Club car Fe350 engine won't start

[CP241]

Originally Posted by Mellow Buggie

out of curiosity what is the life expectancy of an ignition coil?

Aftermarket coil, around a month or so if you're lucky.

OEM who knows. My 1993 carryall is still on its original OEM coil. You dont often need to replace them. Which is good because they're kind of a PITA to get to.

[CP241]

Originally Posted by Allthingsmechanical

You the man CP241: bought an ignition coil from David Hicks, Revolution Golf Cars, Kasawaki OEM, paid $150 for it. Installed new head gasket, NGK BPR5ES spark plug and now it starts and runs good. You were right! I will never buy another aftermarket ignition coil. Thanks for the lesson! JR

David is a great guy and runs a stand-up business.

Did the head gasket help bring up your compression? I'd keep an eye on that periodically. These FE motor cylinder walls are made of unobtanium or something basically indestructible. But if compression is low, it's usually better to rebuild with fresh rings and a quick hone early while it's still running.well than let it go to where it stops running completely. Cylinder will be in much better shape.

[Allthingsmechanical]

Haven't checked compression since it now starts fast and easy. When I rebuilt the engine, I did hone the cylinder and installed new rings and new valves. This is the engine I disarmed the ACR so now I have to keep the belt tight to prevent slipping during starts. Thx