I went out on the trail sunday, shut my machine off for gas it wouldn,t start with the key . I also noticed no lights or fan, I had to turn the key on to pull start, but i still had no lights (head lights or tail lights) no fan. Could this be the ignition switch. Help needed.

 

Sounds more like your circit breaker blow. Wait a bit and see if it will start up or if the lights work.
If light come on start looking for a short or bad battry.

 

when i pull start it, shouldn't the lights and fan run, Nutural light will not even light.

 

I had same problem it was the neg terminal lose on battery. Check the simple stuff first. wiggle wires while the key and lights are on and see if you can find the problem

 

if the connections are good then the lights should be working. but it maybe be possiable thatthe bike isnt charging as well.does it turn of w/ the key switch now? sounds like the switch is working. there is an inline circuit breaker between the battery and the starter on some bikes i beleave. start by seeing if your getting power to the starter from the batt.

 

Thanks for the info. The Scrambler will shut off with the key, and I have to have the key on to start with pull rope. I pulled all the plastic on the machine and will check all the connection today. I will let everyone kvow what I find.

 

I looked at the machine today had all the plastic removed, traced all the electrical out and I believe the kill switch was the problem, Not sure how the switch works or the contacts that are made up of this unit. Seemed to be a short (bad contact) in the switch.

 

I had the same problem with my 02 500 2x4 scrammy, I found out if I would
move the kill switch back & forth & the light switch, that it would start up
this would not happen vary often so I did not look in to it. I was thinking
that the contacts in one of the switches was a little weak. let us know if
u find out for sure what it is. thanx

 

hey mudrun, did u find out for sure if it was the kill switch?? if it was how did u fix
it, or was it something else?? our bikes are the same year, could be the same
thing on mine. I have not heard any thing else from anybody on the forums thats
had this problem. thanx!!

 

I had the same problem just the other day....it was a loose battery connection.