1995 King Quad 300 4x4 Starter??

[arkennedy]

I have 95 king quad with a starting issue. When i got the bike a few weeks ago it seemed like the battery was not charging or putting out enough power therefore the starter would not work. I pick up another new battery and still doesnt work. The relay is clicking and the starter barly turns and then stops and just the relay clicks. I took the starter apart and the brushes were completly work out. I ordered new brushes and got them today and got them installed and still the same thing. To me it seems like starter dont have a tourque to turn engine over. Hope I explanied it well enough.

Edited March 15, 2012 by arkennedy

[oxidized_black]

seeing how you're in canada (fellow canuck), take it to a napa store or crappy tire and they can test the starter right there in 5 minutes... even the atv dealer will, but they might charge you and keep it overnight. do you know any mechanics there? a starter is a starter, don't matter what it comes off of ...

[arkennedy]

I have had the starter out and hooked it up to direct power and the motor spins.

[myquadrepair]

Sounds Like the relay is bad. Put a multimeter on the relay and see how many volts is going into the relay should be 14. Then put the multimeter on the starter and turn the starter over and see how many volts you are getting to the starter should be the same as at the relay. If not could be bad relay or wiring conection.

[arkennedy]

Thanks for the info, eneded up being another bad battery. Now another problem. Had it out yesturday for a hour or so it it just died. Have no idea where to start, getting pretty fustrating. Theres gas going through the carb and spark at the plug. Could there be a fuse some where I dont know about that could be causing it. I did find a wire that was pulled apart but didnt do anything once i hooked it back up. Thanks for the help in advance.

[oxidized_black]

could be another bad wire somewhere. i'd check the wiring top to bottom for breaks and wear. i had a wire off the neutral safety switch on my big bear and it was that simple a fix ...

[myquadrepair]

Give us a little more information about what it does when you try to start it. Its a electrical problem and you are going to have to do some testing to figure it out. I assume it turns over when you start it. And you know your getting gas by the smell or by looking in the carb. Take your air box off and hold the palm of your hand over the inlet to the carb and feel if there is suction on your palm to see if your getting compression in the cylinder. Let me know!

[arkennedy]

Just tried putting hand over intake and there is suction. Bike turns over when your trying to start it. Spark and some gas smell on plug (and a bit wet). When starting it sounds like it could be empty of gas, doesnt have any funny sounds coming from it.

[oxidized_black]

what happens if you give a spray of quick start? have you tried that or a little fuel down the spark plug?

[arkennedy]

I have tried the quick start in the air intake but have yet to do the gas down in the plug.

[oxidized_black]

it prob should have coughed abit with the quick start if it was a fuel prob. i think it's deff more electrical then ... 1 bad wire grounding out somewhere or off a switch i would think. the spark at the plug is consistent and bright when it rolls over?

[arkennedy]

Yea the spark is very bright and consistant. Just hoping I would get a different answer, I was hoping to avoid chasing wires for miles. lol

[oxidized_black]

i hate doing it myself, but no other way around it, it's alot easier with the plastic and racks out of the way, but you can look at all the switches and connectors first, make sure there is good contact and clean, add a little dielectric grease along the way. check out the wires that have rub marks etc. first and as last resort remove plastic. i had a bad ground wire that was solid connected each end, but broken in the middle, i lucked out there, maybe you will too. check your kill switch, sometimes they get corroded and arc closed...

[myquadrepair]

Let's start at the tank shut off the petcock under the gas tank and remove the gas line that goes into the carb. With the line removed and a container at the end of the line open the petcock to make sure the gas is coming out of the bottom of the tank. If it is then put the line back on the carb. and go to the bottom of the carb and remove the drain plug on the bottom of the float bowl with a container to catch the gas coming out the bottom of the float bowl. Leave the petcock closed when you take the plug off the float bowl. If gas comes out empty the float then open the petcock to see if gasruns from the tank to the float bowl. If it does then you need to clean your carb.