Club Car CARRYALL 272, Maintenance And Service Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: FE400, KEY-START ENGINE Test Procedures
2006-2010 Turf/Carryall 272/472 and XRT 1200/1200 SE Maintenance and Service Manual Page 11-25
11
Ignition Coil – In Vehicle Test
1. Turn the key switch OFF and remove the key. Place the Forward/Reverse handle in the NEUTRAL
position. Chock the wheels.
2. Disconnect battery and spark plug wire(s). See Disconnecting The Battery on page 1-3.
3. Using a multimeter set to 200 ohms, measure the primary coil resistance.
3.1. Disconnect both of the bullet terminals at the RPM limiter (Figure 11-25, Page 11-25) . Place the
red (+) probe of the meter on the male bullet terminal of the wire connecting to the ignition coil
under the fan housing, and place the black (–) probe on a clean unpainted surface of the engine
or frame
(Figure 11-26, Page 11-25) .
3.2. If the resistance is not between 0.6 - 1.7 ohms, bench test the ignition coil. See Ignition Coil –
Bench Test on page 11-28.
Figure 11-25 RPM Limiter
Figure 11-26 Primary Coil Resistance – In Vehicle Test
FEMALE BULLET
TERMINAL
BLACK WIRE
BROWN WIRE
RPM LIMITER
FEMALE BULLET
TERMINAL
BLACK WIRE
TO IGNITION COIL
WHITE/BLACK
KILL CIRCUIT WIRE
2m
20
m
200
m
2k
200
200
200 200
20
2
200
m
500
20k
200k
2000
k
1000
OFF
WAVETEK 5XL
V
V
V
A
! !
COM 200nA
MAX
1000 ---
750V
FUSED