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Old 05-27-2009, 12:20 AM   #1 (permalink)
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just wondering if anyone could give me a couple suggestions on to what is wrong with my quad and why it is doing what it is.
i just finished a couple day quading trip and got my quad pretty wet. NOW the monitor does not want to turn on but when it does its saying i am in 4x4 and in low but i am in 2wheel drive and in hight. the fuel guage reads backwards, my batery light is flashing. Also it does not want to run well either. it sputters alot and most of the time when i give it a bit of throttle while i am warming it up, it will just stall or backfire big time. I bought a new air filter, changed the oil/oil filter,changed the fuel(thought maybe it was mixed with water somehow) brought my battery in and got it load tested but still all is not well. ANY SUGGESTIONS?! its a 2008 sportsman 800twin.
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Old 06-05-2009, 08:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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i have no clue and it looks like no one else does either... computer maybe? either way this might be something to bring to a mechanic unless someone else can think of something
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Pull all the wiring harness plugs and clean with an electrical contact cleaner, There has to be water in one of them.
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