G16 won't stay running

HuntertheBeagle · 04-01-2009, 08:30 PM

Hey all, the golf cart at were i work won't stay running. When you push the accelerator it just produces a fast ticking noise from the solenoid. At first i thought that the solenoid was giving us problems. Then we tried jumping it with a car battery and it fired right up. A guy just bought a new battery for it but i am not sure if he bought the right one. I was wondering how high the cold cranking amps need to be to start a G16. The battery that he bought has 260 i think and the one that was in it before has 350. I don't think that either one of these batteries are the right ones. They are both just lawn and garden batteries and the battery plate is way bigger than what they are. But I was not sure how many CCA's a golf cart needs. The only other thing that i could even think of is to check the ground to make sure it is making good connection.(which i plan on checking tomorrow) Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a Lot.

groundpounder · 04-01-2009, 08:49 PM

they take car size battery. i use idlest 500 or 600 cranking amps or more. lawn mower battery is to small.

craig tn · 04-01-2009, 08:51 PM

I have seen smaller batteries on carts and work.
Check and clean battery cables and post good.
If that doesn't fix it, and it will still boost with a additional battery it is probably time for brushes in the starter.

groundpounder · 04-01-2009, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craig tn

I have seen smaller batteries on carts and work.
Check and clean battery cables and post good.
If that doesn't fix it, and it will still boost with a additional battery it is probably time for brushes in the starter.

so a lawn mower battery will work? OK forget i said it wouldn't work i didn't think it would

HuntertheBeagle · 04-01-2009, 09:02 PM

Thanks for the help guys. I did not think starter problems because it starts fine when we jump it. But i will clean the terminals up and then bring up the starter brushes to the guy that has the card that is funding all of this. The terminals look clean but i know that sometimes looks can be deceiving.

craig tn · 04-01-2009, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by groundpounder

so a lawn mower battery will work? OK forget i said it wouldn't work i didn't think it would

I don't think they would work good in a cold climate. But I have seen them on carts from the hot climate areas.

HuntertheBeagle · 04-01-2009, 09:22 PM

It was probably about 60 out when we were trying the other day so it was not very cold at all. I just had a tee-shirt on. I don't know if that makes a difference?

craig tn · 04-01-2009, 09:25 PM

Battery will work but if it starts with extra power I'm guess it is the brushes I had a cart do that with a big battery replaced it and still did same thing , would start with hot battery or boosting ,but after battery cooled off would not start. replaced brushes and fixed cart.

groundpounder · 04-01-2009, 09:30 PM

yup sounds like brushes. they are cheap and easy to put in .

04-01-2009, 08:30 PM	#1
HuntertheBeagle Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central PA Posts: 10	G16 won't stay running Hey all, the golf cart at were i work won't stay running. When you push the accelerator it just produces a fast ticking noise from the solenoid. At first i thought that the solenoid was giving us problems. Then we tried jumping it with a car battery and it fired right up. A guy just bought a new battery for it but i am not sure if he bought the right one. I was wondering how high the cold cranking amps need to be to start a G16. The battery that he bought has 260 i think and the one that was in it before has 350. I don't think that either one of these batteries are the right ones. They are both just lawn and garden batteries and the battery plate is way bigger than what they are. But I was not sure how many CCA's a golf cart needs. The only other thing that i could even think of is to check the ground to make sure it is making good connection.(which i plan on checking tomorrow) Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a Lot.

04-01-2009, 08:49 PM	#2
groundpounder Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: maine Posts: 3,352	Re: G16 won't stay running they take car size battery. i use idlest 500 or 600 cranking amps or more. lawn mower battery is to small.

04-01-2009, 08:51 PM	#3
craig tn Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Covington, TN Posts: 1,942	Re: G16 won't stay running I have seen smaller batteries on carts and work. Check and clean battery cables and post good. If that doesn't fix it, and it will still boost with a additional battery it is probably time for brushes in the starter.

04-01-2009, 09:02 PM	#5
HuntertheBeagle Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central PA Posts: 10	Re: G16 won't stay running Thanks for the help guys. I did not think starter problems because it starts fine when we jump it. But i will clean the terminals up and then bring up the starter brushes to the guy that has the card that is funding all of this. The terminals look clean but i know that sometimes looks can be deceiving.

04-01-2009, 09:22 PM	#7
HuntertheBeagle Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central PA Posts: 10	Re: G16 won't stay running It was probably about 60 out when we were trying the other day so it was not very cold at all. I just had a tee-shirt on. I don't know if that makes a difference?

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04-01-2009, 09:25 PM	#8
craig tn Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Covington, TN Posts: 1,942	Re: G16 won't stay running Battery will work but if it starts with extra power I'm guess it is the brushes I had a cart do that with a big battery replaced it and still did same thing , would start with hot battery or boosting ,but after battery cooled off would not start. replaced brushes and fixed cart.

04-01-2009, 09:30 PM	#9
groundpounder Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: maine Posts: 3,352	Re: G16 won't stay running yup sounds like brushes. they are cheap and easy to put in .

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