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Ina Ditch · 05-03-2020, 12:09 AM

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My Honda 300 Fourtrax parts finally all landed and I am being punished for being a smart @$$ and replacing all the electric except the voltage regulator in an attempt to get out of trouble shooting. Fat Chance!!
I got everything put together last weekend but my jump box wouldn't push enough power to bump it over so I went out this morning and hooked jumper cables to it and I could have sworn it tried to start ( fired ) on the 2cd or 3rd turn of the starter but then nothing after another 5 or 10 minutes of trying. I got some paper towel soaked in gas and put it in the air box and buckled the lid down, got nothing. took out the plug and put a little gas in the cylinder, nothing. pulled the plug and checked for fire and had none. The CDI, coil, solenoid, stator and pulsar are new. Checked the coil primary and secondary according to the Clymer manual and it tests good, according to what I could find the voltage regulator doesn't effect ignition but I checked it anyway and if I followed the manual right it is good as well. I retrieved the original CDI and reinstalled it and nothing. Checked the kill switch and it is working. I will put the original coil and plug back in tomorrow out of desperation, I really don't think it will solve anything but it is simple enough to do so why not.
The stator and pulsar will only mount one way and the motor never turned once the side cover came off so I don't think it is timing BUT-- even if it was timing wouldn't it fire at some point in the rotation? I have been from one end of the harness to the other and have found no cuts, breaks, mashed wires or anything else other than faded colors. Oh, and I did clean the frame and ground connections as well. The only other thing I know to check is the neutral switch. I don't think that is the problem because the neutral light comes on when the transmission is placed in neutral but I am no mechanic so I will have to check it all. If anyone has a suggestion it is more than welcome because I sure ain't looking forward to reading that ding dang damn Clymer manual all day again.

05-03-2020, 12:09 AM	#1
Ina Ditch Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: NW-Fl Posts: 305	Japanese so mods may delete if.... inappropriate. My Honda 300 Fourtrax parts finally all landed and I am being punished for being a smart @$$ and replacing all the electric except the voltage regulator in an attempt to get out of trouble shooting. Fat Chance!! I got everything put together last weekend but my jump box wouldn't push enough power to bump it over so I went out this morning and hooked jumper cables to it and I could have sworn it tried to start ( fired ) on the 2cd or 3rd turn of the starter but then nothing after another 5 or 10 minutes of trying. I got some paper towel soaked in gas and put it in the air box and buckled the lid down, got nothing. took out the plug and put a little gas in the cylinder, nothing. pulled the plug and checked for fire and had none. The CDI, coil, solenoid, stator and pulsar are new. Checked the coil primary and secondary according to the Clymer manual and it tests good, according to what I could find the voltage regulator doesn't effect ignition but I checked it anyway and if I followed the manual right it is good as well. I retrieved the original CDI and reinstalled it and nothing. Checked the kill switch and it is working. I will put the original coil and plug back in tomorrow out of desperation, I really don't think it will solve anything but it is simple enough to do so why not. The stator and pulsar will only mount one way and the motor never turned once the side cover came off so I don't think it is timing BUT-- even if it was timing wouldn't it fire at some point in the rotation? I have been from one end of the harness to the other and have found no cuts, breaks, mashed wires or anything else other than faded colors. Oh, and I did clean the frame and ground connections as well. The only other thing I know to check is the neutral switch. I don't think that is the problem because the neutral light comes on when the transmission is placed in neutral but I am no mechanic so I will have to check it all. If anyone has a suggestion it is more than welcome because I sure ain't looking forward to reading that ding dang damn Clymer manual all day again.
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