Rolling backwards down hill

pegoulafarms · 08-04-2015, 03:13 PM

There has been an overheated plasticky smell lately after driving my EZGO electric cart. I was driving around the woods going up a hill, she quit and started rolling back down. Found a burnt end of a cable on the forward-reverse switch plate thing. I put a new end on the cable and now something clicks when you mash the accelerator, but goes nowhere. Any ideas about where to go from here?

08-04-2015, 03:24 PM

pegoulafarms · 08-04-2015, 03:31 PM

2004 EZGO TXT, series wound I believe. Full pack voltage is ~38.7 volts.

scottyb · 08-04-2015, 03:46 PM

Replace the F&R switch with HD model.

pegoulafarms · 08-04-2015, 08:04 PM

Replaced the f/r switch from another cart same model. It will run in reverse fine now but just shudders and doesn't move forward.

scottyb · 08-04-2015, 10:10 PM

Shuddering is usually a result of voltage drop. As in battery or supply line problem.

pegoulafarms · 08-05-2015, 08:05 AM

Would a bad terminal in the f/r I put in it yesterday be the cause of the voltage drop? The cart it came from hasn't been run in a while because it was overheating, so it may have issues.

pegoulafarms · 08-06-2015, 07:43 PM

Do you think a new f/r switch would be the best route to try next?

pegoulafarms · 08-07-2015, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottyb

Shuddering is usually a result of voltage drop. As in battery or supply line problem.

I forgot to mention that this is a lifted cart and has burned out one F/R switch a few years back. After looking at some of your upgrades, scottyb, do you think that your upgraded F/R (looks great, btw) and cables would solve the issue?

pegoulafarms · 08-13-2015, 11:25 AM

Replaced the F/R with one from Carts Unlimited since it needed a new F/R anyway and it still works in reverse but not forward. There is just a little bit of a whine when the pedal is depressed with the shifter in the forward position, but no movement. I didn't keep trying it because I don't want to burn out the new F/R. Any suggestions as to what to try next/what the problem is?

Thanks guys!

08-04-2015, 03:13 PM	#1
pegoulafarms Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7	Rolling backwards down hill There has been an overheated plasticky smell lately after driving my EZGO electric cart. I was driving around the woods going up a hill, she quit and started rolling back down. Found a burnt end of a cable on the forward-reverse switch plate thing. I put a new end on the cable and now something clicks when you mash the accelerator, but goes nowhere. Any ideas about where to go from here?
pegoulafarms Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7

08-04-2015, 03:24 PM	#2
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08-04-2015, 03:31 PM	#3
pegoulafarms Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7	Re: Rolling backwards down hill 2004 EZGO TXT, series wound I believe. Full pack voltage is ~38.7 volts.
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08-04-2015, 03:46 PM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,399	Re: Rolling backwards down hill Replace the F&R switch with HD model.

08-04-2015, 08:04 PM	#5
pegoulafarms Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7	Re: Rolling backwards down hill Replaced the f/r switch from another cart same model. It will run in reverse fine now but just shudders and doesn't move forward.
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08-04-2015, 10:10 PM	#6
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,399	Re: Rolling backwards down hill Shuddering is usually a result of voltage drop. As in battery or supply line problem.

08-05-2015, 08:05 AM	#7
pegoulafarms Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7	Re: Rolling backwards down hill Would a bad terminal in the f/r I put in it yesterday be the cause of the voltage drop? The cart it came from hasn't been run in a while because it was overheating, so it may have issues.
pegoulafarms Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7

08-06-2015, 07:43 PM	#8
pegoulafarms Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7	Re: Rolling backwards down hill Do you think a new f/r switch would be the best route to try next?
pegoulafarms Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7

08-13-2015, 11:25 AM	#10
pegoulafarms Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7	Re: Rolling backwards down hill Replaced the F/R with one from Carts Unlimited since it needed a new F/R anyway and it still works in reverse but not forward. There is just a little bit of a whine when the pedal is depressed with the shifter in the forward position, but no movement. I didn't keep trying it because I don't want to burn out the new F/R. Any suggestions as to what to try next/what the problem is? Thanks guys!
pegoulafarms Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7

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