[fordnut351]

I am new to forums and have only owned ATVs for a couple years. I haven't had to do much to mine yet.
I've been working on cars all my life so I should be able to fix anything that goes wrong with a little help.
I ride an 04 Foreman, my son has an 03 Rancher, and my wife has an 01 Recon.
I am having problems with the main 30 amp fuse blowing on my son's 03 Rancher.
We went to start it in the garage and had no power. I checked and found the blown fuse but when I put a new one in it blows instantly when it makes contact. We had it running a few days before this with no issues.
I checked out the wiring for any visible problems but didn't find anything.
Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Redracer]

I had the same problem on a different machine, the spring in my start button actually collapsed and was causing it. Make sure you check EVERYTHING.

WELCOME

 

[jrowe06]

welcome to the forum,idk about your electrical problem,but your in the right place for help & advice

 

[TRX2fiveO]

You are grounding out on something like red racer said check your button then work your way through the harness this is easiest if you remove the plastics. you have a wire or switch bad somewhere, good luck and keep us posted.

Welcome to the forums to !!!

 

[Saber6]

Welcome to the forums!!!

 

[69quadracer]

You have a dead short ,there is a wire touching the frame you just haveto find it, welcome to the fourms.

 

[tomgodd]

Agree with these guys!! Welcome to the FORUMS!!

 

[fordnut351]

Thanks for the help guys.
I'll post what I found when I find it.

 

[tomgodd]

Are you near Youngstown Ohio?

 

[fordnut351]

Yes.
I'm about 50 north of there.

 

[fordnut351]

Problem solved!!!!:icon_ banana:
The regulator turned out to be the problem. I unplugged it and the fuse quit blowing.
We put a new one on and it is up and running again.
I also found that Cheapcycleparts.com was a lot cheaper than the dealer on the part.
Thanks for the help guys.

 

[Redracer]

Awesome, glad you got it solved!!!