Newbie First Post 1988 Marathon won't go

o4mustang70 · 10-14-2013, 10:26 PM

Hi there. First time cart owner with my first problem. I bought my daughter a 1988 Marathon. I don't know anything about electric carts. Cart ran fine all summer but just a few days ago the cart would not go in reverse. No problem we will just push it out of the garage. Well now I have a sporatic problem of it not going into forward. It seems to click when the pedal is depressed but im not sure. Im sure im leaving out some pertinent info but I can supply it if needed. Thanks in advance. Help is appreciated.

jakesnake27 · 10-14-2013, 10:35 PM

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Since it first started off not going in reverse, I would lean towards the F/R switch...

o4mustang70 · 10-15-2013, 08:07 AM

thanks for responding. Is the FR switch something you clean or do you just replace it? Im going to pull it apart this afternoon and see whats up with it. Thanks!

rlw · 10-15-2013, 10:24 AM

Welcome to BGW!

Is your cart a resistor cart or a controller cart? A resistor cart will have a box with three large coils, either in the back on the driver side of the motor, or in a box in the center in front of the motor. A controller cart won't have the coils.

You can remove the F/R switch and clean up the contacts.

Since you're new to the forum, I don't think you can post photos until you've got 5 or 10 posts under your belt. Once you get over that hump, post some photos of the area under the seat to help everyone figure out what type of cart you have.

RLW

o4mustang70 · 10-15-2013, 11:42 AM

Thanks so much for the feed back. Ill check for coils and post some pics when I can Thanks again

o4mustang70 · 10-15-2013, 07:39 PM

I cleaned the contacts in the fr switch and still know reverse. I really don't know what im looking at but I don't see many coils by the motor. I took the motor cover off and theres a round coil type of device but theres a rectangular type control device also. Hopefully I will be able to get some pics up soon. What should I look for next to solve my no reverse problem

scottyb · 10-15-2013, 07:45 PM

try tightening the 9/16ths center pivot shaft nut on the rear side of the F&R. Make it a little hard to shift & see if that don't fix yer problem

10-14-2013, 10:26 PM	#1
o4mustang70 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 21	Newbie First Post 1988 Marathon won't go Hi there. First time cart owner with my first problem. I bought my daughter a 1988 Marathon. I don't know anything about electric carts. Cart ran fine all summer but just a few days ago the cart would not go in reverse. No problem we will just push it out of the garage. Well now I have a sporatic problem of it not going into forward. It seems to click when the pedal is depressed but im not sure. Im sure im leaving out some pertinent info but I can supply it if needed. Thanks in advance. Help is appreciated.
o4mustang70 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 21

10-14-2013, 10:35 PM	#2
jakesnake27 Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,245	Re: Newbie First Post 1988 Marathon won't go to BGW Since it first started off not going in reverse, I would lean towards the F/R switch...
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10-15-2013, 08:07 AM	#3
o4mustang70 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 21	Re: Newbie First Post 1988 Marathon won't go thanks for responding. Is the FR switch something you clean or do you just replace it? Im going to pull it apart this afternoon and see whats up with it. Thanks!
o4mustang70 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 21

10-15-2013, 10:24 AM	#4
rlw Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southeast Ohio -- "The Toenails of the Foothills of Appalachia" Posts: 232	Re: Newbie First Post 1988 Marathon won't go Welcome to BGW! Is your cart a resistor cart or a controller cart? A resistor cart will have a box with three large coils, either in the back on the driver side of the motor, or in a box in the center in front of the motor. A controller cart won't have the coils. You can remove the F/R switch and clean up the contacts. Since you're new to the forum, I don't think you can post photos until you've got 5 or 10 posts under your belt. Once you get over that hump, post some photos of the area under the seat to help everyone figure out what type of cart you have. RLW

10-15-2013, 11:42 AM	#5
o4mustang70 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 21	Re: Newbie First Post 1988 Marathon won't go Thanks so much for the feed back. Ill check for coils and post some pics when I can Thanks again
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10-15-2013, 07:39 PM	#6
o4mustang70 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 21	Re: Newbie First Post 1988 Marathon won't go I cleaned the contacts in the fr switch and still know reverse. I really don't know what im looking at but I don't see many coils by the motor. I took the motor cover off and theres a round coil type of device but theres a rectangular type control device also. Hopefully I will be able to get some pics up soon. What should I look for next to solve my no reverse problem
o4mustang70 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 21

10-15-2013, 07:45 PM	#7
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: Newbie First Post 1988 Marathon won't go try tightening the 9/16ths center pivot shaft nut on the rear side of the F&R. Make it a little hard to shift & see if that don't fix yer problem

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