well, i lost the keys to my 86 trailboss so until i find them, i cut out the switch and conected the wires together. i had it running and then the red and black wires touched the black/white and brown wires and the thing shut off. i was able to re-start it. i then turned it off and went inside to eat dinner, when i came back out, it wouldnt start even with starter fluid. any suggestions? could there be a blown fuse somewhere from when the wires touched? any suggestions are appreciated.

 

well, i did a spark test and it turns out, theres no spark. im thinking its either the coil or the magneto. my problem is finding another one. will any coil or magneto do or does it have to be one made specificly for the trailboss?

 

Check the CDI first.1985-early 1988 parts will work

 

how do i do that? in the chiltons manual it says the only way to isolate the cdi as the problem is by process of elimination.

 

That it.Find you one on Ebay and try it.Cheapest part to replace

 

haha, i guess when the quad was new, that wasnt the case. in the chiltons manual says that since its so expensive, its better to isolat all other possibilities first. ill check out ebay and see if i find something. thanks

 

well, i found some on ebay but they are kinda expensive. about $50-$80. what else could i look at and eliminate as a possibility first?

 

are there any fuses that could be blown?

 

just a little update on my situation... about a week ago i decided to check for spark again and for some reason, it had spark and started. i ran it around the yard a little bit and it felt fine with plenty of power. i drove it around for about 10-15minutes and then turned it off for the night. next morning... it wouldnt start. i did a spark test and this time it had spark but still wouldnt start, not even with starter fluid. i tried replacing the spark plug and it still wont start. im just kinda lost. the only thing i can think of would be that its flooded down in the crankcase but other than that i am completely stumped. any ideas?

 

if it was flooded the plug should have been extremly wet and if you tried starter fluid to start it and it didnt fire(which it would even flooded most of the time)then my guess therre is other isues. did you do a compression test to see what it was. tit should be at least around 100 psi to have it run. imo