What is this connector on my G16 Limo?

Syzgyn

I just picked up a 1997 G16A 6 seat cart. After going through the owners and service manuals, I can't seem to figure out what this part is. It's right by the choke and shifter, and the back has a cable running out of it that leads to a loose end in the engine bay.

I also found a broken choke knob in one of the cup holders that looks like it might've broken off from there.

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Dave in VA

If the OEM choke is hooked up and operational, maybe it was sort of hand throttle? Not factory, for sure...

CP241

looks to me like that maybe WAS the original choke lever, it froze/quit working and someone added a second one on when that failed. OR when they did the limo conversion it wasn't long enough so the added a new choke cable that was, and left that one alone for whatever reason (seized bolt or something perhaps)

Syzgyn

I dunno, it seems far too well installed for it to not be a factory piece. Plus I've seen the same black plastic front plate in the same location in pictures of other G16s online. It seems to be in the same place as the charging port would be if it was an electric.

The manual and other pictures I've seen online all have the choke on the other side of the shifter, right where mine is, so I think that's the original one.

CP241

I don't know about the G16 specifically, but most cars are built with a knockout in the body next to the shifter. On electric ones, there's a bezel with the charger. On gas models, they use the same cutout for the choke bezel and cable. That way one body is compatible for gas and electric.

I'm thinking the choke knob you found came from that hole. Which one is factory, doesn't really matter much at this point. But when people do the limo conversion, it's anybody's guess really. To me it looks like the choke cable by the shifter is shiny and new, and this one looks aged like it was the original before the original cable fell apart.

Dave in VA

The choke to the right of the shifter is the stock one. Yamaha choke and carb cables attach with a pin and clip, not what's on the other cable. The G14 gas has an air intake in that general area.

The 2nd cable is only so long. What does it reach?

1arunem

I was going to say what Dave said, the factory choke cable connects to the carb with a pin and clip, not the attachment shown.

CP241

The world may never know...

Syzgyn

I found it tucked underneath the engine block, so it's long enough to reach the carb and pretty much anything on the engine.

That's a good point about the attachment bit. Are you aware of any other engine component that would use that kind of connector?

Dave in VA

Nope. Nothing from the factory will attach to that.