Is there anything in the pull start/recoil for decompression. Any tricks to make it easier to pull start? The battery crapped out and I tried to use the pull start and just about ripped my arms from my shoulders and it felt like I broke my fingers. Holy ***** is there some compression in there. If not, maybe its a funny story?

DJN

 

I thought all 500 motors have the ball bearing in the camshaft that at low or cranking rpm the ball lifts the exhaust valve off its seat to act as a decompression device. At higher rpm it all goes back to normal.

Steve Lubecki

 

maybe goin to the gym a few times a week would help? lol jk man i didnt think that polaris ever had a de comp lever on anything? something dosnt sound right if its yanking that hard. maybe pull the pull starter off and check it out?

 

or buy a new batter?

 

Been there there is sort of a trick pullout slow till about 6inchs or so then you will fell it release then pull normal at least that is the way mine works if I was just to pull quickly from the start it just about tears my fingers off and I inturn call it a few choice names that I cannot repeat....lol