E-Z-GO Gas Golf Cart Not Charging

77ezgobomber

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Hi, I'm new. I just bought a 1977 2 stroke E-Z-GO gas golf cart. I'm not sure on the model or engine but my problem is that it's not charging the battery. The battery is new and I tested it while the cart was running (I jump started it with my truck) and the battery just slowly drains. I'm somewhat mechanically inclined so if someone could give me a general idea as to what I'm supposed to do I'm sure I could fix it, I've just never worked on little motors like these before. It would also be dynamite if someone could point me towards a wiring diagram too because I know the guy who had this cart before me messed around with the wiring and hopefully that's the problem because I'd rather not have to tear the engine out to fix it, if at all possible. On a different note, is there anything I could do to squeeze a little extra performance out of it? I was thinking the intake because the stock one looks way too restrictive, but what about a newer exhaust with an expansion chamber like a dirt bike? It's always been my understanding that 2-strokes thrive on back pressure, so would something like that help? Thanks for your help!
 

77ezgobomber

New Member
Okay, I figured out that the problem is. It's called the starter cutout. My new question is, is there a way to bypass this using a switch or a relay? I don't know exactly what it does so I'm not sure, and I can't find one for sale anywhere. Please help. Thanks.
 

77ezgobomber

New Member
Okay, I was comletely wrong. On my cart there's a big black box with about 6 or 7 wires running to it, and then underneath there's a smaller one with 3 wires coming out. I need the smaller one on the bottom. Is this the voltage regulator? All the pictures I can find of a voltage regulator shows only 3 wires and they're about the same size, so I'm figuring it is. If so, will one from a 1980 marathon work on my 1977 marathon? The only ones I can find are for 1980-1994. Please help me jump starting my cart every time is getting very old lol
 
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