Post by tachout on Feb 14, 2010 9:08:52 GMT -7
Well had a guy call about comeing by to look at my Golf Cart. Could not get the cart to turn over for anything. That battery was dead, and I could not figure out what was wrong. I left that thing on the charger all night, and this morning I went out and tried again. No luck.... Then I remembered that to get the electric motor to turn, and thus start the gas motor, you have to put it into either forwad or reverse until the thing is spinning. Sure enought, after about 10 minutes today, and after sitting for 2+ years it roared to life. Mind you the front tire is now off the rim, and all three tires are very dryrotted, and I do not want to think how old the gas/oil mix is in that tank, but she did fire up. Smokes some, and well it is expected, but I did get to hear that old Harley roar to life. I did not put anything more into it other than some battery charging and it ran. Choke cable is off, but have the throttle cable working. Do not let me mess with it long, and I will get the pig running, and will want to mess with it around working on the vette. Never know, I might just get that thing running for Pit use out at the track! Or I might get a buyer, and go and sell it, and spend the money on parts for the Vette. Either way it was fun to hear it run, and I thought I would share.
On a side note, my neighbors love me. Here it is Sunday morning, and I am out front tinkering with the piece of junk that has sat beside my house for a couple years, and it roars to life, and puts a cloud of smoke in the air. Way to funny the looks I got. Makes you glad you do not live next to me huh?
On a side note, my neighbors love me. Here it is Sunday morning, and I am out front tinkering with the piece of junk that has sat beside my house for a couple years, and it roars to life, and puts a cloud of smoke in the air. Way to funny the looks I got. Makes you glad you do not live next to me huh?