hwalleye18 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I have a 2002 sportsman 500 this winter i noticed the speedo does not work.It lights and the lcd comes on but the needle or lcd does nothing.Anyone have any ideas? Should i buy a new speedo cluster?I have noticed some condensation under the lense.Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gissert Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 How is the condition of your battery, and when the speedo is not working, do you need to pull start it?I had a similar problem with my 2002 400, and it was a bad battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwalleye18 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 That is what i was thinking(hoping).When it was cold out i needed to pull start it,but when it is warm out it starts just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Could also be the sensor down by the front wheel, I think right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwalleye18 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 I am going to start with a new battery cause it needs one.Who has good pricing on a good battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gissert Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I bought mine at Fleet. I do not remember what it cost, but it was quite reasonable. Your symptoms sound exactly like mine when my battery went. I thought it could not be that simple, and did a lot of troubleshooting I did not need to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwalleye18 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Thanks for the quick response i'll give it a try and post when i find out.Is the fleet farm battery the kind where you add the liquid to activate it?Do they last very long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Yes, you add the fluid on your own. For about $32, mine's lasted a year so far. Make sure you get the correct one so the post polarity matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingFishy* Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I have purchased all my batteries from batteries plus, they stand behind there products. I had one in a car for several years before having issues again, they were able to look up the reciept and swap it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwalleye18 Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 Well the battery is not the problem(needed one anyway).So how do you know if the sensor is bad or can a dealer test the speedo to see if that is the problem?Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifty Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Sorry for some reason when I read this i thought of a large man have a problem with his swimming suit. Sifty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benelli_dude2002 Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 i have a 2000 sportsman 500. I had to replace my whole gauge ( pod) once and it wasnt cheap, about 180 bucks. I was riding and looked down and seen my speedo wasnt working and when we stopped my uncle said my lights were out and I had the switch on. The only light I had working was the tail light and I also lost my AWD even the light that indicate when the AWD is on. Once my speedo went out LCD and everything I was riding a 2wd wheeler. It was past warranty so I got a new speedo pod put in and replaced the bulbs cuz they were blown out. I mean they burst and I was told there was a surge of power that did something and blew my lights and thats when everything went down. Not sure how accurate the speedo is but it reads 5 mph faster than my GPS. even the old one read the same. I know a couple other guys who had this same problem and they did they same thing to fix it. That was a couple years ago and its been working good ever since. ride safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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