Hello All,
First, great site, great community. Thanks for having me.
I'm stumped by the big barrel-shaped 5 pin connector. How do you get it apart? I need to test the pulse generator continuity.... I think.
My '97 Foreman 400 came to me well-used. I adjusted the valves, tune-up, changed fluids and it ran like a top. Then the solenoid went out and I replaced it with a new generic car/truck solenoid and all was good for awhile. Then that solenoid shorted out (my bad wiring) at around the same time the starter wore out which was around the same time the small wires coming out of the solenoid burned up. But, she would start easy enough on the first pull of the rope so, who needs elec start? Then, and this is probably the worst part, it sat for a long time and, of course, wouldn't start so easy anymore. It's been sitting ever since; a few years now. Time to get her going again.
So far, I've replaced the solenoid with another new generic car/truck one (tests good), replaced the burned small wires there, new starter, new VRR, new coil, new battery, repaired the cracked wiring behind the ignition switch (all test good now, 12+V, 'on'), cleaned carb, and bypassed the kill switch. She turns over all day long but no spark.
These connectors can be a pain. I can't figure out the big barrel-shaped 5 pin to test the pulse generator.
More notes: I've tried fully-seating the new VRR but there's no solid >click< into the harness. If I push any harder, or go for more leverage w/channel-locks, something's gonna break. I have to assume it's fully seated. The 'neutral/reverse' and fan motor wires are currently disconnected but I wouldn't imagine that would hinder spark. Headlight works fine, wiring to the running lights is shot/missing but that never made a difference before.
Any advice on how to get into the 5 pin connector, or where to go next with this, is greatly appreciated.
First, great site, great community. Thanks for having me.
I'm stumped by the big barrel-shaped 5 pin connector. How do you get it apart? I need to test the pulse generator continuity.... I think.
My '97 Foreman 400 came to me well-used. I adjusted the valves, tune-up, changed fluids and it ran like a top. Then the solenoid went out and I replaced it with a new generic car/truck solenoid and all was good for awhile. Then that solenoid shorted out (my bad wiring) at around the same time the starter wore out which was around the same time the small wires coming out of the solenoid burned up. But, she would start easy enough on the first pull of the rope so, who needs elec start? Then, and this is probably the worst part, it sat for a long time and, of course, wouldn't start so easy anymore. It's been sitting ever since; a few years now. Time to get her going again.
So far, I've replaced the solenoid with another new generic car/truck one (tests good), replaced the burned small wires there, new starter, new VRR, new coil, new battery, repaired the cracked wiring behind the ignition switch (all test good now, 12+V, 'on'), cleaned carb, and bypassed the kill switch. She turns over all day long but no spark.
These connectors can be a pain. I can't figure out the big barrel-shaped 5 pin to test the pulse generator.
More notes: I've tried fully-seating the new VRR but there's no solid >click< into the harness. If I push any harder, or go for more leverage w/channel-locks, something's gonna break. I have to assume it's fully seated. The 'neutral/reverse' and fan motor wires are currently disconnected but I wouldn't imagine that would hinder spark. Headlight works fine, wiring to the running lights is shot/missing but that never made a difference before.
Any advice on how to get into the 5 pin connector, or where to go next with this, is greatly appreciated.
