20 Most Recent Polaris 2005 Predator 500 Questions & Answers

Guarantee ethanol caused gumbed carb. Needs taken apart and cleaned, especially the low speed jet.

No fuel to carb or carb needs cleaning.

If the clutch lever is high (or engages at almost full release) then there is two options. 1, adjust the screw on the the lever itself, loosen the lock nut and turn in to adjust. 2, your clutch is worn beyond adjustment, replace clutch pak

carberator float sticking or fuel delivery

If the shocks are worn out, get off the machine and lift up on the back rack. This takes up the slop between the shifter box and the transmission, and usually allows me to shift. I also had an issue with the thin steel plate behind the shifter box. Got a crack in the top , so it was flexing, creating more slop. Welded it shut, good as new.

isnt that a 2 stroke? go to polaris for an owners manual

Sounds like a bad regulator.

what?? it just bolts on??

don't worry about it if everything works properly!

interesting problem