How To Fix a Dead ATV Battery
A dead ATV battery is never a good thing. However, if you know how to deal with a dead battery you’ll get moving again fairly quick.
If you attempt to turn your ATV’s key, and nothing happens, you likely have a dead battery. If you turn the key and it starts to spin the motor, but there isn’t enough strength to start the ATV, it’s usually the battery. However, it may be a loose connection, so check for that too. In this article, we’ll discuss three ways to fix a dead ATV battery.
Bump Start
This is the easiest way to start an ATV with a dead battery. ATVs are light enough to be pushed to start. The idea is to use the tires to turn on the engine and make it start. The ATV must roll around 3-5 mph. Turn the key or run switch and put the ATV in 1st and 2nd gear. The easiest way to start the ATV is to get it rolling as fast as possible, hold the clutch in and put the machine in 2nd gear. Let out the clutch and listen for the engine to turn. Give the ATV some gas and start it up.
Jump Start ATV to ATV
If you have a couple of ATVs connect both batteries and start the ATV with the good battery. Let it idle for a few minutes. Then attempt to start the other ATV. When it fires up disconnect the red cable from the good ATV, then the
other. Finally disconnect the black cables.
Once you get the ATV started, leave the engine running. Once you get back to your destination, you can swap out batteries if necessary.
Jump Start an ATV With a Car
You can jump start a dead ATV battery using a car. It is the same as jump-starting using an ATV except you don’t need to start the car’s engine. The car’s battery and charging system is much stronger than the ATVs. So, you should have more than enough juice to start the ATV’s motor.
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