Hey, Chris Sweetland!

My EZ-Go did exactly what you described today. It turned out to be one of the heavy cables connecting the box of wires on the firewall to the starter. The connector had corroded and the wire was so stiff that it stayed in place, arcing occasionally to let the engine start, but not really providing a contact.

So I stripped the insulation, tightened the wire in place, and off it went for the rest of a day of tree planting.

I hope this helps,

Rod

MH30 foibles:

With 7 tree-planters aboard the trailer, my MH30 suddenly quit. So I grabbed the draw bolt and tapped the carburetor firmly, got back on and started it up. Float valve, I commented to the gaping spectators.

(The above comment was the mandatory tractor-content for this discussion board. Grin.)

I'd look for a number about '82.

One trick to diagnose what's wrong with a cart is to jack the back up so that the drive wheel spins freely. That will help with a lot of things wrong, such as a locked brake or governors acting up.

Be careful never to rev the motor over about 3600. The starter/generator's windings get forced out by centrifugal force and grind off if the motor is rev'ed too high.

Sounds as though your 3 wheel, gas EZ-Go was built between 1974 and 1979.