I have a 98 Honda fourtrax and I cant get it to stop trying to turn over I have the same issue going on I have replaced the solenoid, starter, spark plug wire, the kill switch and put a new ignition in it as well as a new battery this is the 3rd solenoid that I have put into it and still cant get it figured out any help will be greatly appreciated
Cant get the starter on my 98 300 fourtrax to stop turning over
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China parts from ebay/amazon on the bike, or 100% OEM Honda?
If all are OEM Honda check all of the switches as shown in section 20 of the factory service manual. I suspect you'll find the problem to be either a stuck solenoid or a bad starter button switch, assuming all are OEM parts... worse case you'd find a fried & shorted wiring harness. You can find a copy linked here in the manuals forum:
https://www.hondaatvforums.net/foru...nual-help/50817-service-manual-downloads.html
But if you've got any china knockoff parts on your bike, you're on your own until those mistakes are corrected. Welcome to the forums!
If all are OEM Honda check all of the switches as shown in section 20 of the factory service manual. I suspect you'll find the problem to be either a stuck solenoid or a bad starter button switch, assuming all are OEM parts... worse case you'd find a fried & shorted wiring harness. You can find a copy linked here in the manuals forum:
https://www.hondaatvforums.net/foru...nual-help/50817-service-manual-downloads.html
But if you've got any china knockoff parts on your bike, you're on your own until those mistakes are corrected. Welcome to the forums!
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is it wired like this ---> https://www.hondaatvforums.net/forums/repair-maintenance/42316-how-wire-your-starter-s-battery.html ?. something tells me ( unless your starter solenoid is china ? ), your not hooking it up correctly.
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The starter is only going to spin if it has power going to it, that power is controlled by the solenoid.
The starter solenoid is just an electrically controlled switch. It allows you to turn on or off a larger gauge wire, your battery cable to the starter, with a smaller gauge wire, the wires that run to your handle bar switch. Disconnect all the wires from your solenoid and measure continuity between the larger post, the ones the battery cable and wire to the starter use. If you have continuity then the solenoid is bad. If it measures open, like it should, then short the two wires that go to the switch and see if it closes. If it does then your solenoid is good. Then measure continuity on the wires coming from the switch. It should only show continuity when you push the starter button. If it shows continuity without pushing the starter button you have a short somewhere in the starter switch or its wires.
The starter solenoid is just an electrically controlled switch. It allows you to turn on or off a larger gauge wire, your battery cable to the starter, with a smaller gauge wire, the wires that run to your handle bar switch. Disconnect all the wires from your solenoid and measure continuity between the larger post, the ones the battery cable and wire to the starter use. If you have continuity then the solenoid is bad. If it measures open, like it should, then short the two wires that go to the switch and see if it closes. If it does then your solenoid is good. Then measure continuity on the wires coming from the switch. It should only show continuity when you push the starter button. If it shows continuity without pushing the starter button you have a short somewhere in the starter switch or its wires.
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