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Old 02-10-2012, 03:20 PM
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Default 2 lost wires. Help find a home for them haha

when i bought my quad from the guy i got it from it had two wires that were wrapped with electrical tape. there coming from the large bundle of wires around the cdi and where the main wires run. (in the middle of the fork)

one of the wires is green and the other black and white. halfway through each wire there is a connecter where one slides in the other wire. ill try to take some pictures. i believe the green is a ground i dont know the other please help.
 
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Old 02-10-2012, 03:43 PM
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pictures, the wires are green and the other is black and white



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Old 02-10-2012, 03:45 PM
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the picture is of the middle fork section where a bunch of wires are.
 
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Old 02-10-2012, 05:38 PM
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Does it have a Performance cdi? I know that some ATV's don't have any plug and play type performance cdi units available on the market so some guys mod the factory wire harness to adapt to a better performance one which means a few extras wires might remain. Another trick too is I have seen on multiple posts on other sites that a ATV from china ignition retards at full throttle due to poor fuel. To compensate for this in countries that have a good supply of quality fuel will ground, twist together and or modify the factory harness so the timing wont retard so much since our fuel in north america wont pre ignite people will bypass this system. What kind of ATV is it? Might be like my Baja 250 that there is no or at least I can't find a performance cdi to fit the thing. Hope this helps. Does it run fine? Somtimes it's best to leave things alone if all is going well. Good luck
 
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Old 02-10-2012, 06:05 PM
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it runs fine but the electric start doesn't work. and i broke the kick start, its a real pain to get the gears aligned for the kickstart to work.it has the stock cdi i ordered a new cdi and coil that connects to the spark plug. to start it now i have to jumpstart it and use a screwdriver to bypass the start solenoid ( i already have a new starter solenoid) i didn't install it yet. i have a charged up battery to so i know its not a battery issue and a good inline fuse.
 
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Old 02-11-2012, 12:47 AM
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Green and Black/White connectors in the wiring harness are kill switch inputs. Short these two pins together with a switch and the spark is killed.

A I recall (from previous posts) you have a Hensim 150cc GY6 quad. I have one also. On mine I have a tether cord kill switch mounted on the left front wheel plastic splash guard. I've seen other Hensim quads where there was no tether switch - just a hole in the plastic where it should be, and a coiled up empty connector in the wiring harness.
 
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Old 02-13-2012, 04:48 PM
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mhh yes there is a hole in my plastics for the tether killswitch what are the colored wires you have running to yours?
 
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well im pretty sure its for a dead man switch so im going to buy a new tether kill switch. can anyone confirm that the electric start will not work if no tether cord is connected?
 
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mhh yes there is a hole in my plastics for the tether killswitch what are the colored wires you have running to yours?
Black/White and Green, same as yours. This is certainly a tether kill switch connector.
 
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Old 02-16-2012, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by pvillefball421
well im pretty sure its for a dead man switch so im going to buy a new tether kill switch. can anyone confirm that the electric start will not work if no tether cord is connected?
Tether kill switches (and all other kill switches except for the ignition switch) prevent spark. They do not keep the starter from turning.
 
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