200cc Redcat Starting problems.

[Coloradotrailrider]

Well thats good that it isn't locked up. outfline is right, try jump starting it with a car and jumper cables.

[ghcoe]

Sounds to me like the starter is pulling too many amps under a load. Only way get wires that hot is a bad connection or high amp loads. If you try to jump it watch those wires closely, don't want a melt down....

[chineseatvmechanic]

you don't want to jump it it with a car battery, what are these people thinking? if the battery cables are getting hot and smoking with the stock battery you sure don't want to add more amps and burn up the wireing harness, you need to take the starter out of the quad, and bench test it, this only takes a couple of minutes and you won't burn up the wiring. first after removing the starter turn it over by hand, and see if it binds or how hard it turns over, then put it in a vice hook up the battery, + to the starter terimal, - to ground, it should run like an electric motor, if it doesn't then thats your problem, if the starter works good then remove the flywheel cover and using a socket and a rachet turn the engine over, the engine should turn over reather easily,

[chineseatvmechanic]

stop what ever you're doing and start looking for a loose or badly connected ground wire, make sure their's bare metal under the ground wire terimal, if theirs paint remove it. a bad ground wire will make your battery wires hot and smoke.

[tja349]

ok so i got it to start but now when i try it again there seems to be no power at least not enough(the fan stops and the neutral like goes off and it stops cranking and trying to start).. should i try charging the battery again?.. is it bad to keep charging it? i havent done anything to it yet besides the initial charge a few days ago