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Old 09-22-2009, 09:26 PM
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Outlaw 525 hard starting

We have an '08 Outlaw 525IRS. I replaced the battery as it was hard to start. sounded like a weak battery. then I replaced the starter with a used one. My son tried "cleaning" the original, and it smelled toxic afterwards, so I put in the replacement. It sounds like the battery is almost dead when we try to start, like it has a hard time turning over, but I know the battery is good, and we charged it up. Anyone else had hard starting issues with this engine? Anything I should look for, or tests I can perform?

I see some folks say they've had premature headlight burn out from voltage regulator issues, but would this cause my hard starting?
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Old 09-22-2009, 10:32 PM
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First off, welcome to the board!
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Old 09-23-2009, 10:53 AM
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thanks Bruce! it's the first time I've seen flashing blue & red lights in my rearview and it turned out to be a good thing!!
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Old 12-02-2009, 12:12 AM
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turned out to be a broken decompression lever on my camshaft. I have posted pics and details at http://polarisoutlaw.net/forum/index.php?topic=118.0
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