It wont start need help

Tried firin up the rhino today cause its been a while and it wont start not good so i checked the plug wire all good...o i have a tender on it as well to prevent this(1st time tryin one out)...but it wont fire up turn the key and it just clicks once and nothin but if i hold it at atart it begins to make a high pitched wining noise any ideas???

Did you try jumping it

not yet its a heavy sob gonna try tomorrow but the volt meter reads full charge never ran down pass 12v and recharged it but still nothin

It can only be three things. Most common, Battery, not enough power to have the strarters cylinoid,
Battery doesnt have enough juice to move the spline gear to engage the starting mechanism. Bad wiring. Bad strater.

You have eliminated one and thats a bad cylinoid the whining noise says its working.

You have an 08 so I cant imagine your cables are corrodided to the point they arent conducting enough dc power to the cylinoid starter. Check the wiring to see if it may be frayed between the battery and the cylinoid. There has to be enough starting amps get through the cables. A frayed wire may prevent this.

This sounds like classic.....not enough power going to the sylinoid for it to fully engage the starter. I would try another battery...maybe a lawn mover battery.

Good luck

As a last resort:

You ever crossed or jumped a starter before? That will be the only way that I know of to check and see if the starter is bad, but it sounds like it trying to engage to me. Just not enough amps gettin through

its an 07 but still not old ill look into it more later just frustrating always somethin

It could be worse just get a boat. Now thats a thats a bottomless money pit.

Tired jumpin and nothin

Remove the starter and battery and take them to a parts store.....the will check em for free.

also my posi wire get hot as well any ideas on that?

Bad connection! Something loose somewhere.

Another thought.....if you have someone to help you can pull the rhino to a start behind a truck or another rhino, or quad. Now this is in relation to a hot posi cable. Once you have it running pull the positive battery cable off and see if it continues to run. If it does run your ok, if it stops running the altinator is bad or has a loose connection. A loose connection would cause the posi cable to heat up and kill one or all cells in your battery. Good luck main.

ok looked at the so called tender my dad hooked up 4 me while i was gone and its a Harley charger but he said they told him its the same so he belived them so could this be a problem? Like mess up a cell in the battery? overcharge it or anything?


p.s. all connections look good :|

nocerisdave wrote:

Another thought.....if you have someone to help you can pull the rhino to a start behind a truck or another rhino, or quad. Now this is in relation to a hot posi cable. Once you have it running pull the positive battery cable off and see if it continues to run. If it does run your ok, if it stops running the altinator is bad or has a loose connection. A loose connection would cause the posi cable to heat up and kill one or all cells in your battery. Good luck main.

can you pull start an automatic?

You can a cvt unit like a Rhino......It doesnt disengage into free wheel like an automatic trans. Hence being call Continuously Variable Transmission. You do have to have the key on and have the rhino in gear......Next time you are out going down a hill cut her off for a second or two stop and let the engine die and turn the key on again and roll. Yea a Rhino can be pulled off to start it. Most of my hard knocks knowledge is just that I learned this the way I usually do....by mistake or the ever ellusive asking someone for help... Would have never known if I hadnt had to do it myself.

rhinos dont have altenators though

nocerisdave wrote:

You can a cvt unit like a Rhino......It doesnt disengage into free wheel like an automatic trans. Hence being call Continuously Variable Transmission. You do have to have the key on and have the rhino in gear......Next time you are out going down a hill cut her off for a second or two stop and let the engine die and turn the key on again and roll. Yea a Rhino can be pulled off to start it. Most of my hard knocks knowledge is just that I learned this the way I usually do....by mistake or the ever ellusive asking someone for help... Would have never known if I hadnt had to do it myself.

Yep, been told you need to be going over 7MPH for it to fire.

who wants to pull my rhino??? i got the truck and strap :D preferably someone who can help me fix my pos

Your right....it has a stator. I dont think thats your problem....after thinking about it. If the stator was bad it should still turn over but would not run. Bad call by me.

Its some where between the battery and the starter. After the battery is checked for a dead cell I would replace the posi cable from the battery to the starter. I have heard of mud and water causing the cable to act like a corroded cable and not letting enough starting amps through to the starter.
If it is full of mud or water it wouldnt matter if you jump it or change battery.

well was just sittin the garage and started everytime no prblem until i put that charger/tneder deal on and that is how i got to where i am now

well givin in and takin it to my friends shop so he can fix it feel embarrased casue i couldnt fix it but o well at least ill know its done right i dont trust the stealers only him knowin him he will have the problem figured out tomorrow and if he has parts it will be fixed, o and im droppin it off tomorrow morn

Let us know what you find. Hope it's something simple.

As do I so it can be fixed in 1 day high hopes... high hopes

I haven't looked at a wiring diagram but i'm sure there's a starter circuit fuse and relay in the battery box.
I've sometimes heard relays make buzzing noises when stuck

good luck & if that doesn't help get a BFH and start beating on it while trying to start it

well i was gonna look at pictures and get the big F hammer but ill just let him fix it i got alot of stuff to get done esp b4 i go out of town next weekend so he can do it 4 me :)

shawn its gotta be something sparktical.... only thing "you've" added (pa is same as you) was teh cahrger thing... rip that thing outta there and re-boot to "factory default settings" good luck bro!