Muddinguy
04-25-2007, 12:53 PM
Ok well 1st of all im new to the board.. checked out a few ATV boards before deciding to join this one so hi everyone..
I got a 00' 400EX that is pissing me off ! :devil:
At the Dunes this weekend it just all out dies about sending me over the bars..I was running a set of whoops and came off of one and it quit. It would crank about a half revolution at a time.. im like ok i seized the engine.. w/e load it in the truck accept defeat and come back home.. Well get into it yesterday and messing with stuff engine ISNT seized cause i can pull the plug and it'll crank fine.. Now im ike WTF..:huh OK so i keep messing with stuff engine turns by hand just fine.. NOW the starter wont engage at all just getting a click from the selinoid.. Now i dont even get that. So my buddy who works for roush industries as a instrumentation tech comes over and gets into the wiring harness to find all kinda of hack worked wiring from pervious owner.. so hes got the harness out of the bike at work with him redoing that.. and the starter cranks when i put it directly to the battery.. but sparks like crazy.. and when we checked the starter.. the positive terminal is shorted out to the case.. :huh Now i know my sutff when it comes to cars. and i would asume ATV's are no different.. But the positive terminal isnt supposed to have conectivity to the case correct ?? :p
So im thinkin it's time to order a starter..
Any idea's on whats with the engine based on what ive told you ??
PS. ive attatched a picture of my quad..
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/Muddinguy/Quads/DSC01408.jpg
I got a 00' 400EX that is pissing me off ! :devil:
At the Dunes this weekend it just all out dies about sending me over the bars..I was running a set of whoops and came off of one and it quit. It would crank about a half revolution at a time.. im like ok i seized the engine.. w/e load it in the truck accept defeat and come back home.. Well get into it yesterday and messing with stuff engine ISNT seized cause i can pull the plug and it'll crank fine.. Now im ike WTF..:huh OK so i keep messing with stuff engine turns by hand just fine.. NOW the starter wont engage at all just getting a click from the selinoid.. Now i dont even get that. So my buddy who works for roush industries as a instrumentation tech comes over and gets into the wiring harness to find all kinda of hack worked wiring from pervious owner.. so hes got the harness out of the bike at work with him redoing that.. and the starter cranks when i put it directly to the battery.. but sparks like crazy.. and when we checked the starter.. the positive terminal is shorted out to the case.. :huh Now i know my sutff when it comes to cars. and i would asume ATV's are no different.. But the positive terminal isnt supposed to have conectivity to the case correct ?? :p
So im thinkin it's time to order a starter..
Any idea's on whats with the engine based on what ive told you ??
PS. ive attatched a picture of my quad..
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/Muddinguy/Quads/DSC01408.jpg