g29 starter not engaging every time

djg92 · 05-30-2015, 09:16 AM

I have a 2010 g29 that when the gas peddle is pushed it will not engage the starter every time, it will almost never start if you "floor it" but if I play with the gas peddle it will take off and run fine, until the next time the engine stops and has to be restarted, this issue comes and goes.

sho305 · 05-30-2015, 11:00 AM

Most likely the pedal switch or a wire to it. Could be the start solenoid as well or connection to it. A bad connection on the battery cable can cause this even. When my start solenoid went bad if I slammed the pedal down it would go, I think the vibration through the floor jarred the solenoid. If the solenoid is working and cable or starter is doing it, you will hear it click when you push pedal. This all assuming by not start you mean nothing is happening. If the engine is turning and not starting then its tune up time.

dbmachine · 05-30-2015, 02:32 PM

I had a 2010 g29 that the pedal switch would have the same issues. Sometime it would start and sometimes it wouldn't.

jeff70 · 05-30-2015, 03:50 PM

I would check and clean all your connections, My G2 had the same problem the whole 2 years my buddy owned it, after I bought it I cleaned and redid all the connections to the battery,solenoid, and starter, It never acted up after that.

raydhd · 05-30-2015, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dbmachine

I had a 2010 g29 that the pedal switch would have the same issues. Sometime it would start and sometimes it wouldn't.

Same issue with my cart.I jumped the pedal switch and have used the cart with key switch ever since even with clone the power plant.

djg92 · 05-31-2015, 09:46 AM

Thanks to all, found it, bad peddle switch. Opened up the floor and pushed the gas peddle when nothing happened moved the plunger on the peddle switch and started right up.

dbmachine · 05-31-2015, 11:30 AM

When my pedal switch failed i disassembled it to see what failed inside. Inside the switch is a steel round ball that is held in place by a spring. The ball makes contact with the contactor inside to complete the circuit. Over time looks like the round area around the steel ball had worn too much causing the ball to jam and not have the spring loaded effect.

05-30-2015, 09:16 AM	#1
djg92 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 3	g29 starter not engaging every time I have a 2010 g29 that when the gas peddle is pushed it will not engage the starter every time, it will almost never start if you "floor it" but if I play with the gas peddle it will take off and run fine, until the next time the engine stops and has to be restarted, this issue comes and goes.
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05-30-2015, 11:00 AM	#2
sho305 Vegas modded 420 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: West MI Posts: 15,445	Re: g29 starter not engaging every time Most likely the pedal switch or a wire to it. Could be the start solenoid as well or connection to it. A bad connection on the battery cable can cause this even. When my start solenoid went bad if I slammed the pedal down it would go, I think the vibration through the floor jarred the solenoid. If the solenoid is working and cable or starter is doing it, you will hear it click when you push pedal. This all assuming by not start you mean nothing is happening. If the engine is turning and not starting then its tune up time.

05-30-2015, 02:32 PM	#3
dbmachine Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,733	Re: g29 starter not engaging every time I had a 2010 g29 that the pedal switch would have the same issues. Sometime it would start and sometimes it wouldn't.
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05-30-2015, 03:50 PM	#4
jeff70 Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Bountiful, Utah Posts: 884	Re: g29 starter not engaging every time I would check and clean all your connections, My G2 had the same problem the whole 2 years my buddy owned it, after I bought it I cleaned and redid all the connections to the battery,solenoid, and starter, It never acted up after that.

05-31-2015, 09:46 AM	#6
djg92 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 3	Re: g29 starter not engaging every time Thanks to all, found it, bad peddle switch. Opened up the floor and pushed the gas peddle when nothing happened moved the plunger on the peddle switch and started right up.
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05-31-2015, 11:30 AM	#7
dbmachine Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,733	Re: g29 starter not engaging every time When my pedal switch failed i disassembled it to see what failed inside. Inside the switch is a steel round ball that is held in place by a spring. The ball makes contact with the contactor inside to complete the circuit. Over time looks like the round area around the steel ball had worn too much causing the ball to jam and not have the spring loaded effect.
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