Q&A for How to Adjust an E Z Go Golf Cart Governor

See if you have room to re-route as much of the cable as possible, so that it is farther away from the motor.

Just adjust the throttle idle screw until the engine runs but the cart does not move. Turn it in to increase the idle speed, and turn it out to slow and eventually stop the engine.

Depending on whether it has a power source to itself, if it has a personal power source, then just add duct tape or anything that will make it stay onto the 2002 EZ Go Golf Cart. And if the throttle scale doesn't, then just search it up.

They are notorious for stripping the rear hub, as that's designed to fail instead of your transmission. Jack up the rear of the cart. In the center of the wheel, there will be a big nut with cotter pin - remove nut and pin, and check splines on hub.

It's your carburetor. Anything gas powered that will run with the choke on means it isn't getting enough gas, which would indicate you have something stopped up in the jets of your carb.

It could be dead battery, bad coil, bad spark plugs or spark plug wires, bad solenoid or bad fuse.

The battery cables are probably corroded. Clean or replace them. If that doesn't work, it could be a more serious problem, like the battery.

Remove the brown ground wire, then remember your engine is not protected . Adjusting your governor too high can cause rear-end damage. So be mindful of the consequences.

Back off the governor, it would be set to high and it is tripping the rev limiter.

No, they do not but they have a tow switch in most newer models. Find the year and model by searching for it online.

Inspect your primary and secondary clutches. The shaft shieves could be failing.