Frank Angerano

When you jump the solenoid is there a spark by any chance? Take a tester put the positive lead on the starter wire at the starter and the other on the negative terminal on the battery. Press the start button and see if you hear the relay click and get a voltage reading on the tester. If not jump the relay and see if you get a reading that way.

I don't think its adjusted with feeler gauges.

Ok good pics. I see now, the valve adjustment is done by the bolts on the aide of the head and that should be listed in the manual. Have you located that by any chance ?

If that starter was bench tested and spun freely and not on the atv it's probably fine. Do this; tap on the starer with a rubber mallet while your trying to start it. If it works then its the starter or brushes. If not then jump the wires (larger ones) on the solenoid with a screwdriver. If the starter cranks then the relay is most likely bad. You know what wires I'm talking about on the relay yes ?

I like the post caps, solar type and they snap right on. Stair risers i like both hard wired and solar. The can go right on the side wall or a recessed type in the tread riser if the deck is built with a tread riser cover.

Hey @Jeff Miller welcome to Quadcrazy. When you pulled the starter out did you happen to bench test it with a battery ? It could be as simple as starter brushes or just a bad starter. Pull the starter, strap it down to a work bench so it does not jump and then test it with a battery.

Did you jump the wires that plug into the sensor and if so did the fan come on ? Im assuming thats why you ordered a new sensor ?

Hey @Billy Aldrich welcome to Quadcrazy. So what's happening here ? Is the engine idling ok and not too high where it could just be an idle adjustment ? Thats a semi automatic, Just a foot lever shifter yes ? I would think the clutch has something to do with this problem where you may need to open the side cover and take a look to see if its jammed up or stuck in any way. I would also drain the oil and see how it looks as far as any metal parts/shavings from a blown gear etc. But before all that: Can you explain how you think you got screwed? Did you purchase it from someone that may not have been honest with the mechanical condition? And can you bring it back?

What do you mean half throttle ? Pull the spark plug and see what color it is and put a new one in while ur at it. if its super black it's obviously running rich and it could be the rev limiter. 98 goes back a little ways so I'm not sure but look on the throttle control on the handlebars and see if there are wires going into it.

Sweet, did you get a good deal ?

Welcome to Quadcrazy @Tyler Reed ! As @Ajmboy said you came to the right place! Any repair shop that recommends you need to swap out the engine based on your symptoms is a shop I would never return to my friend! So what i would do is start With the basic testing first. Does this happen during all riding or in damp/wet conditions? Go get yourself a cheap compression test kit from Amazon or anyplace. Take a compression reading while its ice cold and then a reading after it starts to act up. Compare your readings and see whats what. Secondly I would locate the regulator/rectifier and see if its over heating after the atv acts up? It's cheap enough to replace if suspected. Im not sure if your machine is water cooled but is the cooling fan coming on? Could be getting super hot and causing the problem. Don't trust temperature lights etc. Visual verification of the fan running is key. Next I would check your air box and make sure everything is ok inside, filter good, no overload of gas inside the box or water? Lastly is making sure your fuel is flowing properly to the engine weather it be some sh** at the bottom of the tank or maybe a condition where this happens when you get to a certain fuel level in the tank ? And we have been talking about vapor lock by maybe a bad gas cap? Start with this and see how you make out.

Agreed 100%

No problem. Keep us posted and be sure to take and post progress photos.

Welcome to Quadcrazy. My rancher acts up from time to time. I put a fresh plug in and its good to go. Make sure your fuel delivery is ok and that your gas cap vent is working properly. If it acts up open the gas cap and see if the problem goes away. If so its vapor lock and order a new cap. Other then that to me it sounds like a fuel starved issue that happens after some riding? Maybe a filter or your injector may be acting up after it gets hot etc. Start with the simple stuff first. As far as keeping up with the machine i would say the standard oil, lube and filter and your air filter changes. One often over looked item is the differential fluids. Make sure that once a year you check the fluids and change if your logging big time riding hours. Side note: Write it down!!! Go buy a small book and keep a log! If you ever want to upgrade to a new atv its a lot easier to sell a machine with documentation! And if you keep your machine its great to remember what and when you did a repair or maintenance!

Good idea and then you can adjust everything properly. Study the manual while your at work if you can.

Lol thanks! One of about 10 different i have. Never have enough of this sh**. @MarkinAR was that explination clear ? Anything to add to that to help this member out ?

