84 ezgo 2 pg soleniod clicks but starter motordoes not spin

nobattreq1 · 07-05-2016, 12:49 PM

I have an older 2pg I am working on and starter motor won't engage. Have swapped out starter solenoid and petal micro switch any ideas.

Cheezygo · 07-05-2016, 02:04 PM

Do you have power coming out of the solenoid when it clicks?
Check the contacts on your fwd-rev switch.

nobattreq1 · 07-05-2016, 04:23 PM

No power out of solenoid is intermittent run sometimes not other like I said that is why I put new solenoid in thought was bad no power at f-w switch looks like motor is fed directly from solenoid

racin161 · 07-06-2016, 10:49 AM

Motor is fed through the f/r switch. From solenoid to f/r selector then out to starter/gen.

LOU

nobattreq1 · 07-06-2016, 05:18 PM

Ok but what energies the solenoid is it the micro switches on f+r switch

cart around · 07-06-2016, 06:32 PM

An 84 should only have one microswitch on the FnR switch. Its only purpose is the backup buzzer. Its location is the driver's side of the FnR switch. Newer carts have a second microswitch on the passenger side. It's called the neutral safety switch.

The activation circuit gets power from the large lug of the solenoid that is connected to the battery. There is a small wire that goes to a fuse, the key switch, pedal microswitch, and then to the small terminal of the solenoid.

If your solenoid is clicking, the activation circuit is working.

Load test your battery.
Put a meter on the battery terminals. You should see around 12.7 volts.
Then step on the pedal to see what the voltage drop is. Normal is around a 1 volt drop.
If it drops to 9.6 volts or less, the battery failed the load test.

07-05-2016, 12:49 PM	#1
nobattreq1 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: pennsylvaina Posts: 13	84 ezgo 2 pg soleniod clicks but starter motordoes not spin I have an older 2pg I am working on and starter motor won't engage. Have swapped out starter solenoid and petal micro switch any ideas.

07-05-2016, 02:04 PM	#2
Cheezygo Getting Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 93	Re: 84 ezgo 2 pg soleniod clicks but starter motordoes not spin Do you have power coming out of the solenoid when it clicks? Check the contacts on your fwd-rev switch.

07-05-2016, 04:23 PM	#3
nobattreq1 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: pennsylvaina Posts: 13	Re: 84 ezgo 2 pg soleniod clicks but starter motordoes not spin No power out of solenoid is intermittent run sometimes not other like I said that is why I put new solenoid in thought was bad no power at f-w switch looks like motor is fed directly from solenoid

07-06-2016, 10:49 AM	#4
racin161 Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,515	Re: 84 ezgo 2 pg soleniod clicks but starter motordoes not spin Motor is fed through the f/r switch. From solenoid to f/r selector then out to starter/gen. LOU
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07-06-2016, 05:18 PM	#5
nobattreq1 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: pennsylvaina Posts: 13	Re: 84 ezgo 2 pg soleniod clicks but starter motordoes not spin Ok but what energies the solenoid is it the micro switches on f+r switch

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07-06-2016, 06:32 PM	#6
cart around Test before replacing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ohio side of the Pennsylvania border. Posts: 3,495	Re: 84 ezgo 2 pg soleniod clicks but starter motordoes not spin An 84 should only have one microswitch on the FnR switch. Its only purpose is the backup buzzer. Its location is the driver's side of the FnR switch. Newer carts have a second microswitch on the passenger side. It's called the neutral safety switch. The activation circuit gets power from the large lug of the solenoid that is connected to the battery. There is a small wire that goes to a fuse, the key switch, pedal microswitch, and then to the small terminal of the solenoid. If your solenoid is clicking, the activation circuit is working. Load test your battery. Put a meter on the battery terminals. You should see around 12.7 volts. Then step on the pedal to see what the voltage drop is. Normal is around a 1 volt drop. If it drops to 9.6 volts or less, the battery failed the load test.

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