HeLp! Sportsman dies when in water ??????

[polaris800boy14]

youv got water in your air box park it on a hill pull the drain plug and let it idle for about a half an hour check your throtle every once in a wile and feel the muffler for any water vaper i had the same problem with my honda 300

[JEFF10049]

OK heres what the vent tube does it allows air to get out of the fuel bowl on the carb. so fuel can get in... if it is restricted in any way no air can get out and no fuel can get in. I had this happen to me on my 250 TB. as for the dielectric grease put it in the end of the plug boot and then snap it back on you may have to hold it in for a minute I have seen the grease form a good enough seal to pop the boot back off if you don't hold it for a bit. I have heard that some have had to silcone the boot on to get a good enough seal but that migh suck the next time you go to take it off! I'm sure one of the two is your prob...

[Predator03]

I'm not sure how the vent tube is routed on the Sportsman, but I had that problem on my Predator. It would stall in about a foot and a half or so of water...I rerouted it, and the problem ended. We've had our sportsmans in water enough to make it float, but it never stalled like that.

[JEFF10049]

COOL!!!! they float.. maybe the tube on the sportsman is in the airbox because they know a sportsman is going to get wet...my friends was not it hung down but it is also a much older model.

[HooPharted]

also,,,sometimes steam from the water hitting the exaust gets sucked into the intake,choking the engine

[Bretman]

wait is there a drain plug on the clutch cover, is taht what you mean or are you talking about the air box?

[HooPharted]

they mean in the bottom of the airbox where your air filter is,there is a drain plug

[Bretman]

oooooo, hey is it normal that when you roll your quad over completly, you get oil in the air box

[XtremeSkier]

Originally posted by: Bretman
oooooo, hey is it normal that when you roll your quad over completly, you get oil in the air box

yep! very true

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lol trust me, that SUCKED ha!

[FireCaptainSteve]

OK , now Im lost. I will try these few things and get back to you.