While I was cleaning all the connections, I noticed that the black wire running to the rev limiter (mounted right above the CDI), and a solid green wire was disconnected. So I connected them on the board where they are supposed to go. Then i started the ATV and it idled rough. When I press the throttle, carb sounded as though it was getting too much air and hesitated and acted as though it wanted to die. If I pressed the throttle and left it pressed, the engine would die.
So I disconnected the black wire running to the CDI from the circuit board, and started the engine, and it runs perfect. Press the throttle and it revs perfect. I thought the limiter was just that, a limiter. So why would it affect the engine in this way? For now I will just leave t disconnected as the limiter is not a vital part, but I wanted to see if anyone else has seen this problem before.
Now to the green wire. When the green wire is connected to the circuit board, the reverse indicator is always on no matter what gear it is in. When i disconnect the green wire, the reverse indicator goes out and only comes on when it is in neutral. using a meter on the reverse indicator terminals, when the green wire is connected, the indicator is getting 6 volts constant in all gears, and 12V when shifted into reverse. When the green wire is disconnected, the indicator is getting 0 volts constant and 12V when shifted into reverse. anyone seen this before?
