No Power or VERY Hard to Start - I can only have one!

Logansar · 04-25-2010, 10:02 PM

I have had this EZGO for about 4 years. It is a gas 2003 ( I think) and it ran very well for the last 3 years. Now if it starts easy (like it does now) it will not pull up a hill. It is very hard to start then it runs great once it starts.

We use it for Sporting Clays and the shotgun courses vary. I have taken it to many different "EZGO mechanics" but am beginning to think it is all guess work on their part.

SO I turn to the real experts - the users.... can anyone suggest what I need to check or what to do to get this cart running well and starting? Currently it starts very well but will just barely pull 2 people up a hill. It never gets that "higher RPM" sound... I am thinking it is a fuel issue.. either lean or rich depending on who works on it.

Any ideas?

Sgt Paul

ez go go · 04-26-2010, 06:23 AM

There are several poss. here. Just reading the thread I'm thinkin a compression check is is order just to cover that base. The next thing that comes to mind is a driven clutch issue or belt. After the compression check I would lift the rear tires or put it in neutral and give it some gas to see if the clutches are moving properly. Hope this helps..

ruredy · 04-26-2010, 07:43 AM

Hell, it is all guess work.....even more so when you can't even see the cart and a written description is all you have to go by. first thing i'd do is a valve adjustment, maybe add some seafoam to the gas. if other mechanics have not been able to figure it out i'd tend to think it's a bad wire connection/ground or an igniter issue. there is no real adjustment on the carb that will affect it that much so unless the carb is shot (the running good part says it's not) or somebody has mucked up the float level, it's probably ok. also check hoses going to the fuel pump, if the vac hose is cracked or has gas in it it'll be a pump issue

divot61 · 04-26-2010, 01:28 PM

i agree with ruredy, definitely check all he mentioned, also check the vacuum tube as ruredy said and, dare i say this? give it a blowjob

sometimes oil accumulates in the vacuum hose and restricts the "pulse" for the fuel pump. is the drive belt old?

COURTESYCART · 04-27-2010, 09:04 AM

also check for sticking cables. Since you use it off road these cables get dirt in them causing them to stick. Also check to make sure the gov is working everytime. i have seen the springs break and give issues like you are describing. It would also be a good idea to remove carb and give it a good bath, it can't hurt,

Logansar · 04-27-2010, 06:42 PM

looks like I have a weekend of cleaning and checking ahead of me. Thanks and i will go from here with the suggestions.

Sarge

04-25-2010, 10:02 PM	#1
Logansar Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 12	No Power or VERY Hard to Start - I can only have one! I have had this EZGO for about 4 years. It is a gas 2003 ( I think) and it ran very well for the last 3 years. Now if it starts easy (like it does now) it will not pull up a hill. It is very hard to start then it runs great once it starts. We use it for Sporting Clays and the shotgun courses vary. I have taken it to many different "EZGO mechanics" but am beginning to think it is all guess work on their part. SO I turn to the real experts - the users.... can anyone suggest what I need to check or what to do to get this cart running well and starting? Currently it starts very well but will just barely pull 2 people up a hill. It never gets that "higher RPM" sound... I am thinking it is a fuel issue.. either lean or rich depending on who works on it. Any ideas? Sgt Paul
Logansar Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 12

04-26-2010, 06:23 AM	#2
ez go go Doin' the Wild Thang Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Greenville, AL Posts: 1,063	Re: No Power or VERY Hard to Start - I can only have one! There are several poss. here. Just reading the thread I'm thinkin a compression check is is order just to cover that base. The next thing that comes to mind is a driven clutch issue or belt. After the compression check I would lift the rear tires or put it in neutral and give it some gas to see if the clutches are moving properly. Hope this helps..

04-26-2010, 07:43 AM	#3
ruredy Born Wild Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Clover SC. Posts: 5,552	Re: No Power or VERY Hard to Start - I can only have one! Hell, it is all guess work.....even more so when you can't even see the cart and a written description is all you have to go by. first thing i'd do is a valve adjustment, maybe add some seafoam to the gas. if other mechanics have not been able to figure it out i'd tend to think it's a bad wire connection/ground or an igniter issue. there is no real adjustment on the carb that will affect it that much so unless the carb is shot (the running good part says it's not) or somebody has mucked up the float level, it's probably ok. also check hoses going to the fuel pump, if the vac hose is cracked or has gas in it it'll be a pump issue

04-26-2010, 01:28 PM	#4
divot61 Gone Wild Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: indiana Posts: 274	Re: No Power or VERY Hard to Start - I can only have one! i agree with ruredy, definitely check all he mentioned, also check the vacuum tube as ruredy said and, dare i say this? give it a blowjob sometimes oil accumulates in the vacuum hose and restricts the "pulse" for the fuel pump. is the drive belt old?

04-27-2010, 09:04 AM	#5
COURTESYCART Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 1,463	Re: No Power or VERY Hard to Start - I can only have one! also check for sticking cables. Since you use it off road these cables get dirt in them causing them to stick. Also check to make sure the gov is working everytime. i have seen the springs break and give issues like you are describing. It would also be a good idea to remove carb and give it a good bath, it can't hurt,

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04-27-2010, 06:42 PM	#6
Logansar Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 12	Re: No Power or VERY Hard to Start - I can only have one! looks like I have a weekend of cleaning and checking ahead of me. Thanks and i will go from here with the suggestions. Sarge
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