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Old 06-29-2019, 09:08 AM   #11
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That belt is upside down.

Are you saying the engine is running, or not running?


I thought so..man the guy and small machine mechanic who worked on this before really did NOT know what they were doing. Is the only way to change this by removing the clutch? I’m guna have to suck it up and order one of those **** clutch removal tools.

The engine is not running know. It had been running just fine like this, until 2 days ago when the S/G belt popped off and it started running very slowly. I put it back on as soon as I got it back to the garage and not it won’t turn over it just spins and whirs like the clutch isn’t engaging and grabbing the big drive belt.


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Old 06-29-2019, 09:25 AM   #12
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Sounds like the engine isnt running. The starter/generator is turning the motor but the S/G is not capable of turning the engine fast enough to engage the primary clutch and turn the drive (big) belt.

We need to determine e why the motor isnt running. Pull the spark plug out, rest the threaded part against something metal and spin the engine. Look for a fat blue spark. While it is out, Try dribbling a little gas down the spark plug hole (about a soda cap worth) and reinstall the spark plug and wire and see if it fires or sputters a little bit.
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Old 06-29-2019, 09:26 AM   #13
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Let's do the belt first.
Pull the top of the belt up, and forward so it's sitting on the edge of the driven clutch. Then push the cart so the drive clutch turns. It will roll the belt off.

Once the belt is off of the driven clutch, you will have room to maneuver it between the engine, and plastic dust cover at the end of the clutch. It will then have plenty of room to remove it from the drive clutch. Turn it inside out, and reinstall using the reverse procedure. Loop it on the drive clutch first, get most of it on the driven clutch, and then push the cart to roll it on.
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Old 06-29-2019, 09:32 AM   #14
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Sounds like the engine isnt running. The starter/generator is turning the motor but the S/G is not capable of turning the engine fast enough to engage the primary clutch and turn the drive (big) belt.

We need to determine e why the motor isnt running. Pull the spark plug out, rest the threaded part against something metal and spin the engine. Look for a fat blue spark. While it is out, Try dribbling a little gas down the spark plug hole (about a soda cap worth) and reinstall the spark plug and wire and see if it fires or sputters a little bit.


So I just did all of that. When I took the spark plug out I am getting a nice blue spark and also the engine turns over like it should when It’s out.

Added a cap full of gas in the hole and put the plug back in and it does the same spinning and whirring sound and doesn’t turn over.


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Old 06-29-2019, 09:33 AM   #15
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Let's do the belt first.
Pull the top of the belt up, and forward so it's sitting on the edge of the driven clutch. Then push the cart so the drive clutch turns. It will roll the belt off.

Once the belt is off of the driven clutch, you will have room to maneuver it between the engine, and plastic dust cover at the end of the clutch. It will then have plenty of room to remove it from the drive clutch. Turn it inside out, and reinstall using the reverse procedure. Loop it on the drive clutch first, get most of it on the driven clutch, and then push the cart to roll it on.


Thank you for this! I will get changing this now! This probably explains why it would slow down a bit on hills huh? The belt was probably slipping when it tried to work harder?


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Old 06-29-2019, 10:38 AM   #16
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I doubt the drive belt was always inside out, perhaps when the s/g belt came off it got caught in the drive belt and flipped it over somehow. Strange things can happen.........

By the way; those teeth on the belt don't grab anything, it's the sides of the belt that do the grabbing
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I doubt the drive belt was always inside out, perhaps when the s/g belt came off it got caught in the drive belt and flipped it over somehow. Strange things can happen.........



By the way; those teeth on the belt don't grab anything, it's the sides of the belt that do the grabbing


Yeah maybe that happened..not really sure. I just know I took pics and put it back exactly how it was lol.

I did realize that after I posted it, my bad.

But, still, why is this thing only turning over when I take the spark plug out?


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Old 06-29-2019, 10:59 AM   #18
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So I just did all of that. When I took the spark plug out I am getting a nice blue spark and also the engine turns over like it should when It’s out.

Added a cap full of gas in the hole and put the plug back in and it does the same spinning and whirring sound and doesn’t turn over.


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Ok wait a minute;
It turns over with the spark plug out, but doesn't with it in? I'm beginning to wonder if the clutch is spinning on the crankshaft with all this spinning and whirring sounds, is the main center bolt of the drive clutch still there and tight?

Let's check spark again but only this time leave the plug in so it'll have resistance from compression and use another plug from wire to block, if it still has good spark then the engine indeed is turning
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Old 06-29-2019, 11:10 AM   #19
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Ok wait a minute;

It turns over with the spark plug out, but doesn't with it in? I'm beginning to wonder if the clutch is spinning on the crankshaft with all this spinning and whirring sounds, is the main center bolt of the drive clutch still there and tight?



Let's check spark again but only this time leave the plug in so it'll have resistance from compression and use another plug from wire to block, if it still has good spark then the engine indeed is turning


Yeah it’s turning right over like it wants to start up, but obviously it can’t because the spark plug isn’t it..weird?!

Yeah the main center bolt is still there and it’s tight enough to where I can’t twist it with my hand or anything. I can push the clutch back and forth with my hand and do notice that the washer seems a little wobbly. I hope my clutch didn’t just go bad? The guy at the golf cart shop said I would have to replace it down the road and showed me the little grooves from wear.

So I put another plug in and this time it didn’t spark or turn over when I left the other plug inside.


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Old 06-29-2019, 11:20 AM   #20
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Put the battery on a charger. When the belt came off you were draining battery power while driving. It is weak.
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