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I hope someone here knows about his stuff.

I just bought a 1998 Yamaha timberwolf 250 2wd. I brought it home last night and rode it around a little. Then this morning it was 38 degrees and I wanted to see how it did after sitting all night in cool weather. I had left it in neutral the night before. I turned the key on and the neutral light wouldn't come on and needless to say the electric start wouldn't work. I pulled the starter cord and with one little pull it started right up. Then after 2-3 seconds of running the neutral light came on. I drove around a little then switched it off then on again and the neutral light and electric starter worked fine.

Could this be a battery issue? The battery looks pretty old.

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A new battery and ya should be good to go.

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you might see if it would charge and hold it before you buy one.


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You could also have a voltage leak that pulls the battery down. If it's been totally discharged a few times, chances are that it's damaged and won't hold a full charge any more.

To test for a voltage leak, have the battery charged and pull off the + lead. Make sure the key is off. Put a voltage meter between the lead and the post. If it registers anything, you have a leak.
You can use a test light, too, but if the leak is very small, you won't have enough stray juice to light it.

It's not common, but on occasion, a very dirty battery will leak voltage because it's going through conductive grime.

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Check if your connections are good on your battery. It looks like it's getting bled down, but it doesn't hurt to make sure their tight.


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Thanks for everyone's help. I talked with the guy at the shop I bought it from and he thinks it's the sensor, or wire on the sensor that tells the machine it's in neutral. I've been riding it almost everyday since i posted this and it runs fine. I start the machine using the electric start by applying the left hand brake. Starts every time. guess i'm going to have to look into the sensor.


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