not sure whats wrong

[mavrick]

so I picked up a old popo 350 trailboss 4x4,runs great and has a lot of jam for a older quad and is fun in the mud the only thing wrong is the whinch and e-start dont work and the lights are dim unless i hit the gas. the lioghts dont eevn come on when i trun the key on,the e-start makes no noice at all nor dose the which think a shot battery or could it be somethiung diffrent? any ideas i can start it fine with the rope but would like to get it working at some point.

 

[Summiteer]

Sounds like the battery is shot.

 

[mavrick]

put it on the charger and says its full need to get the battery tested

 

[Summiteer]

do you have a volt meter ?If your battery shows any less than about 11 and a half volts under no load, it is pretty much done

 

[mavrick]

i dont but pretty sure my buddy dose so under load means when the revs are up right do i just put it on the battery post? or i could pull it off and take it to the shop and see if they can test it for me

 

[Summiteer]

you'll have to take it to a shop for a load test. I'm just talking under no-load. just measure from post to post with everything turned off. You can disconnect the positive post just to be sure there is no draw.

 

[09xp850le]

replace the battery. then test ur charging system. should charge around 13.2 to 14.6. if under 13.2 then u might also need a stator. could be putting out just enough to run lights when u rev it up

 

[mavrick]

how do i check the charging system?

 

[09xp850le]

u need to buy a volt meter. when its idling connect the meter to the battery and see what the volts are. then rev it up a little, volts should climb a bit then level off. once back at idle the volts should be around 13.

 

[mavrick]

alright need to go see what my buddy has in his tool box

 

[mavrick]

so I hooked up the charger to the postive and negative wires directly and the whinch worked my lights worked but nothing from the starter button maybe not enough power to turn over maybe. going to pick up a new battery on pay day

 

[09xp850le]

check fuses and starter relay as well. it should click when you hit the starter button. if not check the fuses

 

[boots]

check your wires for breaks... might be a bad ground

 

[kbrunlees]

Depending on the type of charger, yes, you are right in saying that the starter doesnt' have enough juice to turn it over. Check all your connections and then after cleaning them, use dielectric grease to keep them from corroding( see dielectric thread) Batteries typically last only about 5 years, this is just average some last forever others two weeks. so try charging it up and put a volt meter on it, if is bad you can actually watch the voltage drop ( all batteries will lose voltage its just how quickly that determines what state they are in.) Getting a new battery is your best bet, you know that the magneto is working or it wouldn't run at all.

 

[mavrick]

with a good battery all works good low beams dont but thats a bulb problem