PeteSaracen

I recently bought a 03 Kawasaki Prairie 650 beat up to fix up. The issues i was told it had was it needed a new drive belt and the 2wd/4wd switch was broken and needed to be changed. The quad does drive but it doesnt go over 10 mph and stays very slow. I just wanted to see if anybody here thinks theres a much deeper problem with it and if its worth fixing up, the back of my head is telling me the belt isnt fully responsible for the gear and speed issue. Anything helps, just dont wanna bite off more than I can handle

Just changed the solenoid, everything works perfectly fine now. All lights turn on at turn of the key and the engine starts right up with the push button start. Now i just gotta tidy up the plastics and its all good. Thanks a lot for the help, you guys are life savers !!!!!

i checked the fuses theyre clean and the terminals in the socket are all clean, its probably something bad inside the relay that the magnet isnt properly coming up and sending the power to the plugs in the back where the white connector circled in blue plugs in, i ordered it i believe it comes tomorrow and we’ll see if that solves the problem

Well i tested both end of the wire for continuity and theres no break in the line. When the key is turned there is no voltage coming from the battery to the plug section of the solenoid. I used the 12v test light on the red wire when the key is turned to on position and theres nothing. The connectors are fine too because i gave it power from the bottom port of the connector where it plugs in and the power went through the wire all the way to the front at the key fine. Ill upload a video tomorrow if itll make more sense. the power is not going from the terminals circled in red to the white connector in the blue circle

Alright so I gave power to the red wire at the connector and the lights came right on. I gave power to the blue/white wire and the start button started her right up. Im guessing it’s definitely a bad relay/solenoid since the power isnt coming to it from the battery, none of the wires have power at the turn of the key switch

Okay sounds good, i tested the red wire for continuity to make sure theres no breaks in the line and it does have continuity from the key to the white connecter at the relay so i know the wires not broken, im pretty sure its a bad connector because its very cut up and i doubt it makes contact with the power terminal of the relay. if this is the case should i rewire it and buy a new connector and put those three wires on the new connector or should i just leave the old connector and buy the new relay?

Thank you so much i will try it when i get the chance and get back to you. I did want to mention tho, the ignition key only has the two wires coming out of it brown and red, the red wire goes back to the battery and im not sure where the brown goes although im pretty sure its to the headlights. the white connector is pushed all the way down and i was wondering maybe that connector could be broken. both fuses are good neither are blown.

alright will try that when i get the chance but wont be able too until the weekend because thats where the quad is located. If i do get lights on at the switch then its a bad relay and i should replace it? I do have a circuit tester with the little light bulb in it that you attach to the battery negative terminal and it lights up when you touch the wires. Is the brown wire for the lights supposed to come back to the battery post area to get power because I cant locate the brown wire for the lights anywhere near the battery area. Also, i know you said the green and yellow should be grounded but is the red white also supposed to be grounded or is it supposed to have voltage?

The quad doesnt start when the key is in the off position. When i try to jump it while its in off position the motor cranks but it never turns on unless the keys to the on position. I was testing out some wires last night but now i am getting no spark at my spark plug. Now gotta figure that whole thing out. As far as the electric goes, do you think i should buy new parts like a new key bevel and new solenoid and relay? or are all my parts good and the problem is just my wiring.

Alright well im not sure if it has a master solenoid or if what im thinking of is the master solenoid, but its connected to the battery and has two fuses on it (circled red and blue in picture). I tested that to see if it works, when supplied power, the solenoid clicks and I tested for continuity to make sure the power connects and it does have continuity. As far as the wire goes, it has only two wires coming out of the key port, a red wire and a brown wire. I tested both for continuity from the connect point all the way back to the battery and there is no breaks in the wire as it does have continuity. Maybe you think it could be a bad CDI box? or ive also been told it could be a bad neutral relay (circled yellow in picture). It has a starter relay and a neutral relay, the starter relay is where the wire from the key bevel goes and the neutral relay is where the wires from the neutral safety switch and from the starter button go. Also, i havent tried turning the key to off position to turn off quad while its running but i do turn it off with the little red kill switch above the starter button that reads “engine: run, off”. when i turn it to off it does turn off the quad.

I dont know either but I will attach the wiringg diagram maybe you could help me out with that. As far as the wiring goes in the switch, Ive tested those wires for continuity and theyre all good meaning there is no break in the wires anywhere in the system. Just to confirm, by ignition switch you mean the starter button right? As far as testing for voltage in that goes i checked and theres no power to any wires. To make sure im not doing it wrong, one test lead goes to the ground of the machine and the other lead goes to the wire right?

neutral light doesnt remain constantly on at the turn of the key to the on position. But when you are starting the engine and it cranks, the neutral light flashes as the engine is turning on and once the engine is on the neutral and reverse lights both work. Its properly grounded and the bulbs are good since they work when the atv is running. its just nothing comes on when the motor is off and the atv is turned to on position. The fuses on the solenoid by the battery are good, is there anywhere else i should check for fuses?

Definitely not, battery is brand new, measures 12.8 volts

Forgot to mention, lights dont turn on either ( front and rear)

Im fixing up a beartracker 250. Starts right up with screwdriver to both solenoid terminals and pull start. Doesnt start at all with electric start button. Neutral light and reverse light come on when the atv is running but when it is off and the key is turned to on position, no lights come on. When button is pressed to start, nothing happens. No click in solenoid, nothing. Not too experienced with the electrical components but I have tested a few things. The Front stop switch assembly cable was broken so I replaced that hoping it would fix my electrical problem to the key bevel but still nothing.