new solenoid still no start.

crashdawg · 10-07-2008, 09:34 PM

cart clicks (once) when pedal is pressed but wont start. Replaced solenoid and brushes in the generator, still no go. Are all of the solenoid posts supposed to be "hot" when key is on? Thanks for the help!

hdpickup · 10-08-2008, 09:30 AM

I just went through the same issue. On the solenoid, one big post should be a battery cable, the other big post is a heavy white wire that goes to the starter/generator. The little posts should be, blue wire on one post that gets voltage (+12) when you turn the key on and the other post is the orange wire which is grounded when the pedal is pushed.
I had a time with mine until I studied it real well. You can ground the orange post with a jumber wire and work backwards through micros etc until you find the problem. Mine turned out to be a bad micro that was making and braking connection. Changed the micro and I'm back in the wind.
Hope this helps.

shadowman · 10-08-2008, 10:28 AM

jump the large post on solenoid to see if cart turns over.........its not uncommon to get a bad solenoid and a clicking solenoid dosn,t mean its good........where did you buy your solenoid................are you sure its the solenoid clicking and not the micro switch..................................

crashdawg · 10-08-2008, 11:40 AM

Thanks for the info. I purchased a brand new solenoid from club car but put it in backwards (genius), I just replaced it (again) and made sure of the direction before the install. Which posts would I jump to test? do I risk damaging the solenoid? Should the little post with the orange wire not be hot once the gas pedal is pressed. Thanks for the help!

shadowman · 10-08-2008, 02:59 PM

no you won,t damage it by jumping it, if you jump it and cart turns over than theres a good chance its bad unless your missing something.......there should be a wiring diagram up in the stickies.......................................

rusty · 10-09-2008, 11:00 AM

Welcome to the forum crashdawg.................

crashdawg · 10-09-2008, 02:14 PM

Thanks Rudy. Thanks to everyone for the help. looks like I needed a solenoid AND a micro switch.

Jmueller · 10-10-2008, 08:37 AM

im doing the same replacement on monday when the parts come in.. the selinoid was def bad, and still i have no start, so im replacing my micros..

Hopefully she will be purring soon!

10-07-2008, 09:34 PM	#1
crashdawg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	new solenoid still no start. cart clicks (once) when pedal is pressed but wont start. Replaced solenoid and brushes in the generator, still no go. Are all of the solenoid posts supposed to be "hot" when key is on? Thanks for the help!
crashdawg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3

10-08-2008, 09:30 AM	#2
hdpickup Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 19	Re: new solenoid still no start. I just went through the same issue. On the solenoid, one big post should be a battery cable, the other big post is a heavy white wire that goes to the starter/generator. The little posts should be, blue wire on one post that gets voltage (+12) when you turn the key on and the other post is the orange wire which is grounded when the pedal is pushed. I had a time with mine until I studied it real well. You can ground the orange post with a jumber wire and work backwards through micros etc until you find the problem. Mine turned out to be a bad micro that was making and braking connection. Changed the micro and I'm back in the wind. Hope this helps.
hdpickup Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 19

10-08-2008, 10:28 AM	#3
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: new solenoid still no start. jump the large post on solenoid to see if cart turns over.........its not uncommon to get a bad solenoid and a clicking solenoid dosn,t mean its good........where did you buy your solenoid................are you sure its the solenoid clicking and not the micro switch..................................

10-08-2008, 11:40 AM	#4
crashdawg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	Re: new solenoid still no start. Thanks for the info. I purchased a brand new solenoid from club car but put it in backwards (genius), I just replaced it (again) and made sure of the direction before the install. Which posts would I jump to test? do I risk damaging the solenoid? Should the little post with the orange wire not be hot once the gas pedal is pressed. Thanks for the help!
crashdawg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3

10-08-2008, 02:59 PM	#5
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: new solenoid still no start. no you won,t damage it by jumping it, if you jump it and cart turns over than theres a good chance its bad unless your missing something.......there should be a wiring diagram up in the stickies.......................................

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10-09-2008, 11:00 AM	#6
rusty Golf Cart Photographer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wichita Falls Texas - My Ride 2010 Club Car Posts: 6,236	Re: new solenoid still no start. Welcome to the forum crashdawg.................

10-09-2008, 02:14 PM	#7
crashdawg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	Re: new solenoid still no start. Thanks Rudy. Thanks to everyone for the help. looks like I needed a solenoid AND a micro switch.
crashdawg Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3

10-10-2008, 08:37 AM	#8
Jmueller Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 15	Re: new solenoid still no start. im doing the same replacement on monday when the parts come in.. the selinoid was def bad, and still i have no start, so im replacing my micros.. Hopefully she will be purring soon!
Jmueller Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 15

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