LT300e Won’t turn off with key

[Jd101506]

1 hour ago, Mech said:

Have you got the service manual Jd.. That will explain how to get the headlight off I'm sure.

I'd wait till the new switch arrives though in case that's all the problems.

So that’s part of the problem, that service manual doesn’t exist here for the LT300e. I have the one for Quadrunner, but not the 300E. Before I take it all apart I’ll plug it into the harness and see if the new switch fixes it. If it does, I’ll be tearing that light off somehow I guess. 

[Mech]

Oh true..  Well if you send us a picture we might recognise it and have some ideas.

[Mech]

These might help..

https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/suzuki/atv/1987/quadrunner-lt300e/headlamp-housing

https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/suzuki/atv/1987/quadrunner-lt300e/headlamp

And it looks like the headlight out of the standard old lt300.

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[Jd101506]

SOLVED. 

I got the new key switch in today. Managed to get the front light off (the mounting bracket was rusted in place so I had to break it a little), and the pull the trim around the keyswitch. 
 

when I started tracing the wire to unplug it I grabbed ahold of the boot that covers all the wiring… when I did that I pulled back slightly and the keyswitch wiring was revealed, I found that the bullet connector for the ground was stuck in the sleeve but was NOT plugged into the female end. So I seated it stiffly, put the battery on, fired it up and sure enough… It now turns on and off as it should! I swear I checked that 3-4 times before ordering a new switch… Anyway, I can mark this one as solved! 
 

Thank you guys SO much for all your help in this thread. For any future Suzuki ATV folks the separate black/yellow bullet connector off the keyswitch is a nightmare! 

[Gwbarm]

Good job finding that, sometimes electrical insufficiencys are hard to find.