X300...Won't start....Heeellllllllp

[CoolioDaddio]

I bought this X300 one year ago, and it has 10 hours on it. It was stored inside for the winter. I put fresh gas in and charged the battery and it won't fire at all. The dealers are so busy they are telling me 3-4 weeks before they can get to it. Any suggestions on things to try? Not happy!!!

 

[Dutch445]

First thing I would do is pull my spark plug, and
ground it to the block while cranking the engine
to see if you have spark.

If the spark is good, then you start looking
at the fuel system.

If no spark, either a bad plug, or, critters could
have gotten up under the engine cowling and chewed
thru some wires or the coil wire. they seem to love
coil wires.

 

[Molerj]

Fresh gas doesn't reach the carburetor bowl (if it has one). The old gas left in the bowl doesn't have enough "good stuff" to fire. Take off the air cleaner. Add a little gas directly. I use a small chain saw oil bottle with a 1/8" hole drilled in the center cap. See if it fires. If not you got spark issues as stated above.

 

[CoolioDaddio]

Thanks folks....I'll try this stuff tonight

 

[dqdave1]

Make sure your seat safety switch is working correctly.

 

[CoolioDaddio]

Welp, I played aoround with it last night, and there is no spark. I tried starting it with the E-brake set, and also tried it by sitting on the seat and holding the brake pedal down. Frustrating!

 

[dqdave1]

Bypass the seat switch; Check all fuses; what engine is it?

 

[LBrown59]

I bought this X300 one year ago, and it has 10 hours on it.
The dealers are so busy they are telling me 3-4 weeks before they can get to it.
Not happy!!!

I should think that it being a warranty job would push it up further on the list.

 

[Molerj]

I didn't realize this was covered by warranty. I wouldn't go any further than what you did or they will find a way not to cover it. Hard to believe that your coil/module would be bad. Are you sure there is no spark? There is also a oil pressure switch on that engine. You maybe able to disconnect it & see if you get spark.

 

[Dutch445]

If the engine is cranking, then I would imagine
that the seat switch and safety system are
working. If the spark issue is rodents, then it
won't be warranty... so I'd do some investigating
before you send it in. But this is the 2cyl
17HP kawasaki engine, a very good engine... so
it's odd that there is no spark in either cylinder.

not sure about an oil cutoff switch, there is a
solenoid in the bottom of the carb bowl that
can fail, but that'd be a fuel issue , not spark.