|
Electric EZGO Electric EZ GO Marathon, Medalist, TXT and RXV. |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
11-03-2010, 08:23 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 42
|
Go, NoGo, then goes fine...unless it sits a while
Hello, I have a 91 EZGO marathon which I was driving every day. One day I tried to get it to go, and nothing...I moved the F&R switch back and forth, and would push on the accelerator. It finally "jumped" a little in reverse...but wouldn't go. I then checked connections (all good) and sprayed the F&R switch and the thing that goes up and down (Connected to a rod that goes to the accelerator...its in front of the controller) with WD40. A couple more moves on the F&R switch, and it started working fine...no problems...until a few days later...some problem. Today...happened again, this time I finally got it going in forward, but couldn't depress the pedal down all the way (which had me going really slow...but moving). If I pushed the pedal down all the way, it would cut out on me. Eventually, it ran fine, with no problems.
Any idea what this could be? It seems once I get it running, I usually have no issues for the rest of the day. If I let it sit a couple of days...then it decides not to work again...until I mess with it. Thanks in advance for any...all help! |
Today | |
Sponsored Links
__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members. Register your free account today and become a member on Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum |
|
11-03-2010, 08:28 PM | #2 |
nimda
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 13,022
|
Re: Go, NoGo, then goes fine...unless it sits a while
F/R contacts. Either take it apart and file them flat, rebuild it or replace it. You might try tightening the nut on the back and see if that helps. If the terminals on the back of the switch look like they have been hot you might just replace it.
|
11-05-2010, 02:49 AM | #3 |
resident idiot
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 582
|
Re: Go, NoGo, then goes fine...unless it sits a while
Buy an HD F&R Cam from ScottyB. Pre filed and everything.
|
11-09-2010, 06:12 PM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 42
|
Re: Go, NoGo, then goes fine...unless it sits a while
Cool...thanks for the advice...just ordered from Scotty B....can't wait to see what they can do!
|
11-14-2010, 12:39 PM | #5 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 42
|
Re: Go, NoGo, then goes fine...unless it sits a while
Hello, got the part from ScottyB...worked great...other one was pretty dirty.
Regrettably, this didn't solve my problem...same issue as before...I press the accelerator...and it moves...if I press it too far...its cuts out...after I get going...after a few minutes...then it works fine...any other component I can check? Thanks for the advice. |
11-14-2010, 01:40 PM | #6 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 73,358
|
Re: Go, NoGo, then goes fine...unless it sits a while
Groove, The thing mounted in front of the controller that hooks to the gas peddle is the potentiometer, pot for short. check to see that the linkage or the pot itself is not trying to fall off or something silly? The part where you said it work half throttle one day? If the linkage looks solid we may try to get you to test the pot output with a multi meter...
|
11-20-2010, 09:46 AM | #7 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 42
|
Re: Go, NoGo, then goes fine...unless it sits a while
Hey there...linkage looks fine, I'll do a search for pot output testing (I'll probably get some weird results).
|
11-29-2010, 09:52 PM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 42
|
Re: Go, NoGo, then goes fine...unless it sits a while
Hey there...tested the POT output with a multimeter...and pressing the accelerator all the way down gets me a pretty consistent measurement of 5.94...pretty sure that is too high...could that be the culprit?
|
11-29-2010, 10:18 PM | #9 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 73,358
|
Re: Go, NoGo, then goes fine...unless it sits a while
NO...... important it goes to zero and makes a smooth sweep up to 5 or 6K...
|
11-29-2010, 10:25 PM | #10 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Forest City N.C.
Posts: 2,660
|
Re: Go, NoGo, then goes fine...unless it sits a while
Its yout potentiometer they go bad and thats how they act.sometimes they start out fast and go slow and so on.
|
Tags |
intermittent acceleration |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Same problem/just sits at idol | Gas Club Car | |||
Same problem/just sits at idol | Gas Club Car | |||
Cart dies....but goes fine after it sits a few minutes. | Electric EZGO | |||
no torque on my ez-nogo | Gas EZGO | |||
ezgo nogo | Electric EZGO |