Well today i went outside to my cargo container (where i kept my raptor last night) and tried to start it up well it cranked once or twice then the black box thing behind the battery on the right if your looking at the back of the quad (right behind the battery) started clicking and the engine wasn't even cranking!!! then after that that black box thing was just clicking when i pressed the electric start.. i tried to jump start it with this emergency starter thing that i have and it still just clicked.. anyone know what the heck is wrong?

it is cold here and the battery is a little low from yesterday when i started (i blame it on the temperature) but even with that jump starter it a low battery shouldn't be the fault!!!

Thanks for any help!!!

 

Have you replace your battery yet? If not, then cold could have drained your battery. It did on my raptor last month and its a 2003 Model. The temps got down to about 14F, and it wouldnt even turn over. I charged it in the house, and now it start every time. You could check the voltage on the battery with a multimeter if you have one, should read at least 12.7VDC if i remember correctly, and 13.x something when started.
John

 

My raptor is always hard to start on cold mornings. it always turns real slow and hardly turns over fast enough to crank it. I replaced the battery last year and it fixed the problem then, but I think i may need to get another for this season. it doesnt seem to keep the charge like it should.

 

Your battery is dead. You need to charge it for awhile, and then try to start it, or get a new battery. Either way will work, but when you hear that click your battery is drained.

 

Most likely your relay (the box you hear clicking) is bad. It will just click and nothing will happen when it is bad even with another battery or jumping from another battery.

 

mine clicked when the battery was near dead, it was just the battery.

 

whats that box called?

 

cruz-

same thing is happin to everyone around here

charge it up n use a volt meter to make sure its at 12v (yfz is 13.6 i beilve)

if that wont start that bad boy up then u may have otehr problems

dont leave ur key on!!!! lol

 

Ur at 660 posts cool.. ya i got to charge it but i still cant figure out y it didn't start with the jump start??

 

Mine wouldnt jump with a jump starter eithier. Had to be a fully charged battery.