starting a 300ex

[jtoy]

just bought a 2001 3ooex today. i think something is wrong because you have to be in nuetral before it will start. does anyone know what i can do to make it start in gear as long as i pull the clutch in

[Ryanwolfe911]

Mine starts in gear just fine. Maybe yours has a nuetral safety switch? Try by passing it.

[bwamos]

3 things to check.

1) make sure the bolt on the clutch lever is screwed in all the way. If it's not, then the lever will get some slop and the switch wont work right.

2) If you have an ohm meter / multimeter make sure the switch on the clutch lever is working properly.

3) If those are both good, then make sure your contact to the tranny switch is not oxidized. It will be behind the rear brake pedal under the small sheetmetal cover on the sidecase cover.

[jtoy]

thanks it was the cluth lever it was out of adjustment

[XCAdam89]

I have the same problem as well....

I'll try and fix it tomorrow. Is it normal?

[Sjorge450R]

Originally posted by XCAdam89
I have the same problem as well....

I'll try and fix it tomorrow. Is it normal?

i really dont know. Your best bet would be to cut those wire that go into the clutch and wire them together. That will eliminate the need for the switch while eliminating the risk of this problem.

[rebelbuggy]

I am glad I read this thread, i just got mine running today and Mine wont crank in gear either, its a pain trying to find nutral so you can crank it back up.. I will check out what you guys said and see what it is..

[XCAdam89]

Any other suggestions??

[rebelbuggy]

Originally posted by XCAdam89
Any other suggestions??

Did you figure anything out? guess I am about to take my plate off and check the switch thing. its really getting on my nearves....


Mine starts fine by letting it roll down a hill and putting it in 2nd or 3rd it cranks so.... could it still be either of the 2 things you guys said?

[rebelbuggy]

Originally posted by Sjorge300EX
i really dont know. Your best bet would be to cut those wire that go into the clutch and wire them together. That will eliminate the need for the switch while eliminating the risk of this problem.

I took my cover off to check it out I also read the book and found out theres 2 plugs the back one is for the Nutral safty switch and the front one is the reverse one..

So your saying to connect those two wires together? the reverse and the nutral safty switch?????

[Sjorge450R]

Originally posted by rebelbuggy
I took my cover off to check it out I also read the book and found out theres 2 plugs the back one is for the Nutral safty switch and the front one is the reverse one..

So your saying to connect those two wires together? the reverse and the nutral safty switch?????

the one that is on the clutch. Not the one on the engine. On the clutch perch.

[rebelbuggy]

Originally posted by Sjorge300EX
the one that is on the clutch. Not the one on the engine. On the clutch perch.

Oh... If I move the rubber part away I see like 3 goldish looking prongs( guess those are connectors?)

I do see two wires I think there green but I figured they were for the start button or whatever.

[bradley300]

i would like someone else to back me up, but i'm 99.9% sure its the green wires you need to splice together

[rebelbuggy]

Originally posted by bradley300
i would like someone else to back me up, but i'm 99.9% sure its the green wires you need to splice together

Oh alright then...

[Sjorge450R]

Originally posted by bradley300
i would like someone else to back me up, but i'm 99.9% sure its the green wires you need to splice together

yep they are the ones.

[rebelbuggy]

Originally posted by Sjorge300EX
yep they are the ones.

So just take loose from there at the lever and tie therm together. right, that bypasses the switch....

[Sjorge450R]

Originally posted by rebelbuggy
So just take loose from there at the lever and tie therm together. right, that bypasses the switch....

you are correct. use a but end connector. If you can get the one that you heat that would be even better

[rebelbuggy]

Originally posted by Sjorge300EX
you are correct. use a but end connector. If you can get the one that you heat that would be even better

I just tryed it and thats It... Cool thanks guys..

use a butt conector? why that? I was just going to find a conector that would fit in each plug and tape it all together. r cut the plugs altogether and twist together and tape

[Sjorge450R]

Originally posted by rebelbuggy
I just tryed it and thats It... Cool thanks guys..

use a butt conector? why that? I was just going to find a conector that would fit in each plug and tape it all together. r cut the plugs altogether and twist together and tape

what you did will work, but I would feel more comfortable with the but connector.Espescialy the type that you can heat and make almost impossible to separate.

[Ryanwolfe911]

The correct way to do it is to solder the connections then cover it with heatshrink tubing to seal out any moisture. I've found that even the butt connectors with heatshrink ends on them, still tend to get corrosion inside, because when you crimp the ends, it pierces through the plastic and leaves some metal exposed. Do not use electrical tape. That is not a permanent repair.

[bwamos]

Agree...
Your atv is going to see a lot of water. If water is able to get to the connection (like a twisted and taped connection), you're wires are going to oxidize in a hurry, and you're going be having the same problem you just bandaided.

[rebelbuggy]

Originally posted by bwamos
Agree...
Your atv is going to see a lot of water. If water is able to get to the connection (like a twisted and taped connection), you're wires are going to oxidize in a hurry, and you're going be having the same problem you just bandaided.

yeah So soldered and taped is what I ended up doing, but its not a life or death thing.unless your racing lol. if it has to be in nutral its not biggie if just one day it goes to not working.

[XCAdam89]

Got it straightened out. Just spliced the wires together, and walah.

[rebelbuggy]

Originally posted by XCAdam89
Got it straightened out. Just spliced the wires together, and walah.

Yeah that was easy wasnt it.