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99 Kodiak wiring diagram

Anybody know of an online source for a good wiring diagram? Does the haynes manual they sell have a good one or is it like the ones I’ve seen for cars and trucks where a 5 year old done it.

I have a brake switch shorting out somewhere. You hit the brake lever and it fries the CDI box:cussing:. Got a feeling I’m about to buy some rolls of wire, some terminal ends, and just make a whole new harness.

99 Kodiak wiring diagram

Anybody know of an online source for a good wiring diagram? Does the haynes manual they sell have a good one or is it like the ones I’ve seen for cars and trucks where a 5 year old done it.

I have a brake switch shorting out somewhere. You hit the brake lever and it fries the CDI box:cussing:. Got a feeling I’m about to buy some rolls of wire, some terminal ends, and just make a whole new harness.

Thought it was carb trouble

Well I got everything squared away with the rubicon i bought a couple weeks ago, I thought.
Idled ok but At high speed/throttle she would brake up sputter backfire, thought i had a lean condition, float, jets, er carb issue basically. Was gonna order a kit before i took it off but didnt get to it right away. But did clean tank, took off petcock and blew it all out, installed inline filter, checked cap and vent tube. So anyhow had seat off and night before i shut fuel and ran it till quit. Today go to start after turning fuel on and ng. I noticed the filter empty, turn petcock every which way for sanity, then pull fuel line off carb and nada. Blow into tank and get slow flow. Ugh, pull tank again and take out petcock again, everything looks ok. Notice that fuel knob is not how i am used to. Ruby has it with the fuel down and reserve up, so i change that around to fuel up and res down, and then knowing something aint right i cut that screen off since i am running a filter now. Sure enough runs like a raped ape now. Must be some kinda surface tension on that fine screen in tank or maybe oxidization i cant see with these older eyes, glad i said screw it and cut it off. I wonder if anyone else chases a lean problem to no avail cuz the screen looks ok. Anyone else ever had poor flow from tank with good venting or even w the cap off? I did.

The Infamous clicking noise

Bike won’t start. So I put in a new battery just to make sure the old one didn’t have a bad cell or something. When you start it it just clicks at the solenoid.
Tonight I hit the starter a couple times with a hammer while starting it and after several attempts I finally heard the starter barely start to spin and then peter out shortly after it started to spin.
Trying to get it to spin again was difficult but it did barely move again after several more attempts.
This should simply be a case of replacing the starter and then it should crank right?

2017 Sportsman xp 1000

Does anyone have a 2017 Polaris sportsman xp 1000? I’m planning on getting one by Christmas and I love the features and look. But I wanna hear you guys opinion on it. And how fast does it accelerate, and how about its top speed? Thanks in advance!

2017 Sportsman xp 1000

Does anyone have a 2017 Polaris sportsman xp 1000? I’m planning on getting one by Christmas and I love the features and look. But I wanna hear you guys opinion on it. And how fast does it accelerate, and how about its top speed? Thanks in advance!

Spider Lake

The whole family went 4 wheeling last Sunday at Spider Lake – Foothills State Forest. Talk about a beautiful day in the woods. We put 25 miles on our machines, two Polaris’ and a Can Am. The fall colors were fantastic! There wasn’t to much traffic so it was better yet. Anybody else get out and enjoy the great fall weather in Minnesota?

Spider Lake

The whole family went 4 wheeling last Sunday at Spider Lake – Foothills State Forest. Talk about a beautiful day in the woods. We put 25 miles on our machines, two Polaris’ and a Can Am. The fall colors were fantastic! There wasn’t to much traffic so it was better yet. Anybody else get out and enjoy the great fall weather in Minnesota?