Hello,
I have a 2002 Sportsman 500 that recently started overheating (temp. light came on and radiator fluid was coming out of overflow and fan was not running). I also started experiencing another issue prior to overheating (not sure if they are related) that I cannot start my quad unless I use the pull start. I tried jumping the battery with no luck.
So this is what I know so far:
I am having a battery/starting issue and quad only starts and runs with pull start. Lights and instruments do work.
Fan works. I bypassed it and it started running with no problem.
Radiator fins and screen are clean of dirt.
Does anyone have suggestions on where to start? Could my 2 issues be related? Should I consider the thermostat, radiator cap, temperature sensor, water pump, battery? Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks,
Matt
I have a 2002 Sportsman 500 that recently started overheating (temp. light came on and radiator fluid was coming out of overflow and fan was not running). I also started experiencing another issue prior to overheating (not sure if they are related) that I cannot start my quad unless I use the pull start. I tried jumping the battery with no luck.
So this is what I know so far:
I am having a battery/starting issue and quad only starts and runs with pull start. Lights and instruments do work.
Fan works. I bypassed it and it started running with no problem.
Radiator fins and screen are clean of dirt.
Does anyone have suggestions on where to start? Could my 2 issues be related? Should I consider the thermostat, radiator cap, temperature sensor, water pump, battery? Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks,
Matt