ATV wont start

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royalwulf

Discussion Starter · May 21, 2017

I have a TRX 420TM. It wont start when i push the start button. Some background. It needed an oil change. So I changed the oil and filter. It sat around for a while before and after this. When i went to start it, it wouldn't work. It has a pull start so tried that and it worked. So thought it was the battery. Pull start worked several times and i put it in the shed. A while later i tried again but couldn't even pull start it.
Took the battery out, put it on a charger that wont over charge. It tried for a few minutes then said it had full charge. Tested with a multimeter and it was well over 12v.
Put battery back into bike. Still wouldn't start and no lights or numbers on dash.
There is no clicking (on this forum there are articles about clicking soleniods).
Fuses look good.
Head light works - full beam ok
horn works
back light works
Can't pull start it
What should I look at next?
Cheers

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SamUK

· #9 · May 21, 2017

420 rancher.... Neutral light stays on with ignition on, I'm sat on one right now typing this message ;-)
What your saying leads me to beleive you have a battery issue. Your multimeter may say the battery has 12v but it's amps required (cranking amps) to actually start your ATV. I would get your battery load tested (drop tested) or try a known good battery.

Hope this helps

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SamUK

· #14 · May 21, 2017

shadetree said:
SamUK said:

420 rancher.... Neutral light stays on with ignition on, I'm sat on one right now typing this message ;-)
What your saying leads me to beleive you have a battery issue. Your multimeter may say the battery has 12v but it's amps required (cranking amps) to actually start your ATV. I would get your battery load tested (drop tested) or try a known good battery.

Hope this helps

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haha, you typed most of what I said, but you got it faster..you reading my mind now ?..wth !!..lol.

Haha.. I thought the same when I saw your post straight after mine!

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SamUK

· #15 · May 21, 2017

royalwulf said:
if it is battery load problem, shouldn't the lights on the dash work but not kick the motor over?

I honestly don't know on a rancher, I've not worked on them much, I only know as I was sat on one at the time I was reading this post so I tried it out.
On my 300 the neutral light stayed on but went dim when I hit the start button.

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