Acouple of ?s & pics

vagabond · 08-24-2009, 07:55 PM

As I mentioned in my first post my cart was kind of ressurected from the scrap heap the manager of the park where I live was going to cut it up and toss it in the dumpster. After replacing the Battery cables along with batteries I started in on the secondary wiring which was a total mess I had hot wires going nowhere, wires that didn't start anywhere or go anywhere.
I ripped out all the secondary wiring, the horn. and the blower motor, replaced the tail lite assemblies and the turn signal assemblies, all the lighting is now working.

My 2 ?s are 1. about the overdrive switch and how its connected, I've heard somewhere that it's not a good idea to use the overdrive as it will shorten the
life of the motor

2. is how is the charge meter hooked up, hopefully the pic of it is below along with ones of the cart.
Sorry for the longwinded post, and thanks in advance for any and all help

edit to add any ideas on a positive year date

coal_man · 08-24-2009, 08:34 PM

vagabond,

I can't answer any of your questions, but that's a cool looking cart.

You won't have any trouble finding it in a parking lot.

coal_man

jdinville3 · 08-24-2009, 09:14 PM

I also can't answer the question you asked before long someone will be along to help you i'm sure..

But i'm all for painting that thing black and putting a red light in the nose of that thing... That could be a night rider cart.....

vagabond · 08-24-2009, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdinville3

I also can't answer the question you asked before long someone will be along to help you i'm sure..

But i'm all for painting that thing black and putting a red light in the nose of that thing... That could be a night rider cart.....

Thanks the park manager calls it the cartoon cart, he said it looks like something from a cartoon

jdinville3 · 08-24-2009, 10:40 PM

That is a rare find.... so that means you have a responsibility to trick it out and post many many pics

dougmcp · 08-25-2009, 11:36 AM

It's an early to mid 80's Western cart. Built on an EZGO chassis. This could be a controller or resistor cart and is probably 36v. Post the serial number and I'll see if I can determine the year.
I believe Western has been out of production since late 2006.
The newer ones were $9000+ carts and looked like this:

vagabond · 08-25-2009, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dougmcp

It's an early to mid 80's Western cart. Built on an EZGO chassis. This could be a controller or resistor cart and is probably 36v. Post the serial number and I'll see if I can determine the year.
I believe Western has been out of production since late 2006.
The newer ones were $9000+ carts and looked like this:

Where would I find the ser#
it is 36 volts
it is resistor

dougmcp · 08-25-2009, 12:16 PM

The serial number should be stamped into the frame rail under the seat, passenger side by the wheel liner.

scottyb · 08-25-2009, 02:41 PM

THe battery meter connects to the same 2 battery posts as the charger wires. What type of overdrive does the cart have?

vagabond · 08-25-2009, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottyb

THe battery meter connects to the same 2 battery posts as the charger wires. What type of overdrive does the cart have?

Meters hooked up and working, rhought it through this morning, must have been a brain cramp last nite on the meter.
On the overdrive I couldnt say all I saw was a switch on the dash with overdrive imprinted on the knob and I just thought at onetime it was hooked up somehow

08-24-2009, 08:34 PM	#2
coal_man Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pikeville, KY Posts: 60	Re: Acouple of ?s & pics vagabond, I can't answer any of your questions, but that's a cool looking cart. You won't have any trouble finding it in a parking lot. coal_man

08-24-2009, 09:14 PM	#3
jdinville3 Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central Nebrasak Posts: 419	Re: Acouple of ?s & pics I also can't answer the question you asked before long someone will be along to help you i'm sure.. But i'm all for painting that thing black and putting a red light in the nose of that thing... That could be a night rider cart.....

08-24-2009, 10:40 PM	#5
jdinville3 Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central Nebrasak Posts: 419	Re: Acouple of ?s & pics That is a rare find.... so that means you have a responsibility to trick it out and post many many pics

08-25-2009, 11:36 AM	#6
dougmcp Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,757	Re: Acouple of ?s & pics It's an early to mid 80's Western cart. Built on an EZGO chassis. This could be a controller or resistor cart and is probably 36v. Post the serial number and I'll see if I can determine the year. I believe Western has been out of production since late 2006. The newer ones were $9000+ carts and looked like this:

08-25-2009, 12:16 PM	#8
dougmcp Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,757	Re: Acouple of ?s & pics The serial number should be stamped into the frame rail under the seat, passenger side by the wheel liner.

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08-25-2009, 02:41 PM	#9
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,417	Re: Acouple of ?s & pics THe battery meter connects to the same 2 battery posts as the charger wires. What type of overdrive does the cart have?

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