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Tom Richardson Posted on Jun 17, 2016
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I have a 08 Sportsman 500HO which the motor starts cutting out between 3600-4600 RPM's

This is a Carb unit, The carb has been rebuilt already twice. Any suggestions?

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Hi Tom:
Sounds like a challenge.
I'd probably check the ignition system if I thought the fuel supply was working properly.
Replace spark plugs - test run
If there is a manual hi speed adjust screw on the carb, have you tried adjusting it at high RPM?
reply as a comment to this post and I'll try to help.

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