g2 starter generator

hwally

New Member
A friend just bought a 1988 yamaha. I'm the designated mechanic. I need to familiarize myself with this cart. Right now it won't start. When she turns the key and hits the accelerator there is a selenoid like clicking. I had her put a charger on the battery overnight but it still only clicks. I'll stop by to look at it in a day or two. I'm a retired auto mechanic with a full set of snap on tools and lots of test equipment. Any basic suggestions for one of these. Does the generator/starter work by reversing the polarity? Any other quirky things handy to know about these? We're a two day drive south of the border in Mexico so we need to do most repairs ourselves or make do. Back to basics. Thanks for any help.
 

Nubs

Cartaholic - V.I.P.
i would take a heavy wire or jumper cable and jump the solenoid on the two large lugs and see if it turns over. if so a new golf cart solenoid should fix it, if not then start checking grounds and connections, try to rotate the engine with the pedal pushed in case there is a dead spot in the starter. sometimes tapping the starter will loosen a stuck brush.
 

djlan99

Member
Most likely if the solenoid checks out these were famous for starter brushes and harness ground wire problems.

The starter brushes wear out.

If you can buy a set for a g-1 (much harder for 2 stroke running at 8500rpm).
 
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