Check status of Marathon with dead batts?

[e-z-go1988]

Originally Posted by scottyb

Or find three cars with metal bumpers. ezgo'88 has them
Just park them all so the bumpers are touching and connect the first and last battery pos and neg to the carts main cables, Wha La 36volts

Well now I'm really confused. I went out and did as you said but I still only get 12v. What am I doing wrong? Must be some corrosion on one or more of the bumper bolts, not gettin good continuity maybe? Also checked the muffler bearings while I was there and they need replacing, pronto! Thanks for the heads-up!

[scottyb]

Originally Posted by e-z-go1988

Well now I'm really confused. I went out and did as you said but I still only get 12v. What am I doing wrong? Must be some corrosion on one or more of the bumper bolts, not gettin good continuity maybe? Also checked the muffler bearings while I was there and they need replacing, pronto! Thanks for the heads-up!

Hmmm, must be the Oregon rusty bumpers

[djhartley2003]

Originally Posted by e-z-go1988

Charge 2 batteries at a time in series for 12v if you have a 12v car charger. Once you get them all reasonably charged you may find your 36v charger will work.

I just did this with my 94 Ezgo marathon. Took about an afternoon to get them all back to good voltage then my charger turned on and got the whole pack charged back up.