Game On

[lbx5]

ordered all 4 shocks and a couple of leaf spring bushings today then the suspension will be all done. Time to start the wiring next week hopefully. i will add a few more pics when i get the suspension all back together. i got the glove boxes painted and i have made an accessory panel for the key switch but its not done yet.

is 80/90 gear oil the one to use in the gear case? thanks all

[CC-John]

That old Kawasaki axle uses 22 ounces of SAE 30 engine oil...

[dtkana]

At only 22oz. I went ahead and used a synthetic 30w.

[CC-John]

Originally Posted by dtkana

At only 22oz. I went ahead and used a synthetic 30w.

That's cool... I'm running Mobil1 15W40 in Ike's axle.. With 8:1 gears being churned by the "Beast" (D395), it needs all the help it can get...

[lbx5]

Hey all here is an update of the game on golf cart. Its got 4 new shocks, leaf spring bushings, 3 new resistors and i have started wiring. I should get the motor on this weekend(after camping of course). I plan to put it together stock and use it for a year and mabye over the winter juice it up. Now for the question ha ha

I plan on putting the motor and bringing home a 28 volt aircraft battery to run the motor and seat the brushes a little, it will run right and not hurt anything? im going to hook the battery straight to the motor. Thanks guys

PS i also got the brakes done and working well

[dodgefather]

looks good bro. ready for another one lol

[lbx5]

Lets get this one done first before the wife starts claiming shes a golf cart widow

[wilster734]

Originally Posted by lbx5

Lets get this one done first so the wife starts claiming her golf cart

Fixed it for ya
Real nice work on the cart and you know it will happen sooner or later

[lbx5]

ok the motor is back on and i brought home a power supply to test it without any solenoids hooked up. raised the back of the cart power to power ground to ground and jumper from power to one of the other posts and ground to the last post. motor should spin correct? so far i have got nothing, am i wrong in my way of thinking? thanks all

[hllon4whls]

Its a series motor, the two coils get wired in series. There are 4 posts. You reverse one pair to reverse the motor rotation.

Its been a while since I've bench run one. I cant remember which way they go.

BTW series motors will accelerate until they grenade if not run with a load.

Keep that in mind. I ran mine with 12v just to test and no go boom. Pull up a wiring diagram and you should be able to see the wiring pattern if you look at it for a while.

BTW, cart looks great so far!