kodiak will start with a charged battery and run,put multimeter on battery and watch voltage start dropping and when voltage is under 12 volts,the starter solenoid starts clicking when you try to crank.can anyone help?

 

I had a similar problem. Turns out my battery went bad. Went and got a new battery and its as good as new.

Does yours sound like this?

 

already got new battery,tighten all connectios,charging volts are not at 13 or 14 like it should be,I think it could be stator or pickup coil, any suggestions?

 

sounded like that if my battery was not charged up,with a fully charged battery ,it will crank but does not charge while running

 

It could be the voltage regulator. While it is running how many volts are you receiving at the battery? Increase rpms while checking the voltage at the battery and see what you have.

 

Shoot me an Email - I have the service manual for 03-06 Kodiak 450's (that is if yours is a 450) But then again - I am sure the troubleshooting tips are the same for a 400

snowwmax@yahoo.com

 

battery volt before starting 11.55v ,crank up and volt at idle 11.55,rev up rpms jumps to 14.17 and then jumps around up to 16.02v,then drops back to around the 11.55 v while reved up. checked connection on voltage regulator and it was so hot ,don't know how hot regulator suppose to get ? do I need to swap regulator?

 

Voltage regulator is Junk! 11.55v is low too... should be @ 12.5 or so before cranking it up.

 

I agree with crazysteve

 

not a big online parts shopper,shop close to house seems to be almost double price on internet,who do you recommend online?