jaspurx
09-18-2005, 03:01 PM
O.K. here`s the situation:
I pulled my quad out of the garage , started it and loaded it up.
When I got to the track , it would not start withe the e-starter. We could push it and catch it in gear to start it , but the button would not work , and the lights were not working either.
After the races , I started tearing her down to go through the wiring harness.
Problem found/solved.
The problem was the factory wiring harness. The ignition switch has a wiring crimp post on it , which is used to hold the switch`s wires in place. The crimp post was crimped into a hot wire, and over time ,vibration made the crimp wear through the insulation on the wire and grounded out the switch out. Therefore the starter switch and the light switch were unable to function.
I simply pulled the wiring harness and crimp apart , and I used a brush on electrical tape from advanced auto parts. It dries in minutes , and keeps the vire from getting corrosion or moisture into it. Just for security sake , I then put normal electrical tape on it , and then crimped the wires back to the factory placement , careful not to do the same as the factory did in the first place.
Nobody has asked about this particular problem as far as I know of , but for future reference , I posted the info. for the sites users.
I hope this helps someone one of these days , if they are unlucky enough to have the same problem.
I pulled my quad out of the garage , started it and loaded it up.
When I got to the track , it would not start withe the e-starter. We could push it and catch it in gear to start it , but the button would not work , and the lights were not working either.
After the races , I started tearing her down to go through the wiring harness.
Problem found/solved.
The problem was the factory wiring harness. The ignition switch has a wiring crimp post on it , which is used to hold the switch`s wires in place. The crimp post was crimped into a hot wire, and over time ,vibration made the crimp wear through the insulation on the wire and grounded out the switch out. Therefore the starter switch and the light switch were unable to function.
I simply pulled the wiring harness and crimp apart , and I used a brush on electrical tape from advanced auto parts. It dries in minutes , and keeps the vire from getting corrosion or moisture into it. Just for security sake , I then put normal electrical tape on it , and then crimped the wires back to the factory placement , careful not to do the same as the factory did in the first place.
Nobody has asked about this particular problem as far as I know of , but for future reference , I posted the info. for the sites users.
I hope this helps someone one of these days , if they are unlucky enough to have the same problem.