wet, oil soaked K&N...
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Postby rangertom » Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:49 pm

Ken wrote:A dripping wet, oil soaked K&N...
oh ken...stop! oh wait...here's a fitting reply...

a BONE STOCK paper w/screen...LOL...

Ken's seen brokeback mountain one to many times...

Ken, do you have a frequent viewer's card?
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Postby Ken » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:29 pm

Lifetime pass..
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Postby rangertom » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:13 pm

OMG!!! I'm really rolling on the floor laughing my ass off!!!

Dayam!
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Postby Ken » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:16 pm

To get you back on track...

I found this post.


http://forums.atvconnection.com/message ... 476823.cfm
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Postby rangertom » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:06 am

Ken wrote:To get you back on track...

I found this post.


http://forums.atvconnection.com/message ... 476823.cfm
If you saw this thread, you've also probably seen that I posted to it a couple times...almost looks like a hurry up and wait on Polaris to figure out the problem.

Too bad though, it's an awesome machine when it's not stalling.

Thanks Ken.
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:26 am

it's an awesome machine when it's not stalling.
That's a conflict in terminology.....lol.
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Postby Ken » Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:41 am

I didn't read it at all.....I just saw the Topic.
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Postby rangertom » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:21 am

Ken wrote:I didn't read it at all.....I just saw the Topic.
You're still a good man, charlie brown...
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Postby rangertom » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:04 pm

UPDATE!!! Bill had it right, it was the ETC/TPS...whatever, it was the damned cable adjustment for the throttle. The retaining nut wasn't tight, allowing the adjuster part to back off from vibration. This explains it's steady worsening. Nice and simple...and the dealership didn't charge for their 5 minute fix either.

Great ending! Thank goodness! I was really afraid it was what some are experiencing who've posted to the atvconnection website.

The father-in-law's happy as a clam...once again!

Thanks again for all the input!
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