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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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Please help, Im going nutZ. Almost everytime I run my 03 500 HO in some water or mud holes it stalls, wont rev, and feels like the motor is being cut off when I put it under load. It takes some time before woking right again.
Please HELP !!!!!
 
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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maybe check the seal on your clutch cover it sounds like your getting water in there...
 
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 10:55 PM
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No Im not getting any water in my clutch. I open the drain and nothing comes out.
It feels like something electronic is getting wet and causing this.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 11:17 PM
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You might try some dielectric grease aroung your spark plug wire where it goes on the plug and coil.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 05:01 AM
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i 2nd sportsman70003, sounds like the plug is getting wet...goodluck
 
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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How fast are you hittin the water you can be gettin water in you air box it happens all the time to me on my 700
 
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 04:27 PM
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Default HeLp! Sportsman dies when in water ??????

Originally posted by: FireCaptainSteve
Please help, Im going nutZ. Almost everytime I run my 03 500 HO in some water or mud holes it stalls, wont rev, and feels like the motor is being cut off when I put it under load. It takes some time before woking right again.
Please HELP !!!!!
Will it do it under load other than in water like in heavy dryer mud or in sand? Does it sound like it does in reverse without the override button pushed??
 
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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It DOES sound like the ignition is being retarded. Once the problem starts I can get it started and it will idle, until I try to start to move in gear. Thats when it cuts out.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 10:06 PM
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It sounds like it is choking or running rich. Can you smell raw gas when this happens? Run your finger in the tail pipe is there black soot? Air filter plugged or dirty? Did it just start to do this in the warm weather?
 
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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I would like to know if the two multi pin plugs on the lower right side of the trans could do this when wet. What do these plugs do?
 
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