won't begin running

andyoneight · 10-22-2012, 12:53 PM

The cart was running fine, (2002 gas club car with all gas lines, filters and fuel pump recently replaced) I hit a bump in the cart trail and lost running power, I stepped on the gas and the engine would turn over very slowly but not (speed up) quite fast enough to engage the clutch and move forward or backward. I fiddled with the maintenance switch to see if was an engine to transmission problem with no results; engine still ran very slowly. I got towed in from the course. I went to show a friend what the symptoms were (slow engine speed) by first putting it in the maintenance (neutral switch and lever) and the damned thing ran. I then undid the maintenance switch and put it in gear and it ran OK for the rest of the day. What could hitting a bump cause as a temporary slow engine run problem, and might it again happen if I don't fix something loose?
Andy O.

shadowman · 10-22-2012, 07:52 PM

i would look for a loose or partly broke connection or a ground coming loose...........................

sambo008 · 10-22-2012, 08:19 PM

I recently bought an older club car. Guy said it was good for my kids. Well a week after I bought it I get the same results if a bump is ran over.

andyoneight · 10-23-2012, 10:56 AM

does it begin running again after the initial bump shuts it down?

10-22-2012, 12:53 PM	#1
andyoneight Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: georgia Posts: 14	won't begin running The cart was running fine, (2002 gas club car with all gas lines, filters and fuel pump recently replaced) I hit a bump in the cart trail and lost running power, I stepped on the gas and the engine would turn over very slowly but not (speed up) quite fast enough to engage the clutch and move forward or backward. I fiddled with the maintenance switch to see if was an engine to transmission problem with no results; engine still ran very slowly. I got towed in from the course. I went to show a friend what the symptoms were (slow engine speed) by first putting it in the maintenance (neutral switch and lever) and the damned thing ran. I then undid the maintenance switch and put it in gear and it ran OK for the rest of the day. What could hitting a bump cause as a temporary slow engine run problem, and might it again happen if I don't fix something loose? Andy O. Last edited by andyoneight; 10-22-2012 at 01:02 PM.. Reason: more info

10-22-2012, 07:52 PM	#2
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: won't begin running i would look for a loose or partly broke connection or a ground coming loose...........................

10-22-2012, 08:19 PM	#3
sambo008 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4	Re: won't begin running I recently bought an older club car. Guy said it was good for my kids. Well a week after I bought it I get the same results if a bump is ran over.
sambo008 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4

10-23-2012, 10:56 AM	#4
andyoneight Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: georgia Posts: 14	Re: won't begin running does it begin running again after the initial bump shuts it down?

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