I have a 2001 Polaris Sportsman 500HO 4x4
My machine is cutting out during idle, reverse and forwards gears. If I press the reverse override button it solves it.
I think I am having a electrical problem. I have no neutral or reverse lights on the pod. The reverse light doesn't even come on with the reverse override button pressed. I think the cooling fan is also not coming on.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Where should I begin my fix?


Thanks for any help.

Cutting out in Kansas

 

unplug the black wire from the rev limiter box. not sure where its located on your bike but its there.

 

Unhooking this wire will make the cooling fan work?

 

follow the black wire from the switch to the fuse block thing. mine had 2 black wires on it i pulled 1 and did'nt fix it i pulled the other one and bingo

 

it will fix the override problem. for the fan i would check your sensor first. unplug the two wires from the sensor that is at the top of your radiator and use a short jumper wire to tie the two wires together. fan should come on. if it does then probably a faulty sensor. if it doesnt then check to make sure you have power going to the sensor and if that checks out i would say your fan is bad.

 

All of these problems happened at the exact same time, so I was hoping to fix the fault.