hi i have an 04 kodiak 450 that runs fine all day long and then once i start using the lights it kills the battery. i put a meter on the battery and when i start it the voltage does not go up at all no matter how high i rev it. also some times if i go above 40 for a little bit it will just die out and then i can not open the throttle at all or else it dies so i was thinking the carb needs a good cleaning. any help on either topic would be great thanks

 

Sounds like the alternator/generator is junk as well as your battery..

Manual

http://www.savefile.com/files/74511

The link for the manual works but sometimes you just need to work it a bit...


1. Click the link in the Message
2. Scroll down to the Section in the BLUE Box that says "05-06 Kodiak 450" and Click "DOWNLOAD FILE"
3. Your download SHOULD start...

IF NOT

4. Scroll down to the Bottom.... where you will see
" Your download should begin shortly.
If it does not, try <u>Download file now</u> "


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well so far i have fixed the charging problem. it ended up being a bad connection at the voltage regulator so i cleaned and greased it and all is well. as far as the carb issue i havent gotten to that yet.

 

that wouldnt be the first one to do that. a year ago my 450 wolvy did the same thing, i cleaned the connector and packed it full of dielectric grease and has worked ever since. a couple months back someone else with a wolvy like mine had the same problem, i think kodiaks and wolvys are basically the same so something is up with that.

 

everything is now fixed the carb had a nice chunk of something stuck in the main jet so all is well for now.

 

Cool!

Now lets hope that battery lasts for ya! Hopefully you didn't draw it down that bad...