troubles with starting after a short trailer ride

[krishamm]

hey guys im having a little trouble with my 99 kodiak 400 4x4. i use this rig to plow a bunch of driveways. the quad will start fine off the push button start for most of the day then it will only start with the pull string. the starter turns strong and the battery shows a full charge, but after todays snow she wont start at all. i have air and spark. i drained the carb no water....any suggestions

 

[Murminator]

My grizz sometimes has the same problem the gas runs back in the air filter making it damp and it can't get enough "clean" air. I will pull the filter and hold the throttle wide open and roll it over then she will start after it warms up put the filter back in and it will run fine ......but if it cools off overnight or sits a long period it is a b***h to start.

 

[gforce]

does yer airfilter have an oil coating on it..hard to suck air thru ice..try it with no airfilter on it

 

[krishamm]

well i tried all those thoughts to no success. filter is dry. i also put a new plug in today and it seems i have a random spark would that be the coil. or cdi box

 

[AreWeThereYet]

well i tried all those thoughts to no success. filter is dry. i also put a new plug in today and it seems i have a random spark would that be the coil. or cdi box

Well the cdi sends the voltage to the coil, so if you have weak battery voltage to cdi, then you will have weak voltage to the coil. It may turn over strong(battery side of ignition), but you could have a corroded terminal to the cdi/coil.

 

[mudboy]

make sure to turn the fuel off when towing. It help solve my issues.

 

[krishamm]

k i will check that thanks guys

 

[leonard]

take the cap off the gas tank and see if it starts..

sometimes those bearings in the lid cause a suction lock that will stop the bike from running.

 

[krishamm]

Re:HELP!!!! troubles with starting after a short trailer ride

ok guys so i stripped the bike down and traced every wire because i still have no spark! i have however rebuilt the carb, new coil, new plug, and a few curse words.... i dont seem to have any power (if you will) to the CDI box on either connector or any wires to or from the box. is this normal? i need to get this thing going tonight to plow, any suggestions

 

[leonard]

once had a rhino break down out on the trail.
and a wire leading up to the coil was slightly broken right where it connected when you pushed really hard on it it would start and run until id let off the pressure.

what you need to do is put a tester lite on it and trace it at every connecting point. and you WILL find where the power Ends.

 

[krishamm]

yah i used a tester light on every wire anybody know where i can get a cheep CDI box or barrow one to make sure thats the problem, im in missouri