Not meant to be driven upside down. Dear ATVC: I have a 2016 Yamaha Kodiak 700 that I rolled, busting the top head light. Now the two front headlights aren’t working and neither is the winch. Does anyone know what’s going on? The fact that the top light broke shouldn’t have affected the remaining electrically […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | July 27, 2020
We need to know if this is happening. Dear ATVC: I bought a 1998 Honda 300EX, freshly rebuilt less than 5hrs. He fired it up and it sounded great. I took it home and had to jump it, when I got it to run it ran good and had no problems. I shut it off […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | October 27, 2019
Case of the stalled out electrons. Dear ATVC: I have found numerous posts about loss of electricity, but nothing quite like I am experiencing. I have a new battery, new ignition switch, new breaker, and a new solenoid. My problem is that I have 12 volts going to the battery, but I have no voltage […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | September 9, 2019
Clicking this one seems to do nothing. Dear ATVC: This might sound a bit nuts but I’ve got a quad switch I can’t really identify. I’m trying to find out what the large black switch with the diagonal lines is for. It’s on the left handlebar switch cluster but it doesn’t seem to do anything. […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | April 1, 2019
Let the diagnostics begin! Dear ATVC: My 2006 Yamaha Bruin 350 4×4 was running fine for the longest time. Slowly it started having more and more trouble starting until finally it won’t start at all. I tried the pull and electric start and nothing happened. I pulled the spark plug and found it wasn’t making […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | September 17, 2018
My solenoid thinks it’s a rap DJ. Dear ATVC: I have a 2003 Polaris magnum 330 4×4 that was sitting for about a year or so. I tried to start it, it just made a scratching noise and a clicking noise from the solenoid, I bought a new battery hoping it would help but it […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | August 5, 2018
Anyone seen sparky around here? Dear ATVC: I have an 86 Suzuki LT50 that has no spark. The stator is pumping out 30-38 volts, the coil is new and the kill switches are out of the system. What am I missing? dannyp333 Were we to guess, it sounds like an exposed wire making contact with […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | January 22, 2018
