Cart only starts by shaking side to side

99gasman · 04-22-2013, 08:00 PM

My 99 Club Car has a 6 inch lift. It will only start after shaking the whole cart side to side. I have changed the fuel pump and fuel filter, cleaned the carb. has anyone heard of this?

Nicky · 04-22-2013, 10:51 PM

Could it be a bad starter. Next time it dont start try turning the starter a little by hand and then try to start again. Long shot but maybe the starter has some dead spots.

shoelessjoe · 04-23-2013, 05:09 AM

My guess is a loose wire/bad ground coming to or from your starter or solenoid. When you shake the cart it jar's the wire enough to get the ground needed to start then when you're riding around that wire gets rattled back loose and you lose the ground. Take a minute and check all the wires for damage and all the connections to make sure they are snug. Clean up your chassis ground area's while you're at it too. I bet it solves the issue.

Had the same issue on my '69 Firebird for a while. It would start 5 times in a row with no issues and then one time it would do nothing. Shake the car around a bit and it would fire right up like nothing ever happened.

Springbok · 04-23-2013, 09:21 AM

X2 on the bad ground. That's what it sounds like.

Poswego · 04-23-2013, 12:58 PM

Did you have to replace the thick stranded ground wire on top of the starter/generator after installing the lift. Mine snapped in half and stayed inside the protective sheath - did not look damaged until I pushed n the entire wire and it came free. Might be partially broken inside heath cover?

99gasman · 04-23-2013, 07:04 PM

Thanks for the help, I replaced the ground after I lifted the cart. I will check for loose connections and good continuity.

I will reply with results

99gasman · 04-28-2013, 05:39 PM

Removed the new ground cable I installed after the lift and buffed the frame, installed washers and new self locking nut. Fixed the problem. Thanks for help.

jay_in_cgohio · 04-28-2013, 07:41 PM

I was thinking it sounded like a awesome anti-theft system

shoelessjoe · 04-29-2013, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 99gasman

Removed the new ground cable I installed after the lift and buffed the frame, installed washers and new self locking nut. Fixed the problem. Thanks for help.

Glad to hear ya got it squared away. With electrical stuff like that often times it's something simple like that.

04-22-2013, 08:00 PM	#1
99gasman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 3	Cart only starts by shaking side to side My 99 Club Car has a 6 inch lift. It will only start after shaking the whole cart side to side. I have changed the fuel pump and fuel filter, cleaned the carb. has anyone heard of this?
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04-22-2013, 10:51 PM	#2
Nicky Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Lacrosse WI Posts: 42	Re: Cart only starts by shaking side to side Could it be a bad starter. Next time it dont start try turning the starter a little by hand and then try to start again. Long shot but maybe the starter has some dead spots.

04-23-2013, 05:09 AM	#3
shoelessjoe Gone Wild Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 297	Re: Cart only starts by shaking side to side My guess is a loose wire/bad ground coming to or from your starter or solenoid. When you shake the cart it jar's the wire enough to get the ground needed to start then when you're riding around that wire gets rattled back loose and you lose the ground. Take a minute and check all the wires for damage and all the connections to make sure they are snug. Clean up your chassis ground area's while you're at it too. I bet it solves the issue. Had the same issue on my '69 Firebird for a while. It would start 5 times in a row with no issues and then one time it would do nothing. Shake the car around a bit and it would fire right up like nothing ever happened.

04-23-2013, 09:21 AM	#4
Springbok Photoshop Guy Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Canal Fulton, OH Posts: 3,845	Re: Cart only starts by shaking side to side X2 on the bad ground. That's what it sounds like.

04-23-2013, 12:58 PM	#5
Poswego Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 16	Re: Cart only starts by shaking side to side Did you have to replace the thick stranded ground wire on top of the starter/generator after installing the lift. Mine snapped in half and stayed inside the protective sheath - did not look damaged until I pushed n the entire wire and it came free. Might be partially broken inside heath cover?
Poswego Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 16

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04-23-2013, 07:04 PM	#6
99gasman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 3	Re: Cart only starts by shaking side to side Thanks for the help, I replaced the ground after I lifted the cart. I will check for loose connections and good continuity. I will reply with results
99gasman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 3

04-28-2013, 05:39 PM	#7
99gasman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 3	Re: Cart only starts by shaking side to side Removed the new ground cable I installed after the lift and buffed the frame, installed washers and new self locking nut. Fixed the problem. Thanks for help.
99gasman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 3

04-28-2013, 07:41 PM	#8
jay_in_cgohio Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 165	Re: Cart only starts by shaking side to side I was thinking it sounded like a awesome anti-theft system

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