lifted club cars - lifted ezgo
Home FAQDonate Who's Online
Go Back   Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum > Golf Cart Repair and Troubleshooting > Gas golf carts > Gas Harley Davidson


Post New Thread  Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-02-2012, 11:01 AM   #1
wooly15
Gone Wild
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Bowling Green, VA
Posts: 157
Default 71 Harley wont go past idle

Posting this for a friend. He recently bought a 71 harley which was running great. Last night while riding it stopped. It will idle (with help from the starter/gen) but not rev enough to engage the clutch and run. We did notice while towing him home that if he hits the gas while being towed at speed, or pushed, the motor will fire and run properly until he stops. Any ideas?
wooly15 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 07-03-2012, 09:22 AM   #2
tew45
Gone Wild
 
tew45's Avatar
Harley Davidson
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: North Texas
Posts: 2,312
Default Re: 71 Harley wont go past idle

bad compression or crankcase seals. Check compression first should be around 80 to 100 PSI + or - a little.
tew45 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2012, 01:47 PM   #3
Craigs carts
Gone Wild
Harley Davidson
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Milton Wi.
Posts: 708
Default Re: 71 Harley wont go past idle

check to make sure you have gas and spark.
Craigs carts is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2012, 02:01 PM   #4
wooly15
Gone Wild
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Bowling Green, VA
Posts: 157
Default Re: 71 Harley wont go past idle

Gas and spark are all good as well as around 100 psi of compression. Also, took off the carb and cleaned it up real well, didn't rebuild though. Maybe its something there. I'm only familiar with gas club cars, what kind of fuel pumps do these things run?
wooly15 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2012, 06:27 PM   #5
tew45
Gone Wild
 
tew45's Avatar
Harley Davidson
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: North Texas
Posts: 2,312
Default Re: 71 Harley wont go past idle

It runs on crankcase vacuum!
tew45 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-05-2012, 12:03 PM   #6
ckiguy
Bad *** Speller!
 
ckiguy's Avatar
Club Car
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 1,338
Default Re: 71 Harley wont go past idle

woly, like tony says it uses engine crankcase vacum, unlike cc that uses a pulse line from the crank case to a pump on the side . the pump is actully in the carb itself. go get you a rebuild kit. i know a cetian local national parts store that everytowwn has, small or big carries a rebuild kit for it. its a tilson, but for get the number....i know tony or graig can get the numbers, i was told one has the needle, and one just the gaskets and screens. also make sureyour gas is good. this new crap they run is bad with carbs! i cant let it sit longer then a month with out any kind of fuel stabilizer with out it going to the crapper!
just a thought
ckiguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-06-2012, 04:34 AM   #7
Craigs carts
Gone Wild
Harley Davidson
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Milton Wi.
Posts: 708
Default Re: 71 Harley wont go past idle

Tew said it to begin with. check compression
just a simple pull the plug put your finger in the spark plug hole .turn the motor over and see if it blows your finger out. if you can hold it back easy it's time for a top end rebuild. you can also pull the exhaust off and look at the piston n rings.
the exhaust side always takes the beating when the rings go.
Craigs carts is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Go Back   Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum > Golf Cart Repair and Troubleshooting > Gas golf carts > Gas Harley Davidson


Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Forum
Harley Idle Gas Harley Davidson
cart wont idle Gas EZGO
Engine wont run above Idle Gas Club Car
74 harley wont throttle up Gas Harley Davidson
harley cart wont run in rev. Gas Harley Davidson


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:30 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.