91 Gas Marathon not starting

[FloGrown]

I recently wired up my marathon according to the wiring diagram but it will not start. When I turn the key, all I get is a clicking noise coming from the voltage regulator. Should I replace this part? I've checked all my grounds and connections and everything seems fine. The ignition system is all stock, would it matter to upgrade to the HEI? I appreciate any responses as I am still learning about carts.

[sccowboy]

The clicking sound is coming from your solenoid. Verify that you have a good battery that has been load tested. If that's good to go, then lets look at the solenoid as possibly being faulty or possibly a bad ground.

[dcotton4]

When I turn the key on in my carts I don't hear anything. The solenoid shouldn't click until you push on the pedal

[FloGrown]

I'm positive it's the regulator clicking, I can feel it when i turn the key and the accelerator pedal is engaged. The battery is brand new so I doubt that is the problem. I took a wire wheel to all grounding points and got them down to bare metal. I went around all the connections with a meter and got good voltage throughout the system. I'm also not getting the reverse buzzer to sound, not sure if thats a sign of something somewhere else.

[FloGrown]

Finally traced the problem to my cart not starting. It turns out someone before me installed part of the f/r switch upside down so it was never making correct contacts. Now I'm on to another problem. First the engine will turn over without depressing the accelerator pedal as soon as i switch it to either forward or reverse. I was under the impression that the accelerator pedal had to be engaged in order for the motor to turn over. Second, the keyed ignition plays no part as I have unplugged it and it still tries to turn over. Anyone else have these kinds of issue?

[sccowboy]

Ok good that you got it to this point. There is a micro switch under the floor board for the pedal. When the pedal is pressed, it closes and sends current to the solenoid and energizes the rest of the ignition system. If it is stuck closed it will do what you describe.

[FloGrown]

Are you talking about the accelerator micro switch? If so it seems to be working properly. I let it sit for a day and when i went to start it, it all worked as it should but now all the earlier symptoms are back.

[sccowboy]

Ok, then I would go back through the wiring and double check that the circuits are connected properly. It sounds like the pedal switch is going bad or a crappy wire in that leg.