2006 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO

[elksnout]

Well....drove it out of the garage, parked it and hours later went to drive it back into the garage. Dead as a fence post. No nothing. Battery is four months old and always kept on a tender and started up 1-2 times per week.

Had battery tested today. 14.83 on the meter and well over 200 plus CCA's under load.  Last year replaced the starter, bendix and solinoid. 

The lights will not come on. Wouldn't that be the battery?

Help!

Thanks
Elksnout

[Mudman]

Fuses??

[Katmai Guy]

Bad power switch?

[callturner]

Check connections, make sure all switch's are on and don't ask me why I would say that.

[ghosthunter]

Fuseable links?

[elksnout]

Ran a jumper wire to bypass kill switch and still no power when turning key. Instrument panel lights up, lights do come on and starter relay makes clicking sound.

Checked and rechecked for loose wires and connections. Rig doesn't have fuses. Not sure how to check a fuseable link?

Elksnout

[Sandberm]

Your starter could have broke.

I replaced a stock starter once with one made in China(significantly cheaper than oem). After about a year the bike wouldnt turn over. I took the chinese starter off, found a very small piece of cast metal had flaked off and wedged itself in there so the starter motor wouldn't spin. Put it back together and all is good.

[ballpark]

Stator.  Pull cover off clean the pickup and check for burnt windings.  I had the same problem, replaced stator - all good.

Do you have RPM's displayed?  I have the service manual for troubleshooting if you want PM me and I can send it via email.

[elksnout]

Stator.  Pull cover off clean the pickup and check for burnt windings.  I had the same problem, replaced stator - all good.

Do you have RPM's displayed?  I have the service manual for troubleshooting if you want PM me and I can send it via email.

Replaced the stator when I replaced the starter. I have the codes and the rpm's briefly come up. I've tried the blink codes per the manual but can't get any numbers to code up.

Put in park. Turn key to on position. Then key to off and on There times in less than five seconds. No codes. Just the service wrench icon that fades away?

I have power going into the starter solenoid. Where should power be coming out? There's no power coming out of the two wire plug coming off of it not the other post going to starter.

Shouldn't there be?

Elksnout

[Buckmark]

Lighty give that starter some love taps with a hammer while holding the start button

[elksnout]

Lighty give that starter some love taps with a hammer while holding the start button

No go with plenty of taps.  That was new this time last year. This thing fired right up all last hunting season and I've ridden it around the property multiple times since and it's been kept on a tender.  Started it up to back it out of garage, shut it off then hopped on it to drive it back in. No power. No turn over. Nothing.

[hawks33]

I know you said you checked, but I had same issue with same atv, loose battery cables...

[ballpark]

Rereading your initial post and from what you have already done I would check for loose connections or a hard ground.  Is your primary ground loose, investigate the connection to frame.  There is a common ground group up front, brown wires to the frame also.  Requires some removal of front clip.

[WapitiTalk1]

Maybe give Powersports NW, Centralia, service section a holler and ask them.  I betcha they could give you some idea of what little demon is giving you issues. 

[Sandberm]

Maybe give Powersports NW, Centralia, service section a holler and ask them.  I betcha they could give you some idea of what little demon is giving you issues.

Sometimes information is free, other times they answer, "well, bring her on in and we'll give it a look!"