A friend of mine has a 2003 polaris sportsman600 it's been sputtering on and off for months it would sputter for a few seconds than run great all day it dose it about once a trip, now its lost all spark.

what all could be wrong ?

things done to it:
New plugs.
new wires.
ignition switch tested good.
kill switch tested good.

Sound like a bad coil pack to me !
But every dealer swears it's not the coil they say that they never go bad. . .
so what else could be causing this fine heap not to start ?

P.S. The Bluie Rubie is tired of towing this fine SportsWoman in LoL. . . tho tho this machine has drug me out of drink a few time this year. . .
Mike D

 

I don't know if this will help but I had a simmalar issue on mine with the spark plu wires not making good contact with the plug itself after some reformation of the brass connector problem has not come back!

 

Yea ! thats what we thought it was so we checked them and rechecked them.
it currently has no spark at all nothing at the plugs nothing at the coil pack it's self we used one of them spark testers on it. . .

Mike D

 

I have replaced about 4 Ducati coil packs on early Sportsmans. They just didnt hold up and were discontinued.

 

if it has a stator don't foget to check it some say to replace it with the regulator but the stator can be fixed so look carfully for a wire that has burnt into at what looks like connection terminals i've repaid them myself by soidering them back againt not sure your unit is using a stator but it sounds like coil or cdi or whatever is invole in the spark including fuses and regulator hopefully not the brain box good luck keep us posted please so that we learn with you.

 

We had the stator looked at it performer and i quote " about the strongest i,ve seen in years ! "

we did test it and it's sending power up top. . .

Mike D

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: old polaris tech

I have replaced about 4 Ducati coil packs on early Sportsmans. They just didnt hold up and were discontinued.</end quote></div>

Where can you find a suitable replacment ? if there is a many options who and where would have the best unit ?

Mike D

 

havent really searched for options, the replacements were supposed to be improved! Havent had any that I replaced come back,but time will tell. When I said discontinued,I meant LATER models didnt use them. Good luck

 

took the quad to a dealer and 20 min later they called and said it was the stator so am now searching for one cause the dealer wants $440 for it anybody got a new or used one laying around let me know

 

Very unusual for stator to fail if it has ducati coil pack! BUT with electrical anything possible!