electrical problem

tcooper11

I have an ez go txt 2001 gas cart. Im having an issue with it dieing after being used for around 10 minutes. If we pushed it with my foot on the pedal, or charged the battery, it worked again. I have taken the battery in to be tested and it checked out fine. I have also tried a friends battery that is brand new, and the same thing happened. I have the carts rear end lifted so i can do some testing.

so far...
Battery checks out fine.

Charging circuit seems to be fine. 13 volts at battery terminal when battery full charged, 14.6 when gas pedal pushed down.

I have cleaned all the connections and looked for any burnt or coroded wires.

I have cleaned and checked the ground wires.

I have found that when i run it for a while when lifted, then let it stop, I can occasionally get it to stop just like on the course. When this happens I can get it going again just by turning the fly wheel and starter belt and pushing the gas pedal(kinda like pushing the cart on the course).

Oh, the solenoid is clicking.

Any ideas on what to do next, kinda stumped.

BGW

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tcooper11

No ideas?

pjmia96

I'm having a kinda similar problem that I need to get fixed but mine is Completely Dead. Do not worry someone will come along eventually.

Matt

jeffrun

Do this test with cart rear wheels lifted.
Jumpter a wire from the large terminal on solenoid(the side where + battery cable connects) to the small solenoid + terminal, which is the left as you face solenoid ,it should start cart and run, see if that stops the solenoid clicking and will run for a time. Make sure your other small terminal on solenoid is grounded and wire not corrded.

tcooper11

Ill give it a shot after work.

What exactly is this checking?

1fast67

Its bypassing the solenoid. If it runs fine and turns over it bad.

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1fast67

Sorry typo. The solenoid is bad.

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tcooper11

With the key on or off?

jeffrun

with the key off

tcooper11

Heres where im at.

I tried to by pass the solenoid, no go.

I checked the solenoid like the manual says...

Voltage at top two terminals is 12v until i hit pedal, and it drops to close to zero. manual says this is good.

checked the ohms between the positive large and positive small terminals(where i was told to try and jump it). It was 28 ohms without the pedal pressed, and with it. manual says its supposed to be less than 2 ohms with the pedal pressed, and this was checking the limit switch.

So the manuals solenoid test worked fine, but the limit switch test didn't fall within the ranges. So is it the solenoid, limit switch, or possibly the ignition key?

Slowly but surely...