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Old 04-11-2011, 10:39 AM   #1
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I got a 91 two stroke ez-go. The motor runs great. When i put it in reverse it takes off, when i switch to forward it make a bussing sound and doesn't start. The belt doesn't spin either. If i drive it in reverse then throw it into forward while its still running it will catch and drive forward till i stop and let it turn off. I thought the forward/reverse switch was going out so i got a brand new one and its still doing the same thing.

It has been gradually been getting worse over the last year. It would do it ever now and then last year, now every time i drive it i got to start in reverse and slam it into forward. Sometimes it doesn't start in reverse either and ill have to try it in forward than reverse back and forth till it catches.

Thanks in advance for any help
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Old 04-11-2011, 06:09 PM   #2
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carefull going backwards and throwing it in forward. I here that is a good way to bust a crankshaft off.
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Old 04-12-2011, 08:16 AM   #3
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Yea i figured it probably wasn't good for it. I'm not driving it anymore till i get it fixed.
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Old 04-12-2011, 09:35 AM   #4
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I think that I would be tempted to mark the cables on the F-R switch and remove them. Remove the complete assembly and examine and clean the contacts. Clean the cable studs and the crimps on the end of the cable and reassemble.

If that doesn't do it then do the same to the cables on the starter. Be aware that you must use a thin wrench under the cable to prevent the stud turning and ripping off the wire on the inside of the housing.

If that doesn't do it then remove the starter and pop the brushes to see how worn they are.

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I think that I would be tempted to mark the cables on the F-R switch and remove them. Remove the complete assembly and examine and clean the contacts. Clean the cable studs and the crimps on the end of the cable and reassemble.

If that doesn't do it then do the same to the cables on the starter. Be aware that you must use a thin wrench under the cable to prevent the stud turning and ripping off the wire on the inside of the housing.

If that doesn't do it then remove the starter and pop the brushes to see how worn they are.

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The F-R is brand new and all connections looked great there, just replaced the switch this past weekend.I will try cleaning the connecting point at the starter and go from there.

So if the starter's brushes are getting bad that could be my problem?
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Old 04-12-2011, 12:16 PM   #6
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Apologies I should have read your posts more carefully. Yes I think that you should check the cables on the starter, you can ignore the thin green one which is just the charger regulator. If it always started in reverse then we can rule out the common things like the microswitch and solenoid. If it isn't the connections on the generator it could be the brushes. My thinking is that 99% of the time it would have been started in forward and if the brushes are very worn then maybe in reverse they pick up better.
When testing it won't hurt to remove the starter belt to reduce the load on the battery. Getting the brushes out is fairly simple just prise out the four rubber plugs and remove the philips head screw.
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Old 04-12-2011, 01:54 PM   #7
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I'll try that. Its at the beach house which is a couple hours away from where i live, so it'll be a couple weekends before i get back down there. I'll post back the results.

Thanks for your help Dave
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Old 05-22-2011, 06:57 PM   #8
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Well it turns out that the starter belt was loose, it runs great now that i tighten it up. I feel like a D.A. for not checking that before.
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