today riding i ran out of gas on my scrambler andput it on res. but it still wouldnt fire back up so i went and put gas in it and it still wont fire up i had it going twice with the choke on but it would always die does anyone no what the problem is. thanks oh i also tried pull starting it and it didntwork ether

 

Maybe in the process of restarting it, the plug became fouled. Not as likely to happen to a 500 as opposed to a 400, but it is a possibility if it became flooded in the restarting process.

 

I like the fouled plug idea. Is there a drain screw on the float bowl to check to make sure you have fuel to the carb?

 

the pplug is so hard to get to you have to take of the plastic and the gas tank and the air box why is it that hard

 

You need to try this tool, looks like it would work in your situation. Spark Plug tool

 

The 500s have a fuel pump that sometimes loses its prime. The best way I have seen to re-prime them is to remove the seat, put your hand over the intake horn to seal it off the best you can, and then crank the engine over.
If it sputters with the choke on, but won't run, it could be because the plug fouled, but it could also be there is just enough gas in the bottom of the carb that it fires, but not enough to run.

Farmr

 

so does that mean i have to take out the airfilter and put my hand over that hole

 

If you have the rubber horn that comes off the front of the airbox that you can get to, all you have to do is cover that up. Some machines newer than mine (not sure on yours) has the intake up beside the gas tank cap. For those you might have to take the air cleaner out, and cover the hole to the carb. The better you can seal it, the faster it will re-prime.
As soon as it fires up, remove the restriction, or you may flood the engine.


Farmr