Tag: electrical

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 »

Jumping gigawatts! Dear ATVC: I have a 2010 110cc Tao Tao ATV with a recently replaced CDI box and ignition coil. It turns over but will not fire up. I have taken the plug out and have no spark. I am lost I don’t know what else to replace. Any help is greatly appreciated. Deyles01 […] More »

When the magic button isn’t so magic. Dear ATVC: I had a Quadrunner 250 given to me and the guy said that it hadn’t been touched in 4 years. The last time his son had it running but it needed a carburetor so he parked it. I hooked jumper cables to my truck and had […] More »

Hard to ride when I’m attached to the hood of a car. Dear ATVC: I ran my quad’s battery down trying to start up on a cold morning. Strange thing was I could get it to turn over and fire just fine with a jump start but the moment you disconnect the jumper cables, it […] More »

Dear ATVC: My 2006 Suzuki King Quad 700 stalls sometimes when I turn the lights on or when I push the 4-wheel-drive button what could be causing this problem? kenden Ahh electrical anomalies. Ordinarily we are forced to answer these questions with a whole bunch of questions of our own and this instance will be […] More »

Dear ATVC: I have a 2001 Kodiak that came into my shop that lost spark. I went through the service manual and got down to the point where it says “Replace CDI”. While I guess that would be the route I would go I hate throwing a $300 part at it to see if it […] More »

Dear ATVC: I bought a DS 650 with no CDI box. Last owner wired in new box that did not work. I since got a factory CDI but don’t know where wires plug in. I have a connector but don’t know order in which to place wires. Can anyone send me picture please? sailorjack50 Why […] More »