EZ-GO Golf Cart Sluggish on Hills

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Originally Posted by GoTeeMan

Can you do me a favor and measure the distance from the floor to bottom of the roof? I am going to make a roof and just need to know that distance as a reference point for the rest of the build.

Thanks

55.5 inches

Originally Posted by hawkeyedm2003

One thing I can tell you is .....DON"T slam from fwd to rev like that. A 2 stroke actually runs the engine in reverse direction to go in rev. If you keep doing that, your going to break a rod.

I would still check compression in both fwd and rev. It should be 100 minimum.
It doesn't sound like yours is taching up.
Also, check drive belt. Is it worn? Is it slipping when your moving up hill on the driven pulley?
What is the the drive pulley doing when your moving up hill?

These will point you in the direction of your problem.

Yeah I didn't feel good when I did that either...knowing it's hard on the motor.

I haven't had time to work on this since I've been so busy but I need to know the compression on this motor...plan on doing this sunday.


The guy who sold me this said his kids were jumping hills with it..then it slowed down to what you see and got rid of it.

When this cart bogs down, I've been driving my truck behind it and no smoke, no sign of anything being lost through the motor...but that's an uneducated opinion since I'm going off lawnmowers or other motors I've had over the years that smoked crazy when they had to endure a load.


Answers should be here in the next week.

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Bad ramp buttons in the driven clutch will cause this problem also. A simple 4 dollar fix.