2015 Express slow to start.

gopokes83 · 03-09-2018, 01:32 AM

Howdy! My Express will turn over and the cart will bunny hop forward 20 to 30 feet or so before the engine will start. It runs fine once it starts. Choking it doesn’t help. Any clue as to what might be the issue?

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ecaldwell78 · 03-09-2018, 01:35 PM

It sounds to me like your belt may be too tight not letting the SG spin fast enough to fire the cart. IMHO the SG should NOT be pushing your cart.

gopokes83 · 03-09-2018, 09:24 PM

Thanks. I’ll look at that first thing tomorrow morning!

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gopokes83 · 03-10-2018, 12:10 AM

Thinking about this and it sounds like ecaldwell78 may very well have identified my problem. My next question is how tight should the belt be?

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ecaldwell78 · 03-12-2018, 07:32 AM

It should have approximately 1 1/2" of deflection.

gopokes83 · 03-12-2018, 10:53 PM

Thanks!

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gopokes83 · 03-18-2018, 08:51 PM

The belt was indeed too tight! It’s because the drive clutch isn’t fully releasing (If that makes any sense). I’m going to attempt to rebuild the clutch next weekend. Wish me luck

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ecaldwell78 · 03-19-2018, 07:14 AM

Glad you found the problem Gopokes! Good luck on the clutch rebuild!

03-09-2018, 01:32 AM	#1
gopokes83 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 21	2015 Express slow to start. Howdy! My Express will turn over and the cart will bunny hop forward 20 to 30 feet or so before the engine will start. It runs fine once it starts. Choking it doesn’t help. Any clue as to what might be the issue? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
gopokes83 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 21

03-09-2018, 01:35 PM	#2
ecaldwell78 Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Lebanon, Indiana Posts: 203	Re: 2015 Express slow to start. It sounds to me like your belt may be too tight not letting the SG spin fast enough to fire the cart. IMHO the SG should NOT be pushing your cart.

03-09-2018, 09:24 PM	#3
gopokes83 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 21	Re: 2015 Express slow to start. Thanks. I’ll look at that first thing tomorrow morning! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
gopokes83 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 21

03-10-2018, 12:10 AM	#4
gopokes83 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 21	Re: 2015 Express slow to start. Thinking about this and it sounds like ecaldwell78 may very well have identified my problem. My next question is how tight should the belt be? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
gopokes83 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 21

03-12-2018, 07:32 AM	#5
ecaldwell78 Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Lebanon, Indiana Posts: 203	Re: 2015 Express slow to start. It should have approximately 1 1/2" of deflection.

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03-12-2018, 10:53 PM	#6
gopokes83 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 21	Re: 2015 Express slow to start. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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03-18-2018, 08:51 PM	#7
gopokes83 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 21	Re: 2015 Express slow to start. The belt was indeed too tight! It’s because the drive clutch isn’t fully releasing (If that makes any sense). I’m going to attempt to rebuild the clutch next weekend. Wish me luck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
gopokes83 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 21

03-19-2018, 07:14 AM	#8
ecaldwell78 Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Lebanon, Indiana Posts: 203	Re: 2015 Express slow to start. Glad you found the problem Gopokes! Good luck on the clutch rebuild!

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