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Posted on Jul 05, 2009

2003 sportsman 500 no spark

It was running then just quit. put a new battery and voltage reg in it and still no spark. someone told me it could be a fuse? any suggestions?

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Ksweeten1 is talking about the pulsur coil. also sometimes the the spark plug wire breaks which usually happens when you are riding. Also if any power wire breaks or is loosened, even to a tail light it can cause this.

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There is a crank trigger sensor in the pull rope cover.this is your problem ebay for 20-30 dollars

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