Mystery Wires? What are they for?

JohnWayne007 · 05-25-2017, 10:09 PM

Hey guys, so i have my wireing harness all hooked up and everything is plugged in the right places, but for the life of me i cannot figure out what this connects to. Its a green and red wire near the back of the ATV by the battery tray. Everything works as it should but i cant help but wonder what this connects to.

Swampy · 05-26-2017, 10:23 AM

If it's not for the tail/brake light it may just be a spare. Out of the crate both of mine had extra connectors in the wiring harness which leads me to believe they use the same harness for different vehicle applications.

Humanbeing may have more info on wiring diagram for your quad.

ripcuda · 05-26-2017, 11:02 AM

It could be the connector for the rear foot brake, brake light switch. Which on my ATV, I did not have so I just have a free connector zip-tied out of the way.

Or an un-used connector for a fan? I have a water-cooled engine with radiator and fan and that looks similar to my fan 2-wire connector... which may be un-used on an air-cooled engine

Cheers!

FLASHLIGHTBOY · 05-26-2017, 05:31 PM

check and see if there is power or ground there.... if you cross them when it is running... and it kills the spark,... that is for the tether...

JohnWayne007 · 05-26-2017, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by FLASHLIGHTBOY

check and see if there is power or ground there.... if you cross them when it is running... and it kills the spark,... that is for the tether...

You hit the nail right on the head! Thanks for that, not sure why i dident think of that before. I guess because its a full size ATV i figured there wouldent be any tethers but i threw one on from a 50cc i had and sure enough it kills the engine when the tether is pulled!

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Swampy Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 218	If it's not for the tail/brake light it may just be a spare. Out of the crate both of mine had extra connectors in the wiring harness which leads me to believe they use the same harness for different vehicle applications. Humanbeing may have more info on wiring diagram for your quad. __________________ 1986 TT350, 2002 Grizzly 660, 2009 TR125 and two 2015 Kandi 150cc Quads.
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05-26-2017, 11:02 AM	#3
ripcuda Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 253	It could be the connector for the rear foot brake, brake light switch. Which on my ATV, I did not have so I just have a free connector zip-tied out of the way. Or an un-used connector for a fan? I have a water-cooled engine with radiator and fan and that looks similar to my fan 2-wire connector... which may be un-used on an air-cooled engine Cheers! __________________ '20 TaoTao Hellcat 125 "grommet" '04 Yamaha TTR-125LE '00 Yamaha TTR-90 '07 Kinroad XT200GY Runmaster (sold) '07 KMD GY6 150cc ATV (sold) '07 Kangchao 250cc ATV Monster (sold) Baja Moto DB-30 "Doodlebugs"(x3) (sold) '06 Hi-Bird 200 parts bike (sold)
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05-26-2017, 05:31 PM	#4
FLASHLIGHTBOY Join Date: May 2009 Location: SASKATOON Posts: 1,161	safety tether wires... check and see if there is power or ground there.... if you cross them when it is running... and it kills the spark,... that is for the tether... __________________ DEALER FOR ZSTAR & GIO PRODUCTS, TAOTAO ABIBABA ATV ETC
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