Gas club car won't rev up

Bradleycab · 11-03-2019, 02:43 PM

Hi all, this is my first post so hopefully it's in the right spot.

I've been pulling my hair out with my club car. Last week I pulled the starter off to clean the brushes and then re-installed it, it ran great for a few minutes then ran out of gas, since I refilled it, the engine will, at best, idle a bit. It has no power and won't drive.

Kawasaki fe290 1995

I replaced the gas again.
New carburator
Removed air cleaner
Compression is 155
Oil is at dipstick low level
I removed the ground wire to the rpm limiter to see if this affected it ( no change)
New spark plug
Fuel pump has continuous fuel coming out of the tube. Not super strong but does come out.
I bypassed the fuel pump and handfeed had into the carb (no change)
Spark at the boot ( that the spark plug, plugs into) jumps a 3/8" Gap
This seems sufficient, but I heard a white spark may not work under compression and I may need a new coil?
Valves move up and down, and have a gap, I didn't check with feeler gauges, but there is a gap
It seems as though there is no gap between the spark at the plug, it rapid fires very quick, faster than I think the Piston would cycle 4 strokes.

Thanks for any suggestions!!

mckittrick.joe · 11-04-2019, 09:12 PM

Unless you got carb from a known working cart or new from cc dealer,It could still be the problem. If you don't have air cleaner hooked up,you need to partly cover air going to carb.

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krtyson08 · 11-05-2019, 10:48 AM

Do a compression test

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Bradleycab · 11-10-2019, 05:08 PM

Compression is 155lbs
I did cover the carb a bit with my hand. Slight change but barely.
I'm thinking now maybe the coil is shot even though it still throws a spark???

TahoeDawgZ71 · 11-13-2019, 05:05 PM

Spray some starting fluid into the carburetor and see if it'll run on that. If you bought a cheapo aftermarket carb from eBay or Amazon that may be your issue. A lot of them are bad right out of the box.

meimk · 11-13-2019, 06:04 PM

Have you checked or replaced the spark plug itself?

11-03-2019, 02:43 PM	#1
Bradleycab Not Yet Wild Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 2	Gas club car won't rev up Hi all, this is my first post so hopefully it's in the right spot. I've been pulling my hair out with my club car. Last week I pulled the starter off to clean the brushes and then re-installed it, it ran great for a few minutes then ran out of gas, since I refilled it, the engine will, at best, idle a bit. It has no power and won't drive. Kawasaki fe290 1995 I replaced the gas again. New carburator Removed air cleaner Compression is 155 Oil is at dipstick low level I removed the ground wire to the rpm limiter to see if this affected it ( no change) New spark plug Fuel pump has continuous fuel coming out of the tube. Not super strong but does come out. I bypassed the fuel pump and handfeed had into the carb (no change) Spark at the boot ( that the spark plug, plugs into) jumps a 3/8" Gap This seems sufficient, but I heard a white spark may not work under compression and I may need a new coil? Valves move up and down, and have a gap, I didn't check with feeler gauges, but there is a gap It seems as though there is no gap between the spark at the plug, it rapid fires very quick, faster than I think the Piston would cycle 4 strokes. Thanks for any suggestions!!
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11-04-2019, 09:12 PM	#2
mckittrick.joe Gone Wild Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: s e mo Posts: 169	Re: Gas club car won't rev up Unless you got carb from a known working cart or new from cc dealer,It could still be the problem. If you don't have air cleaner hooked up,you need to partly cover air going to carb. Sent from my Lenovo TAB 2 A7-30F using Tapatalk

11-05-2019, 10:48 AM	#3
krtyson08 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 63	Re: Gas club car won't rev up Do a compression test Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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11-10-2019, 05:08 PM	#4
Bradleycab Not Yet Wild Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 2	Re: Gas club car won't rev up Compression is 155lbs I did cover the carb a bit with my hand. Slight change but barely. I'm thinking now maybe the coil is shot even though it still throws a spark???
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11-13-2019, 05:05 PM	#5
TahoeDawgZ71 revolutiongolfcars.com Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Golf Car Capital of The World... Augusta, Georgia Posts: 10,224	Re: Gas club car won't rev up Spray some starting fluid into the carburetor and see if it'll run on that. If you bought a cheapo aftermarket carb from eBay or Amazon that may be your issue. A lot of them are bad right out of the box.

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11-13-2019, 06:04 PM	#6
meimk Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 2,827	Re: Gas club car won't rev up Have you checked or replaced the spark plug itself?