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04-18-2012, 05:39 PM | #1 |
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eratic spark in 1989 ez go
I have spark only when I prees the pedal and let go. I have tested ground and everything looks good, I tested the pulsar coil and had 144 ohms and while cranking I had approximately .200 volts. Could anyone help me with the problem of no spark?
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04-18-2012, 11:21 PM | #2 |
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Re: eratic spark in 1989 ez go
It could be your ignitor.There is no way to test that except if you have someone else with a running cart you can swap it onto.If you can do that and find your ignitor is in fact bad, they run a good deal of money.Like $180 or so.
You might want to look up the HEI conversion on this site.It's very simple to do.I suck at electrical but I did it in about ten minutes.And the HEI module is available at just about any auto parts store for around $12. |
04-19-2012, 06:11 AM | #3 |
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Re: eratic spark in 1989 ez go
WELCOME to BGW
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04-19-2012, 07:16 AM | #4 |
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Re: eratic spark in 1989 ez go
Thanks for the info and the welcome. I have learned a lot from this site. I am thinking of doing the HEI conversion but if the pulsar coil is bad the HEI won't solve the problem will it?
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04-19-2012, 12:15 PM | #5 |
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Re: eratic spark in 1989 ez go
No: but the pulsar most likely is no the problem. Ignitors fail most often.
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04-19-2012, 05:17 PM | #6 |
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Re: eratic spark in 1989 ez go
thanbks racin. I'll do the conversion to hei and see out it goes.
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04-19-2012, 07:43 PM | #7 |
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Re: eratic spark in 1989 ez go
Let us know how it goes.It's super simple.Even if that isn't the problem, I think of it as an improvement on the stock ignition system.
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04-19-2012, 07:59 PM | #8 |
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Re: eratic spark in 1989 ez go
I'll try to keep in touch and let you know how it goes. Is there a certain year gm module and coil that is the best to use?
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04-19-2012, 10:01 PM | #9 |
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Re: eratic spark in 1989 ez go
I just grabbed a random one out of a distributor in a junkyard and it worked out just fine.If you go the junkyard route you can probably get a dozen or so dirt cheap(or in your pockets *innocent whistling*)and be sure that at least one will work.It will probably be on an older chevy or GM.Mine was from a 79, so maybe 80's and so will have them as well.You take off the distributor cap and rotor and there will be a vaguely boomerang shaped unit underneath.That's the thing you want.You won't need any of the wires.As far as the coil, I just have a 12 volt automotive coil from something or other that was laying around and it works fine.My stock coil was working but seemed awfully weak.that's the only reason I switched it.
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04-20-2012, 11:03 AM | #10 |
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Re: eratic spark in 1989 ez go
Heliarc, thanks for the info. Did you just use a automotive spark plug wire also after the conversion?
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