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06-16-2019, 05:58 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Motor slow turning over
I have a 2013 ish EZGO with the Kawasaki motor. Motor does not turn over fast enough to start. The ground wire and the wire from the solenoid get hot when trying to start. Solenoid checks out ok but has voltage on both sides but works fine if you unhook the wire going to the starter/generator. The s/g was recently replaced and worked fine for a brief period. It was taken to a shop who said the brushes were in backward (?). I'm leaning toward the s/g having a short. Anybody else have any ideas/ PS the battery voltage drops to 9.6 volts when trying to start and the (new) battery tests out good.
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06-16-2019, 07:29 AM | #2 |
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Re: Motor slow turning over
Is it an OEM starter/generator or an aftermarket?
Aftermarket S/G are very poor quality and fail quickly after replacement. Do you still have the original OEM part? Usually they just need a new set of brushes ($30) and are good to go |
06-16-2019, 07:40 AM | #3 |
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Re: Motor slow turning over
Hot wires means high resistance somewhere. It's dragging the battery down to look like a failed load test.
Try bypassing the positive battery cable to the solenoid. It could have hidden corrosion in there. |
06-16-2019, 09:24 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Motor slow turning over
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We were told to replace the solenoid and S/G end plate with new brushes. I have also read where you can install a smaller pulley on those. EZGO didn't get these things quite right back then. I think maybe if EZGO would install a Automatic Compression Release then the issue would go away but what do I know. I never seen the ground issues on these we had on the Robbins but like cart around said it does have high resistance somewhere. |
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06-16-2019, 09:45 AM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Motor slow turning over
Does it with the spark plug out also. Not my cart but it appears to be an after market item.
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06-16-2019, 11:56 AM | #6 |
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Re: Motor slow turning over
What is the name on the starter ?
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06-16-2019, 12:47 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Motor slow turning over
No name except for Dynamo Generator Motor on the scan tag.
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06-16-2019, 01:28 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Motor slow turning over
Just put it in a vice and put 200 amps to it and it spins like crazy. Cant tell about the torque but, now I am not at all sure about the S/G. I also checked the 12v supply wire and the ground and got 12.5 volts with the s/g out. Was getting 9.6 with it hooked up.
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06-16-2019, 04:38 PM | #9 |
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Re: Motor slow turning over
The dynamo starter/generators suck. Most dont even last a month before they either short out or eat themselves and create a huge mess internally. Very common aftermarket replacements on the club cars who has used Kawasaki motors pretty much forever...
Get an OEM one and you'll be good for a very long time to come. |
06-16-2019, 04:41 PM | #10 | |
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