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Was plowing snow and all of a sudden it stopped. Great battery voltage, but when I turn the ignition switch (key) on, nothing happens. Checked fuses and they are all okay. Any suggestions?

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Is there a universal replacement switch I can use besides the Arctic Cat Switch, Or is there another ATV That uses the same switch?

 

this may sound stupid but do you have the kill switch on below the start button?

 

Nah... It was running, but then it cut off. Headlights will not come on when you turn the key on or the light in the speedometer either. I was running just fine since 9am then around 5pm it just cut off all together. Winch still works, hooked directly to the battery and so did the spreader, also hooked to the avaliable wire at the rear so the battery voltage was still up. Just replaced the starter relay and voltage regulator and did the test on the regulator to make sure it was putting out the right voltage.

 

some wire must have shorted out in the ignition?

 

Not to sound stupid but could it also be a possibility that the wire may have wiggled its way loose? Im going to tear it down yet again tomorrow and see what I am dealing with, but just looking for obvious reasons beyond what I know as to what the problem may be.

 

well thats possible. honestly who knows

 

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it. Will tear down tomorrow in 20 degree weather and see what we are working with, May need more help after then

 

Arctic Rescue01,

A place to start looking is right at the base of the steering column under the plastic. THere is like a little channel that all the electrical stuff runs through from the instrument cluster to the battery. There is a plug in connecter that connects the ignition that if it gets stuck can unpug itself especially if you were turning the handle bars a lot while plowing.

It is easiet to see if you remove the side panels and the fuel tank. OR you can remove the front rack and plastic. That is unless you have small enough hands to fit up inthere to check.

All the wires that run through that channel move every time the handle bars are turned. If you have recently installed a which or moved some wiring up there it is a good place to start looking for something unplugged. Since everything moves it is also a good place to look for rubbed through wires.

Hope that helps
SJ

 

SJ,

Thanks for that info. I did find that the 12 volt supply wire had pulled a little bit out of the socket, just enough to make an arc in the connector. I couldn't get the wire back into the connector so I hard wired it together. I did notice that AC didn't leave much room at all for movement with this connector. Basically you had enough room for it to move back and forth, but not to be pulled on, so I added a few inches of wire also.

I am now looking for a 3 prong replacement connector to wire back into it. This could have actually been the whole problem I was experiencing when the AC kept shutting off. Running wide open and on pavement during the trail festival could have caused the wire to arc in the connector leading to reason it kept shutting off. ? Who Knows... Its fixed for now... Now Will It Snow More?

Thanks Guys!