07-10-2020, 04:46 PM | #1 |
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1998 EZGO gas no fire
I have a 98 EZGO TXT gas, I have changed every electrical component on the cart and the thing still will not fire. The engine turns over but no fire at all, anybody had this experience?
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07-11-2020, 10:26 AM | #2 |
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Re: 1998 EZGO gas no fire
Can someone tell me if the generator is supplying power to the ignition system or does it strictly charge the battery and that is all? All new electrical components and still no fire!
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07-11-2020, 12:48 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1998 EZGO gas no fire
Have you checked for spark? When some people say no fire, they mean won't try to start. Others say no fire, and mean no spark.
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07-11-2020, 03:42 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1998 EZGO gas no fire
I have no spark from the plugs, new plugs, pulser coil, coil, and ignitor.
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07-11-2020, 06:08 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1998 EZGO gas no fire
And where did you purchase these new parts ?
Bring out your meter and check the continuity of the wiring harness starting where it plugs in coming from pulser coil going to other side of cart and other places that have plug in connections. I have worked on these carts for years and what I have found is people replace a part with a cheap aftermarket one and they cause the problem. The OEM ignitor is $219 . Most won't pay that much and go for the el cheapo one. I have found the aftermarket coils are junk also. There is no test for the ignitor other than installing a new one. Wish it was but its not as far as I know. There is also a repair manual and wiring diagram on this site. Check these manuals and see if you might narrow down your issue. |
07-11-2020, 07:29 PM | #6 |
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Re: 1998 EZGO gas no fire
trig123- I have checked continuity on every wire on the cart and found no broken wires. Yes, I'm guilty of buying the after market junk however I have since changed out everything again with OEM and still have no spark. I have not checked the output of the generator yet... could a bad output from the generator effect the ignition system?
Even took it to a repair shop and they don't know what the issue is either! |
07-11-2020, 09:57 PM | #7 |
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Re: 1998 EZGO gas no fire
Maybe you could upload a video to youtube of you spinning it over with a test light connected to positive terminal of coil wire. With it still connected to terminal lets see what the test light looks like. I think we can get you firing. Never had one whoop me yet. Get that video and lets see what it looks like. Show a picture of the battery also if you don't mind.
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07-12-2020, 11:01 AM | #8 | |
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Re: 1998 EZGO gas no fire
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I just wanted to make sure the battery is not installed backward. It will turn over if by mistake someone put the cables on backward but it would not fire. Maybe if I get time I can upload a video of what you need to look for when the engine is spinning over. Also you said you installed new parts. Did you check the output of the pulser coil when spinning over. Should generate at least 1/2 volt AC. One more thing. You said you installed the OEM parts back on. Look good at the coil. If its an OEM it will have the plus (+) and minus (-) clearly marked on top of coil. The aftermarket ones don't. |
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07-12-2020, 04:47 PM | #9 |
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Re: 1998 EZGO gas no fire
I am sure the battery is hooked up correctly, the shop that has the cart right now installed the new OEM parts but I have not picked it up yet. I checked the pulser coil by the procedure below and the shop checked the new one as well.
If the rectifier is bad on the generator then the system would not be getting the correct voltage right? The cart was running when it was last used during hunting season, but will not since I brought it back home. Saying that to say I don't know if the generator is even charging the battery right now as it will not run. It will be another week before I get home and go pick up the cart. If something isn't figured out by then I can upload some video. Thanks for your interest... I'm stumped!! Unplug the connector leading into the engine. Place the (-) probe from the DVOM (set to the ohms scale) on the red/white wire from the pulser coil, and the (+) probe on the black wire also from the pulser coil. A reading of 433.5 - 586.5 Ω should be observed. If the measurement obtained is out of this range or if a reading of no continuity is displayed, replace the pulser coil. Make certain that the air gap is correct. Set with a .032” feeler gauge. There is no timing adjustment. |
09-15-2020, 03:44 PM | #10 |
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Re: 1998 EZGO gas no fire
Just got my cart back from the shop that couldn't fix it, I was putting the cart back together from the dude working on it and decided to check it for spark again. I first run a jumper cable from the negative side of the battery to one if the spark plugs to check for engine ground. The plug was firing, removed the jumper cable and it was still firing. So WTH decided to see if it would start up and it did!!! Woohoo it is fixed miraculously... Started putting everything back on to the cart (covers, air box, etc...) after finished it would not start! Checked for spark and none! Kept trying it and it would spark one time and that's it and it wasn't consistent either. Thoughts????
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