12-16-2018, 01:44 PM | #11 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Club Car Choke
It's a 90 DS. There appears to be to much leakage on the inlet. There is an o-ring and it appears to be in fair shape. When I pull the cone out and cover the opening with my hand it seems to be sealing sufficiently for the choke to work but, when I put in the cone and push the button in it has to much leakage for the choke to work. I do appreciate the help and am grateful for the people and this site for all the help.
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12-16-2018, 07:46 PM | #12 |
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Re: Club Car Choke
The button doesn’t totally seal the opening. There are smaller holes that are still open for some air to get through, just not nearly as much.
You should hear air hissing through those holes as the engine is cranking. You may need to move on to the carb. Make sure the main and pilot jets are clean, and make sure the idle and off idle fuel passages in the carb body are clean. They’re tiny, but they will make a difference in starting if they’re clogged. The main fuel mixture screw can usually not be removed, but try working it back and forth through its full 1/3 of a turn range and blast through the port with carb cleaner compressed air and that will usually get the needle and the passages clean enough. I have had to grind the notch off of the adjustment screw so it could be totally removed to clean the passages. If you do that, make sure to turn the screw IN first and count how many turns it until it just seats. Do not apply pressure once the screw has seated or the needle and passage will be deformed and may not work properly after that. Follow the service manual and make sure the throttle linkage is adjusted properly. If the throttle butterfly is opening too soon when you push the pedal it can cause hard starting. |
12-17-2018, 08:06 AM | #13 |
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Re: Club Car Choke
Thanks for the help. I will work my way thru these things until hopefully it starts working.
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12-19-2018, 07:25 AM | #14 |
Photoshop Guy
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Re: Club Car Choke
Take the air box off and inspect it if you haven't (it's the part with "Club Car" text molded onto the top). The air box on my '87 (same as a '90) had a hole melted through it on the bottom side from someone (my father-in-law) taking it off and resting it on the hot exhaust pipe. I filled the hole with silicone and it's held for over 5 years now.
I imagine mine isn't the only one to have this issue. Once you separate that air box from the choke button and the accordion tube, it's natural to want to rest it on that exhaust pipe in order access the battery. |
12-19-2018, 07:30 AM | #15 |
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Re: Club Car Choke
I have the air box off and it looks fine. I am starting to suspect that the filter door may not have been seated at all three points on the bottom of the box. I will put it back together and try again.
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02-25-2021, 01:08 PM | #16 | |
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Re: Club Car Choke
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The throttle linkage was my problem. Man is that thing ever so finiky... I have it adjusted to the point where I still need to hold the choke for every cold start regardless of temperature and I can not seem to get it any better. |
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02-27-2021, 09:58 AM | #17 |
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Re: Club Car Choke
Sounds like you have a lean fuel condition if you're needing to push the choke even when the weather is warm.
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03-10-2021, 12:52 PM | #18 |
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03-11-2021, 09:58 AM | #19 | |
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03-11-2021, 10:12 AM | #20 |
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Re: Club Car Choke
It depends on the health of the engine and tune.
Most the CC motors I’ve rebuilt I might have to tap the choke after it’s been sitting all night and it’s cold out. But most the time if it’s over 60 they don’t need any choke at all. Regardless, you should literally only have to hold the choke for maybe a half second or so. If you have to hold the choke for much longer than that, there’s definitely something that needs to be addressed. |
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