Ok so that wire your pointing to should be the main ground to your battery? If so loosen it up or take it out and clean and put it back. Check and clean all grounds while ur at it. As far as the relay goes the contacts could not be making contact, those two black wires completes the push button circuit. Try again to jump them together and see if the push button works. You may also want to take that push button control off of the handlebar and make sure its not full of water or corroded inside. I would also identify the color wires on the push button and do a continuity test on the button to see that its working. Continuity testing: set your tester to the symbol that looks like a horse shoe or the symbol that looks like a volume control. Either setting will work. Take the two leads of the tester and touch them together. The horseshoe setting will show numbers the volume looking symbol will make the tester ring. Depending on the tester. So all you have to do now to do a continuity test is lets say you want to test a doorbell. You take the two test leads and put one on one screw of the door bell wire connection and the other lead on the other screw. Press the door bell and the tester will ring or show a reading. If so you have continuity! So treat the start button like a doorbell and test it. As far as the green wire on the relay, put a tester lead on the green wire and the other lead on the ground. Put the engine in gear and test. You should not get a reading. Put the engine in neutral and you should get a reading. If so the neutral safety switch is working. I hope this make sense? Pics of a tester attached.

Thew way it looks to me is if you pull that valve cover you will be able to adjust valves. Only one way to find out so pull the cover and lets see. Snap a few pics after its off.

King quad is Suzuki. Brute force i have only seen and its just a matter time before i have one in my possession.

Nice! Nothing better then adding a new deck! Lots of lighting brother add lots of lighting. I like lights in the steps too!

I doubt both bulbs on the dash are bad but you never know. Pull and check the bulbs and the sockets that they sit in for rust. Rusted out thingy - not sure the name of it: neutral safety relay Brown - 11.85 (should have 12v+) 11.85 is ok Black - 11.85 (good) once relay closes it sends that 11.85 through to the next black wire. Green - nothing take a continuity reading from the green wire on the relay to ground. If you don't have continuity then the green wire is not grounded. Put a jumper from black - on battery to that green wire. The relay should click closed and dash lights should come on. Other Black - will get 11.85 after relay closes. Take the main black wire from the battery and trace it to where it bolts up to the frame and remove, clean the frame with sandpaper and reconnect. You could have a dirty ground connection.

Honestly the more i look around i don't see Kawasaki atv's as much as i do other brands. Maybe its just me?

Sweet @Ajmboy so im not alone! I was thinking about doing some tomatoes 🍅 this year and your post just made my mind up!

So with this mess going on outside and the stay at home thing happening i wanted to ask who's getting what done around there house, apartment and property or toys? I honestly cannot believe what my wife and i have accomplished over the last few weeks. Unfortunately we have worked ourselves out of work!!! I have to give all the credit to my daughter for the below listed work. She came to me a few weeks back and said daddy since we are stuck in the house can we do my room over. I was in a keep away from everyone hunker down and lets just get through this Coronavirus mess. She changed the entire direction of our mood and how we would push through this. I have painted all the kids rooms and did a make over per say for each of there rooms. While the painting sh** was out i decided to continue and paint the moldings over with one coat of semi gloss in the entire house. After that we decided to tear the closets and drawers apart and sort out all clothing, donate what we are not keeping etc. I picked up a couple of shoe racks to organize my sneaker collection from BJ's $20 bucks for a 3 tier rack. Cleaned every nook and cranny of the house, windows, walls, radiators, ceiling fans you name it including pulling the furniture out and getting behind everything! (Scary back there) lol. Sh** we even did the inside of the oven with easy off! That stuff is no joke btw..... I assure you we are clean people but after pulling the furniture out and the oven and refrigerator i have to say we need to do better with that sh**. We decided to go to the back yard and see what we could do. I went ahead and painted the foundation walls, added mulch and set the furniture up, bbq included. I added some cool light stringers across the yard as well from Amazon. We are looking at what to do in the front of the house next. We made a list and tackle a little each day, Saturday and Sunday are big task days. Im still working so afternoon tasks are maybe an hour or two each day. We have been very productive to say the least. I feel like this is the perfect time to make the best of a bad situation and it keeps our mind off of the sh** going on in the world while we work. This may sound like a lot but making a list and tackling realistic goals at the end of each day works well. Plus a lot of 🍺 and 🍷!!!!! The kids have been helping out big time and we try to keep it fun. We hopefully will never have the chance to do this again but i was wondering who's doing what if anything at all. Our regards go out to anyone that have been affected by this virus weather it be family or friends. I recommend making early trips to Home Depot and BJ's and the grocery stores to stay away from crowds and lines, its a ghost town early in the morning. Believe it or not that Suzuki Eiger is fixed but still needs to be put back together and here i am on Quadcrazy asking who's doing what around the house but the Suzuki can wait for a little while. Keep ya head up and stay motivated!!!!