|
|
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,675
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,675 |
Troubleshooting a Yamaha Kodiak I have I believe a 2000 kodiak 4 x 4 fresh battery you have to move the shifter around to get a neutral light to come on now it won’t come on at all any suggestions?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 69,259
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 69,259 |
Is it in neutral even though the light isn't on? If so, it could be a bad light switch.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,675
Campfire Regular
|
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,675 |
But it won’t start won’t turn over
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 69,259
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 69,259 |
Could be a bad neutral safety switch. It's probably 1 switch that turns on the light and also allows it to start.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,675
Campfire Regular
|
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,675 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 606
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 606 |
You may very well have an electrical issue caused by mice. Your problem sounds exactly like how my Rhino acted and, upon close inspection, we found field mice had nested in the battery box and chewed a good many wires on the wiring harness. They had also chewed the wire into on the thermostat sending unit causing it to give a false overheating warning.
I'm shoot4fun on Accurate Shooter Forum and you can see my feedback there.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 4,366
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 4,366 |
You guys are talking me into keeping my old air cooled Kawasaki with the two starting systems and the foot shift. Not starting would be a major inconvenience back in the woods somewhere.
My other auto is a .45
The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 752
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 752 |
My '03 Kodiak starts in Park or Neutral, but the gear indicator light has to be on. Sometimes I need to shake the rig a bit to get the light on. I agree with the others - you may have a switch or wire that's gone bad.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,420
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,420 |
My Kodiak wouldn't start the other day. Checked the battery terminals for contact. They looked very clean. Tried some other things. No go. Went back and scraped the contacts and posts with a knife. Solved the problem. Never thought that this would happen.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 11,379
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 11,379 |
My '03 Kodiak starts in Park or Neutral, but the gear indicator light has to be on. Sometimes I need to shake the rig a bit to get the light on. I agree with the others - you may have a switch or wire that's gone bad.
Same here, for my '03, neutral or park, light must be on. Alternatively, if I pressed the rear brake pedal (or squeezed the handle), I could start it in gear. Had to tear the front end apart to replace the coil pack, and got something out of adjustment when putting it back together, because now I can't do the brake pedal starting, it must be in neutral or park now.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 409
Campfire Member
|
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 409 |
My '03 Kodiak starts in Park or Neutral, but the gear indicator light has to be on. Sometimes I need to shake the rig a bit to get the light on. I agree with the others - you may have a switch or wire that's gone bad.
Same here, for my '03, neutral or park, light must be on. Alternatively, if I pressed the rear brake pedal (or squeezed the handle), I could start it in gear. Had to tear the front end apart to replace the coil pack, and got something out of adjustment when putting it back together, because now I can't do the brake pedal starting, it must be in neutral or park now. Does the brake light work?
|
|
|
|
|
329 members (1_deuce, 10gaugemag, 338reddog, 1minute, 10ring1, 2ndwind, 39 invisible),
2,547
guests, and
1,210
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,190,714
Posts18,457,028
Members73,909
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
