Failed Starter-Generator Brushes "It stopped running when I parked it!"

[@GunfighterWyo]

I am so sorry about the loss of your Father. May he rest in peace. Great to see you back with your great videos.

[@billweresnick9907]

Glad to see you making videos again Kevin. You have been missed. Time will ease the pain, remember the good times .

[@bobbyb322]

We have missed you and we understand the issues. I'll wait till you are ready. Good job as usual !!

[@Kevinsgolfcarts]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@bobbyb322]

@@Kevinsgolfcarts 🙂

[@Cire63]

The Audio and Video are awesome!

[@Ressoy74]

Nice to see you back Kevin Great content.

[@Kevinsgolfcarts]

More to come!

[@Cire63]

Great job! Kevin sooo nice to see you back. Awesome job. You’ve been missed.

[@marcheld]

Great to see you back again Kevin. Looking forward to your new videos. Sound quality is very good.

[@michelecrown2426]

Good to see you back. Very informative video, thank you.

[@brianlewke9692]

Glad to see you back, another great video

[@stevenmullens584]

Glad to see you back Kevin hang in there I will be praying for you really do enjoy your videos

[@jws3925]

Good to see you back, Kevin

[@dcrickerson7611]

Man, good to see you again!

[@Kevinsgolfcarts]

Hey, thanks!

[@tomhester1406]

Glad your back and truly like your videos.

[@terrywalker9904]

So sorry to hear of your loss, glad to see your back...

[@dannyoif06]

New camera works great. Thanks for the informational video.

[@rexnotlob1351]

Nice wet build the only thing I would've done differently is Pop rubber ring off the sealed bearing and grease it why it was apart. People don't understand those things are spinning constantly starting and generating. My condolences sorry for your loss.

[@Britt-h4s]

Welcome back my friend!!

[@MartyFriedrich]

Love your videos! Sorry about losing your dad, so tough. My 2005 Precedent gas giving me intermittent issues. It did this twice to me. Usually starts and runs fine, except the odd time, I press the pedal, it makes that slow “turn over” sound, but the engine isn’t starting. Maybe starter/generator brushes worn? The last time it did this, I hand pushed the cart a few yards, and it started like normal had been good. Any ideas?

[@Kevinsgolfcarts]

If you experience slow cranking, it could be a few things. Check your battery voltage and make sure its 12.8 volts at rest. Also check to make sure you are seeing over 14 volts while running. Make sure your battery cables are clean and tight. The solenoid could also have worn contacts internally. You can measure voltage on both sides of the large terminals. With your meter leads, negative to the battery negative and positive to the battery side of the solenoid. When its cranking, check voltage on the starter/generator side of the solenoid. It should be very close. Anything less than 2 volts indicates a worn solenoid. If its less than 2 volts, I would check the brushes. They may need to be replaced. If they look good, the starter/generator could have a faulty winding and may need to be replaced entirely.

[@MartyFriedrich]

Thanks for the response. Currently my cart is in a snow bank. I’ll go over the things you listed I in the spring before I take it to the course. I had checked the battery voltage, and the charging voltage and both were good. 12.8 volts and 14.4. I’ll check the solenoid and maybe I’ll pull off the starter/generator and inspect. This problem only happened twice last year. Played about 80 rounds on golf last summer so it’s very intermittent. It would just crank but not run. Once we pushed my cart in with another cart. I went home to get my tools and when I came back to my cart, it cracked and ran like normal. The second time it happened, I pushed the cart by hand and it started as normal.

[@moeniser2018]

Hi Kevin, haven't seen you for a while. Happy to see you're doing new videos again. Sorry to hear about your Dad's passing. Have a question about 2017 gas club cart hope you can guide me. Please send me your contact if I may call you. Thank you Moe

[@Kevinsgolfcarts]

Thank you for your kind words. I don't offer one-on-one support, so the best thing is put your issue here.

[@moeniser2018]

Thank you for your prompt reply. As I mentioned, I have a 2017 club car precedent gas subaru EFI engine. It was running fine all the sudden I can't control the speed, it only runs maximum speed. If I try try to ease back on the accelerator it wants to stop running. As long as the accelerator is floored down to the max it runs at maximum speed. Can you please do a video or guide me what parts could be the problem? Thanks again for your consideration. Moe

[@Kevinsgolfcarts]

Sounds like you might have a stuck cable. I would check all of the cables, starting at the gas pedal and working your way to the throttle body. If any of them are stuck, it would cause the engine to run a a fixed RPM. I have not had any club cars come in with the subaru engines.

[@jamespritchett1886]

Years ago I could do this job but time had put me where I can’t any more.

[@mitchellcarr3362]

Hi Kevin, I have a 2001 ez go gas cart. I wanted some more speed so I adjusted the throttle cable and the governor. I ram it around the yard then it started sputtering a died. Now it only runs when I hold the choke. Any ideas what I did? Could it be flooded?

[@Kevinsgolfcarts]

There's debris in the carb. Pull the carb, take it apart and clean it. It should be good after that. If not, switch to non-ethanol gas.

[@trinityappliancerepair1344]

Audio is great

[@jorgevargas3806]

Hi brother sorry to hear about your father my condolences go to you and your family. Thank you very much for your good videos I have a harley davidson 4 people car and don't Ron it clicks but don't start. This is my number I will love to talk to you so if you have time I will appreciate you help God bless you