I have a 2004 Kodiak 450 that has been super reliable. Earlier this year I replaced the carb, and last month it got a new battery. Other than the carb getting gummed up last year I've never had a peep of trouble from this machine.
On a hunt earlier this week it's like the thing fell apart. At the start of the day the machine was idling fast and clicking when I tried to put it in gear. It's never clicked trying to get in gear.
It ran fine on the way to my spot. About an hour and a half later I had to use it to pull a deer out. I turned the key, hit the electric start and it sprang to life. No problems. When I put it in reverse it almost died as I was backing up. I put it in high and it ran just fine.
I drove to the deer and killed the ignition with key. I strapped my cargo down and was ready to go.
When I turned key to start it again, LCD was blank. No power. No lights. No electric start. I've never seen that before.
If I turned the kill switch to "stop", all kinds of lights lit up around the edge of the panel. Very strange, I didn't even know there were lights there.
Battery is brand new so it's not an issue. (It's still got a full charge according to my charger.)
Before I gave up and walked out of the woods I decided to try to pull start it. I figured it wouldn't work, but it did. I got it running. Once the machine started, the LCD screen came back on and the headlights worked.
At this point the ATV was sitting still, but the LCD said I was going 15 MPH.
I drove a few hundred yards to meet some people and left it idling. Then it turned off on it's own.
I had to pull start it every time, the LCD screen would only work after I started it. Electric start doesn't work, pull start only. Fast idle, blinking reverse light, idle dies on it's own at times, dies in reverse, trouble shifting into gears. I have no clue what could be causing this.
I went out and tried to start it today and it won't idle long. It's super cold here (20's), and while I can get it to start with a full choke, it dies pretty quickly after that.
Any thoughts on what I'm dealing with?
On a hunt earlier this week it's like the thing fell apart. At the start of the day the machine was idling fast and clicking when I tried to put it in gear. It's never clicked trying to get in gear.
It ran fine on the way to my spot. About an hour and a half later I had to use it to pull a deer out. I turned the key, hit the electric start and it sprang to life. No problems. When I put it in reverse it almost died as I was backing up. I put it in high and it ran just fine.
I drove to the deer and killed the ignition with key. I strapped my cargo down and was ready to go.
When I turned key to start it again, LCD was blank. No power. No lights. No electric start. I've never seen that before.
If I turned the kill switch to "stop", all kinds of lights lit up around the edge of the panel. Very strange, I didn't even know there were lights there.
Battery is brand new so it's not an issue. (It's still got a full charge according to my charger.)
Before I gave up and walked out of the woods I decided to try to pull start it. I figured it wouldn't work, but it did. I got it running. Once the machine started, the LCD screen came back on and the headlights worked.
At this point the ATV was sitting still, but the LCD said I was going 15 MPH.
I drove a few hundred yards to meet some people and left it idling. Then it turned off on it's own.
I had to pull start it every time, the LCD screen would only work after I started it. Electric start doesn't work, pull start only. Fast idle, blinking reverse light, idle dies on it's own at times, dies in reverse, trouble shifting into gears. I have no clue what could be causing this.
I went out and tried to start it today and it won't idle long. It's super cold here (20's), and while I can get it to start with a full choke, it dies pretty quickly after that.
Any thoughts on what I'm dealing with?
