lifted club cars - lifted ezgo
Home FAQDonate Who's Online
Go Back   Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum > Golf Cart Repair and Troubleshooting > Gas Yamaha
Gas Yamaha Gas Yamaha Golf Cars; G1 through "The Drive" and U-Max Utility Vehicles



Post New Thread  Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-21-2020, 10:17 PM   #1
mark.hood2189
Not Yet Wild
 
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 2
Exclamation 1986 G2 has power to solenoid but maybe not enough?

Cart stopped running last week. So I decided to just go ahead and replace the starter and solenoid just because they appeared to be the originals. After that the cart started briefly and then stopped working again. Negative fuse was blown and once I replaced that, still the same issue. Solenoid doesn’t even click. On thing that I have found is that when I put my volt meter on both small posts it reads about 1.5 volts lower than what my battery reads. Could this be the issue? A weak connection somewhere? How many volts need to travel through the smaller posts before the solenoid activates? Battery is in good working condition and fully charged.
mark.hood2189 is offline   Reply With Quote
Alt Today
BGW

Golf car forum Sponsored Links

__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members.
Register your free account today and become a member on Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum
   
Old 07-22-2020, 06:38 AM   #2
slonomo
Searching for The Way
 
slonomo's Avatar
Yamaha
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Medina, Ohio (NEOHIO)
Posts: 11,421
Default Re: 1986 G2 has power to solenoid but maybe not enough?

The voltage at the solenoid should be exactly the same as at the battery. I'm thinking you have corrosion on the cable ends and/or battery terminals. Could also have corrosion in the actual cables, which you would not see. It's a good practice to replace the main cables when you are seeing corrosion.
slonomo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-22-2020, 08:41 AM   #3
mark.hood2189
Not Yet Wild
 
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 2
Default Re: 1986 G2 has power to solenoid but maybe not enough?

There honestly seems to be zero corrosion what so ever! But maybe I’ll just go ahead and replace the wires...
mark.hood2189 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2020, 06:37 AM   #4
slonomo
Searching for The Way
 
slonomo's Avatar
Yamaha
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Medina, Ohio (NEOHIO)
Posts: 11,421
Default Re: 1986 G2 has power to solenoid but maybe not enough?

Take a utility knife and cut away some of the plastic insulation on the cables. See if there's any corrosion inside.
slonomo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2020, 12:05 PM   #5
Lochlin
Gone Wild
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 2,941
Default Re: 1986 G2 has power to solenoid but maybe not enough?

You can just run some temporary supplemental wires right over top of the ones you have now. Heck, I have a stash of such wires with alligator clips on this for this very reason. If it runs good on the temporary wires you know what your issue is so go ahead and replace the ones that need replaced. If it doesn't run any better then your issue is elsewhere. I don't know G2s at all so cant help with any specifics.
Lochlin is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
electrical, gas, starter, yamaha
Go Back   Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum > Golf Cart Repair and Troubleshooting > Gas Yamaha


Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Forum
1986 G3 Forward Solenoid went bad Gas Yamaha
1986 G3A No power anywhere Gas Yamaha
1986 36v Club Car Power Electric Club Car
1986 e-z go with no power Gas EZGO
1986 ez-go very little power Electric EZGO


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:36 AM.


Club Car Electric | EZGO Electric | Lifted Golf Carts | Gas EZGO | Used Golf Carts and Parts

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This Website and forum is the property of Buggiesgonewild.com. No material may be taken or duplicated in part or full without prior written consent of the owners of buggiesgonewild.com. © 2006-2017 Buggiesgonewild.com. All rights reserved.