new member, troubles with my 97 G16E

[Heff733]

hi all, my grandfather gave me his old Yamaha g16e, 36v. was all stock, no issues. me and my daughter run it around the back yard quite a bit and I went ahead and installed 6" rhox lift and 8" wheels,22" tires.
after the lift was on I noticed that if im running it thru the woods or up hills it will just die, stop moving. key on it still clicks when u push pedal, just wont move. if u let it sit a minute it will come back to life. today it did it and when I got back home I check voltage across batts because I assumed they were shot and causing this to happen but I had 37.34v? it already has a new 36v solenoid, and new forward/reverse selector. any ideas? thanks, Jason

[cgtech]

g16 F&r & controller are the most common problems i see with G16e. f&r already replaced. check throttle input to controller (although they dont usually fail sporadicly like this). G16 should be a 0-1k ohm throttle. since you just increased the load on the controller 2-fold (larger tires & offroad use), you should be expecting the stock controller to go. i say start saving them pennies for a upgrade controller, 400a minimum, 500a even better. stock cables & stock solenoid are "medium duty" at best, so plan for those too.

[Heff733]

thanks for the reply, if the throttle pedal switch was acting up would the relay still click after it dies when pedal is pushed? I have clean all connections at batts, controller, solenoid, and f&r switch. any suggestions on a controller?

[cgtech]

no solenoid click if pedal "on-off" switch is failing.

[Heff733]

still clicks relay when it stops moving.. so pretty good bet its the controller? any recommendations?

[cgtech]

alltrax, 400a or larger. also, try wiggling the shifter handle to see if contacts are problem. the factory g16 is very weak, and a nemisis of mine. i wrote a thread about a pretty easy mod to install a HD ezgo f&r because of this problem. http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...zgo-parts.html