My buddys has a 99 scrambler polaris 500 4x4. 4 stroke it has been sitin for about 6 months. we was riding one day and it started runing bad cutin in and out lost power on way back to truck. got it back home and it would start but when you would give it gas it was like it wasint get enough air so we cleand the air filer still same he had the carburator cleand. put it back on cant get to start the guy that was workin on it could get it to start with starting fluid but not to stay runing. i dont no much about polaris. My Question is dose it sound like it needs rebuilt or just a fuel problem? any one have any idea what it could be or is it worth buyin not runin for 700? he will not take less.. thanks

 

i would buy it for 700 or less, because its probally somting easy to fix and it does run so.

 

I had something similar happen to my 99 sportsman 500.It had the same symptoms as you described.Turns out the needle was pushed up into the top housing.Look inside the throat of the carb to see if the needle is hanging down.Work the slide a couple times and look for the needle.After i put the needle back where it belonged the bike ran better than ever.Good luck.

 

buy that mother OMG 700 for a scrambler is an awsome deal

 

if its not the carb what could it be motor needs rebuit? how much would that cost?

 

I for got to add. is he did have problem with his fan comin on when the quad would get hot if that helps any. i would hate to buy it for 700. and put more in to it then it is worth. thanks for your help

 

I bet you anything that the motor does not need to be rebuilt. It is somthing verry simple. Dude buy that scrammy asap man. You will regret it if you do not. Pluss you have to look at it like this. If you baught the scrammy for 700, and lets just say it needed more than a grand of work. You would still pay more for a scrammy that was in good condition as far as the engin ad running components go. A scrammy 500 4x4 can go anywhere from 22 all the way past 3. I would ****** that scrammy up. It could jsu be that it isnt getting enough gas, or somthing could yet be blocking the ait intake.

 

I would jump on it for $700....you can get it running...

 

Your are one lucky guy to have the chance to buy that scrambler for $700. I tried buying a 1997 Scrammy 500 4x4 for $2000 BO that wasn't running because it was sittin around in my neighbors garage. I know it was easy to fix like a leak in the gas tank but he just wouldn't give it up.

 

I had the same issue with mine but it tured out I had a bad blow back becuse a filter was clogged, took 5 minutes to fix it