02-sp700 circut breaker
Apr 2, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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02-sp700 circut breaker
I read in here were some of the 02-700 had the wrong circut breacker in them making them run hot dose anyone know were it is on the quad and what circut breaker is the right one...THANKS
Apr 2, 2003 | 05:49 PM
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02-sp700 circut breaker
Well no one has answered you, so I will try to help out. The location of the circuit breaker is in the wiring harness somewhere close to one of the ends?? It is a 20amp according to Partsland. Look at the link and maybe that will help you locate it, it is very small though and hard to see. The breaker will look like a little bag. Hope this helps a little bit.
Apr 2, 2003 | 09:42 PM
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The CB is located under the hood on your 700. Its black, about 4 inches long and maybe 1 1/2 wide. Its totaly sealed so you will have to cut into it to look at the breaker. When I was in there wiring my lights and other toys I thought I saw two of these sealed pouches in there. Hope this helps.
Apr 3, 2003 | 12:05 AM
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Had this saved on my hard drive:::
Just thought I'd pass this along to any 700 owners out there. Almost all of the 700's that I ride with have had overheating problems where the fan would not come on. As the bikes cool down, the fan will come on and the bike will quit overheating. I know of 6 700's that have had this problem for sure. Anyway, the problem is the circuit breaker that goes to the fan. If you look in the owner's manual, in the very back is a wiring diagram. On the diagram it shows a 20amp circuit breaker for the fan. Well if you cut the plastic pouch open that holds the circuit breaker, you will find that there is only a 10amp circuit breaker. The bigger fan on the 700 apparently draws more power than the old 500 fans; therefore, heating up the circuit breaker and breaking the circuit.
The solution is simple, go to your local auto parts store and buy a 20 amp circuit breaker ($2-$3). You don't even have to cut any wires, you only have to cut the plastic pouch and take the two nuts off that hold the wires to the breaker. The black plastic pouch is located under the front panel near the radiator cap. There are three pouches up there so be sure you find the right one before cutting it open. To find the correct one, follow the wires coming from the sensor in the lower corner of the radiator. These will lead to a black plastic plug. From that plug follow the red and black wire and it will lead to the correct pouch that holds the circuit breaker. Once you replace the circuit breaker, be sure to seal it up so that water, etc cannot get to it. I used some plastic dip and then wrapped the plastic pouch back around it and used lots of electrical tape. By the way, this solution has fixed all the bikes that I referred to above.
On another note, I lost my new easy access radiator screen this past weekend, so my advice to any 700 owner would be to add a couple of zip ties to the top of the grill so it won't fall out. If you look at the top lip that you grab to pull it out, there are several holes that you can slip a zip-tie through to secure it. I wonder how long it's going to take to get a replacement! For now, I just added some expanded metal with some window screen attached which seems to work great!
Just thought I'd pass this along to any 700 owners out there. Almost all of the 700's that I ride with have had overheating problems where the fan would not come on. As the bikes cool down, the fan will come on and the bike will quit overheating. I know of 6 700's that have had this problem for sure. Anyway, the problem is the circuit breaker that goes to the fan. If you look in the owner's manual, in the very back is a wiring diagram. On the diagram it shows a 20amp circuit breaker for the fan. Well if you cut the plastic pouch open that holds the circuit breaker, you will find that there is only a 10amp circuit breaker. The bigger fan on the 700 apparently draws more power than the old 500 fans; therefore, heating up the circuit breaker and breaking the circuit.
The solution is simple, go to your local auto parts store and buy a 20 amp circuit breaker ($2-$3). You don't even have to cut any wires, you only have to cut the plastic pouch and take the two nuts off that hold the wires to the breaker. The black plastic pouch is located under the front panel near the radiator cap. There are three pouches up there so be sure you find the right one before cutting it open. To find the correct one, follow the wires coming from the sensor in the lower corner of the radiator. These will lead to a black plastic plug. From that plug follow the red and black wire and it will lead to the correct pouch that holds the circuit breaker. Once you replace the circuit breaker, be sure to seal it up so that water, etc cannot get to it. I used some plastic dip and then wrapped the plastic pouch back around it and used lots of electrical tape. By the way, this solution has fixed all the bikes that I referred to above.
On another note, I lost my new easy access radiator screen this past weekend, so my advice to any 700 owner would be to add a couple of zip ties to the top of the grill so it won't fall out. If you look at the top lip that you grab to pull it out, there are several holes that you can slip a zip-tie through to secure it. I wonder how long it's going to take to get a replacement! For now, I just added some expanded metal with some window screen attached which seems to work great!
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Apr 3, 2003 | 09:35 AM
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Bill35,
Have/do u mud ride ur SP700? If you have/do mud ride, it is possible that ur radiator is clogged w/mud. Take an air hose and blow through the lower part of the radiator in the front. From the back, see if u can feel the air coming through. If you can not feel the air, this would also be a big problem for you. Check all parts of the radiator the same way. If you don't have access to air, u can use tap water the same way. You should c it could out the other side.
Good luck.
Have/do u mud ride ur SP700? If you have/do mud ride, it is possible that ur radiator is clogged w/mud. Take an air hose and blow through the lower part of the radiator in the front. From the back, see if u can feel the air coming through. If you can not feel the air, this would also be a big problem for you. Check all parts of the radiator the same way. If you don't have access to air, u can use tap water the same way. You should c it could out the other side.
Good luck.
Apr 5, 2003 | 03:02 PM
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Hey guys one more thing while I was at the shop picking up the 20amp breaker I had a guy tell me his sp500 likes to run alittle hot so he had a mannual switch but on.He said he well turn it on while working his quad hard in the heat have any of you heard of anyone doing this?