Golf and Country by Western losing power

Croberts1007 · 11-01-2017, 03:42 PM

Hello,
I recently purchased a 42v Golf and Country by Western as a project cart. Overall it is in decent shape however, I am running into issues with it losing power while going up hill and the battery cables overheat after very limited use. I've read other threads on this forum and tried all of the basic stuff:

-Replaced all of the battery cables with Copper connections and 2 gague wire
-Cleaned all of the battery terminals
-Tested all of the batteries with a voltmeter (They all read 6.24v)
-Checked all of the connections

It's also giving a weird, almost grinding sound from underneath the seat while driving.

Does anybody have any suggestions of other things that could be wrong? Could it maybe the speed controller or solenoid?

Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

scottyb · 11-01-2017, 04:32 PM

IF you can jack one wheel off the deck, remove the seat and operate the gas by hand and see if can locate the noise.

Croberts1007 · 11-01-2017, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottyb

IF you can jack one wheel off the deck, remove the seat and operate the gas by hand and see if can locate the noise.

Thank you for the advice, I will give that a shot!

11-01-2017, 03:42 PM	#1
Croberts1007 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 4	Golf and Country by Western losing power Hello, I recently purchased a 42v Golf and Country by Western as a project cart. Overall it is in decent shape however, I am running into issues with it losing power while going up hill and the battery cables overheat after very limited use. I've read other threads on this forum and tried all of the basic stuff: -Replaced all of the battery cables with Copper connections and 2 gague wire -Cleaned all of the battery terminals -Tested all of the batteries with a voltmeter (They all read 6.24v) -Checked all of the connections It's also giving a weird, almost grinding sound from underneath the seat while driving. Does anybody have any suggestions of other things that could be wrong? Could it maybe the speed controller or solenoid? Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

11-01-2017, 04:32 PM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: Golf and Country by Western losing power IF you can jack one wheel off the deck, remove the seat and operate the gas by hand and see if can locate the noise.

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