Quad Won't Start

[1997300ex]

Quad didn't start light didn't comon nothing at all worked so i had the local honda charge the battary and test it every thing was ok. I put it back on and still nothing happens so i get out a volt tester and test the battary and it is good test the positive wire that is good then test the other side of the starter relay and no power is getting to that side (Power gets to the relay but doesn't go through ). so i go and buy a new starter relay and put it in and it still doesn't start and no power is going to the other side. is there a certain way to put it on ? i notice the studs on the relay move up and down are they supose to be pushed down or up ??? o yeah i also checked the fuse and that is fine 2. power just isn't gettin by the starter relay for some reason

[jerry-89-250R]

does any lights work, headlight, neutral light or reverse light,

[phatswinn]

did ya check the spark? does the motor turn or just click like the batterys dead?, try to tighten the terminals on the battery and stuff like that.

[1997300ex]

no lights at all work doesn't try to start at all battary terminals are all ok power makes it to the starter relay but doesn't go through it just bought a new relay like 45 min ago and still does the same thing

[300EX_HMF]

its ur pulsator. i had te same problem and my pulsator went bad. if u dont know what it is ask me and il tell ya its not that much

[jerry-89-250R]

same thing happened too a buddys 98 300ex about a month ago, take you ign. switch out, check for voltage between the red wire and a good frame ground, this is the wire that powers everything,if there's not 12 volts there, reach under the gas tank there's a plug with 9 wires coming in and going out, leave your key on and wiggle that connector and see if lights come, his would run great until you jumped it then everything quit, let me know

[1997300ex]

OK WHAT IS THE PULSATOR ??? AND WHERE ON THE QUAD IS IT ? I CHECKED THE RED WIRE GOING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT ONLY READS 5 volts where under the gas tank is this plug ?? i don't see one

[jerry-89-250R]

it attaches right behind the steering stem, on the frame, it's a grayish looking connector, it comes from you handlebar controls, when you find it unplug it and check the red wire there for voltage

[1997300ex]

that damn plug won't come off any suggestions ?

[jerry-89-250R]

won't come off where it attaches, or the plug won't un-plug, there a metal prong on the frame and the plug slides on it, also if your pulse generator is bad your lights with still work

[1997300ex]

lights don't work and the plug won't unplug if i get it off and test the red if it has juice then what ? if it doesn't what do i do ?

[1997300ex]

im gonna burn the pos soon

[jerry-89-250R]

the red wire in that plug is from the fuse, it controls everything on your 300, on my friends it was broke and barely making contact, when jumped it would kill everything. what i did on his was too cut the plug out, you can either cut the red wire from the plug and wire them together, or make a jumper and splice it into the red wire acroos the plug, if you do this be sure too use the same size wire, wrap the up good too, so this doesn't happen again,

[MichaelS693]

check your fuse

[1997300ex]

the red wire from the fuse box has power but the damn plug won't come off !! took a screw driver to it and it wtill won't come off

[jerry-89-250R]

the red wire from the fuse goes thru that plug too you ign. switch, one thing you can try is run a wire from the hot sideof your battery too your switch, then turn on switch everything should work, that way you will know it's in that red wire, don't leave it that way unless you add a fuse to the wire

[1997300ex]

if that doesn't work then what could it be ???

[jerry-89-250R]

ign switch, have you tried it

[1997300ex]

yeah only has 5 volts goin to it

[jerry-89-250R]

run a wire from your battery too the switch, see what happens, then let me know, i'm trying too help you

[1997300ex]

k im gonna hve to do that tomorrow its freezing out and my spot light out side just broke thanx 4 all ur help so far when i do try this i just connect a wire to the positive side of the battary and then put the other end on the red side of the ign. ? should the lights turn on when i do this ?

[jerry-89-250R]

doesn't matter, your neutral light will tell you it's working, let me know