97 gas EZGO will not start if cold

richard331 · 04-21-2009, 10:24 AM

I have a 97 gas ezgo that will not start if the temperature get down below 40 degrees F. I have used either and it still doesn't hit a lick. If I put a heat lamp on it, in about 1 hour it starts find. This lead me to think it is electrical. I do have a DVM but don't have any ideas on where to start. I also have a 2008 ezgo. Any help would be welcome

mphillip · 04-21-2009, 10:31 AM

None of your relays are busted where water could get in them and freeze up are they.

Just a thought

richard331 · 04-21-2009, 10:43 AM

Great idea but my cart was in the garage all night after running find yesterday

dock98 · 04-21-2009, 11:08 AM

howdy richard331 and welcome to the forums.

Subarumouse · 04-21-2009, 11:10 AM

Hello Richard,

Does your choke and gas system work?
(Does the chokebutterfly close and is gas going where it has to go?)
Is there water in the pump?
Is 40 Fahrenheit low enough for frezing the water in the gassystem?
(We in Europe / Holland count in Celsius)

Benno

crash12888 · 04-21-2009, 12:14 PM

First thing to do is determine if it is a fuel or electrical issue.
Before you try to start it in the morning, pull the plug and check for spark.
If you have spark then you have checked the whole electrical system and it works!!
Screw the plug back in and spin it over for 10 to 15 seconds with choke, pull the plug and see if it is wet or dry.
If it is wet you might have a bad or old plug. Some plugs even new will fire out of the cylinder but not under compression. **ampion plugs mainly!

If it is dry then check the choke action to see if is closing all of the way.

ruredy · 04-21-2009, 01:56 PM

One of the first thing I would do is adjust the valves other than that, check to make sure there's spark and you have good plugs like crash said.

Hi Benno, 32 degrees fahrenheit is freezing or = to 0 degrees celsius

04-21-2009, 10:24 AM	#1
richard331 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	97 gas EZGO will not start if cold I have a 97 gas ezgo that will not start if the temperature get down below 40 degrees F. I have used either and it still doesn't hit a lick. If I put a heat lamp on it, in about 1 hour it starts find. This lead me to think it is electrical. I do have a DVM but don't have any ideas on where to start. I also have a 2008 ezgo. Any help would be welcome
richard331 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2

04-21-2009, 10:31 AM	#2
mphillip Site Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,008	Re: 97 gas EZGO will not start if cold None of your relays are busted where water could get in them and freeze up are they. Just a thought

04-21-2009, 10:43 AM	#3
richard331 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	Re: 97 gas EZGO will not start if cold Great idea but my cart was in the garage all night after running find yesterday
richard331 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2

04-21-2009, 11:08 AM	#4
dock98 doin it in the desert Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sonora Desert,Az Posts: 5,603	Re: 97 gas EZGO will not start if cold howdy richard331 and welcome to the forums.

04-21-2009, 11:10 AM	#5
Subarumouse Gone Wild Join Date: May 2008 Location: Netherlands (Europe) Posts: 170	Re: 97 gas EZGO will not start if cold Hello Richard, Does your choke and gas system work? (Does the chokebutterfly close and is gas going where it has to go?) Is there water in the pump? Is 40 Fahrenheit low enough for frezing the water in the gassystem? (We in Europe / Holland count in Celsius) Benno

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04-21-2009, 12:14 PM	#6
crash12888 Gone Crazy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chesterfield, Va Posts: 6,021	Re: 97 gas EZGO will not start if cold First thing to do is determine if it is a fuel or electrical issue. Before you try to start it in the morning, pull the plug and check for spark. If you have spark then you have checked the whole electrical system and it works!! Screw the plug back in and spin it over for 10 to 15 seconds with choke, pull the plug and see if it is wet or dry. If it is wet you might have a bad or old plug. Some plugs even new will fire out of the cylinder but not under compression. **ampion plugs mainly! If it is dry then check the choke action to see if is closing all of the way.

04-21-2009, 01:56 PM	#7
ruredy Born Wild Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Clover SC. Posts: 5,552	Re: 97 gas EZGO will not start if cold One of the first thing I would do is adjust the valves other than that, check to make sure there's spark and you have good plugs like crash said. Hi Benno, 32 degrees fahrenheit is freezing or = to 0 degrees celsius

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