1998 ezgo 36v please help

[johnalicia]

well thank you for your suggestion i just wanted it to work the same as our completely stock club car. without having to spend another grand on it and hope it works. im just to the point of buy a couple of gallons of gas and cut my loses.

[johnalicia]

i want to use it to go across our grass pastures more then once with out shutting down

[scottyb]

Unfortunately this cart is at a crossroads where it's older and somebody is going to have to spend a little to fix it. Look around for another working motor from the same drive system. Put that in and see if the trouble stops

[johnalicia]

let me ask this if I decide to start with controller and want later on to add a rear seat can I get buy with a new stock controller or should I upgrade. If so is there a up grade version that's plug n play

[scottyb]

3 things you gotta know right off when considering a replacement control. I hope I can sum it up in 3 lol.
1. Do not get suckered into a rebuilt control. There is no rebuilding - just repaired controls that go bad again and again because they are old and wore out. So stay away - you can spend your money way better than this.
2. do not buy stock controls. They are smallish controls engineered for golf and cost as much as better bigger aftermarket controls. It's a no brainer. Bigger IS better.
3. shop price and features. New controls are hitting a competitive market with features we only dreamed about a few yrs ago. They have higher peak and sustained out put and are user programmed for zero added cost with a usb cable and laptop. They are as plug and play as controller replacement can get.

I did it

[scottyb]

I think you said DCS cart? If yes. You got lucky. This sepex drive cart makes more speed than series and more torque than PDS. The stock controls were weak. The new Alltrax XCT400 and a decent set of cables is all you need for this cart. Now and after a rear seat is added & with good batteries you will be impressed. The control and HD SW180 solenoid is on sale for $435 someplace right now. This includes all the mounting bracket and hardware, diode, everything you need.

[johnalicia]

I was told it is a dcs....... how do I make sure this is what I have. it is a 98 model with tow switch on controller but the f/r switch is not a rocker like my club car it has a lever next to leg under seat that rotates from driver to passenger side . serial # is( j298 111474 if it helps

[scottyb]

Use the flow chart attached.

[johnalicia]

thanks
after looking at that chart it is a dcs.

[johnalicia]

on that controller for my cart at that some place site lol. is it the #6 xct400dcs