Help! My ATV Won’t Start! What to Check First | Partzilla.com

[davelambardo]

He is a very good mechanic! I have used several of his videos from diagnosis of small issues to full top end rebuilds.

[allenbond]

This guy has got me out of so many binds

[NLINE]

Had this happen a few years ago on a 2001 Honda Rancher that I bought new. It had been starting perfectly I always had a battery maintainer hooked to it since I bought it new. One day I tried to start it, nothing it was dead no spark, battery good, etc. I worked on it off and on for a week with no luck. Finally I found the culprit, it was a main frame ground wire rear right tire that was corroded and not making good ground contact. I cleaned that up, put a dab of grease on the connections and it fired right up and ran fine until the day I sold it 3 or 4 years later. My Rancher had never seen any mud or water, so yes just the humidity in the air over time can cause connections to surface rust up and cause you a headache. Also even if a battery is showing good voltage I also would have it load tested, that can also be the culprit at times.

[keithkough]

Thank you for going through the whole scenario, most people would just stop at the fuse and say there ya go. Good video!

[DavidRoberts-pu]

05 Honda 400 ex. Fuses are good, battery is good. New ignition switch. Can jump over at solenoid, but won't start up. Not getting power to show neutral light is on. Lights and nothing else will illuminate

[johnworrell]

John,
Could the control motor Assembly be an additional cause of my ATV not starting?
(2007 Honda TRX500FE ) .

[sarahleibbrandt]

Great video, thanks! Do you have any ideas why a Honda Fourtrax might turn over, but not catch and start? Lights are on, battery is good, engine turns but will not go. Thank you. (fuel is getting to the carby, and tried recharging battery as well as jump starting it, but it just turns over).

[elainekennedy]

Thanks for the helpful video. We have a 2004 330cc 4X4 Outlander. It turns over fine, but doesn't start. We cannot get a spark from the spark plug, so does that mean there is problem with the electronic ignition? Probably have to replace whole unit?
Craig

[seanmortazyt]

Excellent video! I don’t know who down votes these but ignore them and keep making awesome videos

[doobyboy]

If you got a Kawasaki Bayou 300 like me all of this troubleshooting done above I had done but still missing out on something ! My quad would turn on with all the lights and everything, and when i pressed the starter button it would start 1 times out of 10 ! And when it got really cold out it would not start at all except with the pull cord... Then after some digging on the Bayou microfiche I found there was a cylinder relay under the quad just above the muffler hanging on the ATV... I got that replaced and BAM my ATV starts like a new one now !

[micflynn]

Just because the solenoid clicks doesn't mean the starter is bad I have seen lots of solenoid click and the contacts inside be burnt up so always check your starter to your positive to see if your starter still turns over.

[frankalridge]

I would like to know if you're glosses are safety glasses and where can I get them to buy if they are

[jonalindqvist]

My started yesterday with startcables from a tractor but know it doesnt even click

[ruairimcelhinney]

I have a 450r and I have the first problem with the fuse but I can’t seem to find it. Do you know where the fuse he showed is?

[michaelevans]

Thanks John for your fantastic repair video's. Keep them coming !

[prodigy_wrecked]

Partzilla, everything is good my fourwheeler is turning over and it has spark but it just will no crank up, it acts like its trying but will not, could it be my cdi box?

[dennisansbro]

Thanks for the advice. Cleaned the carburetor and starts easily and runs great. 👍👍

[Gamehendge]

This is an excellent video.
For my own future reference:
1. Check the battery.
2. This little junction right here. Fuses.
3. Jump the solenoid directly from the battery.
4. You probably have a bad starter.

[vaxpyro]

thank you. you saved me from having 2 very sad kids.

[charliepapa]

Thanks for the reply...was turning over and everything seemed fine...i changed out starter clutch and it fixed the starting issue....guess it was worn and wouldn't let the starter spin fast enough to make machine fire off electric starter