How to keep my 2000 ds runinig for more than 5 min.

[puckstoper00]

Cart starts right up all the time and runs great for about 5 min then slows to a stop. after a few min, it will run again and again quit.

[carguybill]

Take a look at the thread titled "96 gas Club Car run intermittently" about a week ago (on page 2). lots of ideas and "possible fixes" here.

[puckstoper00]

Originally Posted by carguybill

Take a look at the thread titled "96 gas Club Car run intermittently" about a week ago (on page 2). lots of ideas and "possible fixes" here.

check it out yesterday and tried all the ideas. wondering if its a stuck float?

[puckstoper00]

How do you know if the float is sticking? when I cleaned te float, the needle and float look good.

[nobuckbuild]

Sure sounds like a fuel starvation problem loosen the gas cap and try it that will tell if you need to clean the vent my best guess is it runs until the backpressure builds and then bazinga no fuel cart dies , then wait a few and the pressure lets off and you have gas again , either that or you could have a float bowl full of ethanol gunk.

[puckstoper00]

Originally Posted by nobuckbuild

Sure sounds like a fuel starvation problem loosen the gas cap and try it that will tell if you need to clean the vent my best guess is it runs until the backpressure builds and then bazinga no fuel cart dies , then wait a few and the pressure lets off and you have gas again , either that or you could have a float bowl full of ethanol gunk.

I have two carts same year. one has no problem. took vent from good cart and still had problem. also took off carb and cleaned was not dirty, that I could see. switched out fuel pump with good cart and installed new gas lines.

[clubcarjeff]

Is there still fuel in the filter when this happens? I'm wondering if it is a spark issue. Ignition coils and ignitors are notorious for running until warm and then failing. You should verify if it is a fuel or spark issue before swapping parts.

[nobuckbuild]

yeah the old warm up spark fail but you can figure that out easy just carry the socket wrench when it dies pull the plug and check for spark did you try the gas cap test ?

[puckstoper00]

Originally Posted by nobuckbuild

yeah the old warm up spark fail but you can figure that out easy just carry the socket wrench when it dies pull the plug and check for spark did you try the gas cap test ?

Yes, I tried the gas cap idea. No I did not test the spark when it happens. I will take my socket wrench with me tomorrow.

[puckstoper00]

Originally Posted by clubcarjeff

Is there still fuel in the filter when this happens? I'm wondering if it is a spark issue. Ignition coils and ignitors are notorious for running until warm and then failing. You should verify if it is a fuel or spark issue before swapping parts.

Yes, when it stops, there is fuel in the filter. Joe