Kawasaki Mule 2500 Died Twice on Hot Day

PhilG327 · Jul 3, 2020

I brought the battery home and put it on a good charger overnight. Only showed 12.1 volts after charger showed battery was fully charged. I'm going to find something to put a load on it and see how quickly it drops. Regardless, I may just buy a new one on Monday.

Thanks for all the suggestions! Much appreciated.

LouNY · Jul 3, 2020

I haven't found the link to the relay and fuel pump info I had yet,
but here is another; Kawasaki Mule has no power on fuel pump, but has power on the fuel relay. What can be a problem?

Zebrafive · Jul 4, 2020

LouNY said:
I haven't found the link to the relay and fuel pump info I had yet,
but here is another; Kawasaki Mule has no power on fuel pump, but has power on the fuel relay. What can be a problem?

That took me to site that wants "pay/fee" for an answer. I have power to my fuel pump

radios1 · Jul 4, 2020

Zebrafive said:
That took me to site that wants "pay/fee" for an answer. I have power to my fuel pump

if you have power to the fuel pump, then the pump is bad if the pump is not running..

PhilG327 · Jul 5, 2020

Noob question: If I turn the ignition key to "ON" should the fuel pump start making a noise or at least vibrate to the touch? Before trying to start the engine? It always did years ago when I was enjoying a procession of Italian cars and did all my own work!

Kyle_in_Tex · Jul 5, 2020

My gator HPX with kawasaki engine runs the fuel pump when the key is turned on, prior to cranking the engine. It needs fuel.

Zebrafive · Jul 5, 2020

radios1 said:
if you have power to the fuel pump, then the pump is bad if the pump is not running..

That was my thought too. I hit the pump with a hammer, short term fix, I know. Hammer is the box :laughing:

PhilG327 · Jul 8, 2020

Made some progress today. Found the old battery voltage would drop drastically under load. Replaced with a fully charged battery but not fixed. It starts and idles, but any throttle at all and it stalls out. At this point, I realized the fuel pump was not making any noise at all. None. Grabbed the volt meter and found the fuel pump was not getting ANY power. Checked the fuses I found under the seat and they are good. There's a relay there, right? Can anyone point me to the relay? What does it look like? Under the drivers side of the seat, right ? Does anyone have a part number?

I also had the thought to just try hot-wiring it

PhilG327 · Jul 12, 2020

Part number appears to be 27002-1068. If anyone can provide a picture or diagram of what exactly and where exactly under the seat I can find this relay, it would be greatly appreciated. (info on internet is contradictory) Thank you!

LouNY · Jul 13, 2020

The one on my brothers 2510 was under the seat on the drivers side to the rear of the under seat area,
it was a flatten triangle with one bolt securing it and 3 wires. Right next to a couple of other electrical modules.
Kawasaki wrapped it up in one of there wire bundle protectors with a couple of tie wraps and the velco closure.