electrical help !!

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nsmisfit1

Discussion Starter · 20 d ago

I have an '05 outlander 400 max xt. Was on a trail run when all my dash lights came on. It continued to run for a bit then started sputtering and quit. Not enough juice in the battery to start it, but it started with a pull after an hour. Ran for about 5 minutes then the problem repeated. I tested my battery and it's no good. Reads 12v then drops to 8 when pushing the start button. I'm not thinking this is the issue, but might be worth mentioning. Could it be a grounded positive wire somewhere? Voltage reg charging too high? (killing the battery). Stator issue? thanks for any help or leads.

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BombardierBomb

· #21 · 12 d ago

I'm gonna claim the assist here, lol, as technically a blown fuse is a "wiring" issue

That's my story and I'm sticking to it, ha

But seriously, glad we could help

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nsmisfit1

Discussion Starter · #22 · 12 d ago

BombardierBomb said:
I'm gonna claim the assist here, lol, as technically a blown fuse is a "wiring" issue

That's my story and I'm sticking to it, ha

But seriously, glad we could help

LOL!! might have to take it up with Rocketdog...

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Rocketdog

· #23 · 11 d ago

Good to hear and congratulations on sticking with it.
Owning an '05 Outlander 400 myself, they are a fairly simple machine to maintain.

This was indeed a group effort.

Hold on to the old VR just in case the fuse pops again, which would most likely indicate a wiring harness issue an not a faulty VR.

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nsmisfit1

Discussion Starter · #24 · 10 d ago

Rocketdog said:
Good to hear and congratulations on sticking with it.
Owning an '05 Outlander 400 myself, they are a fairly simple machine to maintain.

This was indeed a group effort.

Hold on to the old VR just in case the fuse pops again, which would most likely indicate a wiring harness issue an not a faulty VR.

I kept the old one...just in case. Took her for a nice mud run today and wasn't easy on it. (very happy it's 4x4). I'm checking the voltage more often than maybe I should. Think I may just pick up a small digital voltage display to mount on it.
--You guys rock !! --✌

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