Some of you might remember my post about a transmission problem on my P700 Click here to read it. Well, after 4 weeks in the shop, they finally figured out what the problem was. At first, the mechanic started with the actuator on the PVT cover, and this seemed to be the logical place to start. But after replacing the actuator, the problem remained. A call was placed to Kawasaki. It turned out that the ignitor had failed. The failure of the ignitor caused the actuator to stop working. It also stopped the machine from going into four wheel drive, and caused the belt light to remain lit, even after going through the reset procedure. Having the belt light come on causes the machine to go into "limp" mode, which is only slightly faster than walking back to the trail head.

Now, I'm no electrical engineer, and have no idea what exactly the ignitor does. I'm just relaying what the mechanic told me. But I was surprised that the failure of this little black box under the seat caused the whole machine to go haywire. The mechanic said he had never seen one of these fail. Oh, by the way, warranties are a great thing. They said replacing the ignitor runs in excess of $400.

 

I was wondering if you got that taken care of. It was gone for quite awhile. I'm glad its back in your hands. Did you take it to Callaway?

 

Yeah, I took it to Callaway. Their mechanic, Denny, is a great guy. He's always been more than helpful, and willing to take some time out to talk to the customer.

 

I had a similar problem, after doing some welding ( that what we're blaming it on ), the "other" big electrical box failed ... they said that that was the main KBEC contol box... it was not the CDI on mine ( not saying that it wasn't on yours ), but I wonder if thats the box they actually replaced... if it was, were you doing any welding on the quad ???

 

I bought a 2004 V Force about six weeks ago. I had it for a week, and the dealer called me, and informed me that the ignitor was recalled. I brought it back, and they replaced it in about two minutes.

 

some electronic componets can be fried by static electricity in your body....dont ask how i know this [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
so it stands to reason that any time you weld or do any electrical work on a quad that you should remove sensitive not to mention expensive electonic components.
all forms of welding with the exception of brazing or friction welding require enourmous amounts of electricity be routed thru the material.
not alot of voltage.....but in the thousands of amps.

 

I don't do any welding. In fact, my quad is all stock---even has those pathetic tires on it still.

 

May I have some Feedback on your muzzy? Do you have a 2 into one equal length single?thanx zero60

 

disconnect the positive cable on battery before welding.