Need Help With Ranger

djdad · Feb 18, 2006

Went out to garage to start up ranger the other morning and it would not start. It ran fine the night before. I took the plug out, it was fine. took the hose out of gas tank, the screen was clean. What should I try to do next? Can anyone help?

lschultz · Feb 18, 2006

Does the engine turn over? It just want start? Do they have any kind of emergency kill switch on them like some of them quads?

djdad · Feb 18, 2006

It turns over fine. I don't know of any kill switch.

Deerlope · Feb 18, 2006

You really should fill in your profile so we know what climate we are dealing with here. Did you choke it? Is the fuel shut off in the closed position?

Tractors4u · Feb 18, 2006

Don't just look at the plug. Test it. Get someone to hit the starter while you look at the plug to see if you are getting spark. Eliminate the whether it is an electrical problem first and then determine whether it is getting fuel or not. You may want to try the guys over at the Polaris Ranger Club forum also. Real nice bunch of folks there, a lot like this site.

djdad · Feb 18, 2006

Thanks for the ideas. I have been gone all day, but will try to test the plug tomorrow. I hate being without the ranger. The weather is not a factor. I don't ever use the choke, because the slighest use of it has always caused it to flood. The Ranger is a 2005 with only 200 hours on it. I've never had any problems with it. It was running fine the night before when I pulled it in the garage and shut it off. I am going to drain the gas out. Does anyone know how to do this?

Cottonhawk · Feb 19, 2006

I always use choke when I cold start my Ranger. I also always keep a small ATV charger on the battery to make sure that the battery is full.

TOMMYHPX4X4 · Feb 19, 2006

is there anytype of plug on the bottom of the carb or is it efi?? if it has a carb and it had a plug running to the side or bottom of it with a wire going to it try takin the plug out and holding your finger or gettin a bolt the same size as the plug to cover the hole . then try to start it .if it starts there is yor problem. mine went out on my gator one time(defective) one way that gave me a sign was the plugs were dry and it wasn't gettin no gas to the cylinders.but anyway check the plug or should i say solinoid at the bottom or side of the carberator.

Tractors4u · Feb 19, 2006

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His Ranger must have a carb because he says that he always uses the choke. The EFI models do not have a choke.

TOMMYHPX4X4 · Feb 20, 2006

yea your right i forgot about that part /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. but does it have a solenoid on it? plus just it being a 05 should have been a give away right didn't the efi come out in the 06 modle?