91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look

mike6176 · 05-24-2010, 03:32 PM

My Son-in-law's 91 gas EZGO acts like the belt is missing. The motor runs fine and the belt actually looks pretty good but the cart won't move. It was running fine one minute and dead the next. Where should I start looking for the problem.

Thanks,

Mike

ez go go · 05-24-2010, 08:28 PM

So the motor is running now but the cart is not moving? If the motor is not running that will take some more symptoms to figure out but if the engine is running and the cart is not moving we can narrow it down to the clutches or the rear end. Get back with us and let us know some more specifics...

StoveBolt · 05-24-2010, 09:45 PM

Check the axle's at the hub could be stripped, pretty common.

mike6176 · 05-25-2010, 12:07 AM

Thanks, I'll have an opportunity to look at it a little closer tomorrow. I'm going to assume that if I put it up on a stand the problem will review itself, then I can seek info on how to fix it.

Mike

scottyb · 05-25-2010, 12:19 AM

Actually a stripped hub will reveal itself on the ground but not in the air sometimes..... remove the wheel cover and axle nut dust cover if present to view the axle nut while somebody revs the cart in gear ..... the hub is stripped if the nut spins but the wheel does not ..... hope this helps

mike6176 · 05-25-2010, 04:38 PM

Today I had a chance to actually see this cart for myself and the real problem is that it won't start. My son-in-law mistook the starter turning over the motor for it running and not moving. The belt and clutch and hubs seem fine. The compression is close to 120, the spark is good, gas seems to be flowing, and the exhaust doesn't seem to be plugged, so I'm thinking it's a carb problem. Am I missing anything?

rib33024 · 05-25-2010, 04:52 PM

Sounds right, pull the gas line off where it goes in to the carb , put the line in a bottle so gas goes not spray every where, take the plug wire off the plud so it will no crank up and take off on you, and turn the motor over to see if it is pumping gas first

mike6176 · 05-25-2010, 05:22 PM

I did pull the gas line off just after the gas filter and it was pumping pretty good. I can do it at the carb too if you think its necessary.

Mike

rib33024 · 05-25-2010, 05:45 PM

NO, just make sure the filter is good, just wanted to take the fuel pump out of the list of things.

can you tell us more about what happen, --you where driving the cart and it was running good and.???

mike6176 · 05-25-2010, 07:07 PM

Car was running OK but not great. Stopped for a shot and it wouldn't move after that. The 3 year old drove while the 6 year old and Dad pushed it back to the barn.

Mike

05-24-2010, 03:32 PM	#1
mike6176 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12	91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look My Son-in-law's 91 gas EZGO acts like the belt is missing. The motor runs fine and the belt actually looks pretty good but the cart won't move. It was running fine one minute and dead the next. Where should I start looking for the problem. Thanks, Mike
mike6176 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12

05-24-2010, 08:28 PM	#2
ez go go Doin' the Wild Thang Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Greenville, AL Posts: 1,063	Re: 91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look So the motor is running now but the cart is not moving? If the motor is not running that will take some more symptoms to figure out but if the engine is running and the cart is not moving we can narrow it down to the clutches or the rear end. Get back with us and let us know some more specifics...

05-24-2010, 09:45 PM	#3
StoveBolt Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brooklyn, Michigan "Home of M.I.S." Posts: 3,667	Re: 91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look Check the axle's at the hub could be stripped, pretty common.

05-25-2010, 12:07 AM	#4
mike6176 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12	Re: 91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look Thanks, I'll have an opportunity to look at it a little closer tomorrow. I'm going to assume that if I put it up on a stand the problem will review itself, then I can seek info on how to fix it. Mike
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05-25-2010, 12:19 AM	#5
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,419	Re: 91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look Actually a stripped hub will reveal itself on the ground but not in the air sometimes..... remove the wheel cover and axle nut dust cover if present to view the axle nut while somebody revs the cart in gear ..... the hub is stripped if the nut spins but the wheel does not ..... hope this helps

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05-25-2010, 04:38 PM	#6
mike6176 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12	Re: 91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look Today I had a chance to actually see this cart for myself and the real problem is that it won't start. My son-in-law mistook the starter turning over the motor for it running and not moving. The belt and clutch and hubs seem fine. The compression is close to 120, the spark is good, gas seems to be flowing, and the exhaust doesn't seem to be plugged, so I'm thinking it's a carb problem. Am I missing anything?
mike6176 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12

05-25-2010, 04:52 PM	#7
rib33024 ...................... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: FT Lauderdale FL. Posts: 16,416	Re: 91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look Sounds right, pull the gas line off where it goes in to the carb , put the line in a bottle so gas goes not spray every where, take the plug wire off the plud so it will no crank up and take off on you, and turn the motor over to see if it is pumping gas first

05-25-2010, 05:22 PM	#8
mike6176 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12	Re: 91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look I did pull the gas line off just after the gas filter and it was pumping pretty good. I can do it at the carb too if you think its necessary. Mike
mike6176 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12

05-25-2010, 05:45 PM	#9
rib33024 ...................... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: FT Lauderdale FL. Posts: 16,416	Re: 91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look NO, just make sure the filter is good, just wanted to take the fuel pump out of the list of things. can you tell us more about what happen, --you where driving the cart and it was running good and.???

05-25-2010, 07:07 PM	#10
mike6176 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12	Re: 91 EZGO won't go, Where & how to look Car was running OK but not great. Stopped for a shot and it wouldn't move after that. The 3 year old drove while the 6 year old and Dad pushed it back to the barn. Mike
mike6176 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12