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Background,

This winter (Dec.) I was plowing and everything just died, just quit.  No lights, no pull start, No nothing.  I've had this problem before and I changed the voltage reg and it ran fine for over a year. Then this.  So I changed it again, thinking this was the same problem.  Tried to start it and a small pin hole in the CDI appeared with electrical smoke.  

Months go by and I finally decide to just replace parts (I'm Horrible at electrical issues).  I changed the stator, new CDI, new Voltage reg, new starter solenoid, tested the starter (prefect), charged the battery.  

Went to start it and the solenoid rapidly clicked.  All the dash lights on, headlights work.  Pull stared it and it fired right up no issues.  Looked into the rapidly clicking starter solenoid and it was not enough juice in the battery.  Took the battery completely out and hooked up a jump box to it turned the key, light on, everything looks good.  Pushed the starter button and it fired right up ran great.  Turned it off to test it again, Turned the key and nothing.  No dash lights nothing.  Took the jump box off and pulled started it.  Started it right up.  Re-hooked the jump box, still nothing.

Any Ideas? 

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First, the battery is probably bad which is why the starter solenoid was buzzing. Charge it and take it to a auto parts store for a load test (usually free to do) 

Next I would check the negative cable from the battery to where it is attached to the frame, you probably have a bad ground point. Corrosion probably. 

Next check the fuses, may have some corrosion there. Beyond that you will need a meter and schematic, but since you indicated not being good with electrical problems, not sure if that will help. 

 

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