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Well, I've learned a lot about how this thing works over the past week. Quite interesting actually.
I learned that although the cart is a 1979, the clutch is off a 1985 or later. Pre-1985 has a spring between the primary sheaves, post 1985 does not. I got my spring and took the clutch apart only to find that there was nowhere to put it.
I checked the compression and found 75lbs - not great, but not the end of the world. My dealer had rings and all the gaskets I needed on the shelf, so I took them and did the work yesterday. Now I have 95lbs. Still not great, but it'll do.
I found something interesting while I had the exhaust off. Apparently there is what I assume to be an engine brake - a plate valve that should be actuated by a cable. There was no cable on mine. I found that if I opened the valve and drove the cart it ran great - until I took my foot off the throttle - then the plate closed and did not reopen, lots of backpressure was created and the cart had no power. So I have removed the plate for now and life is good. I now have enough power to pull my asphalt drag racing snowmobile thru the pits at the dragway (the whole reason I bought this cart).
Now I want it to have a little more top speed. There are many linkages in the governor system, so I wanted to check with the board to see what I should adjust. I think I want to shorten the last leg of the linkage - the one that actually connects to the throttle plate. Is this correct? I know I can override the governor completely with a tie wrap on the throttle plate, but that makes for herky-jerky starts and a little more top speed than I want my crew chief to have in a golf cart...
I learned that although the cart is a 1979, the clutch is off a 1985 or later. Pre-1985 has a spring between the primary sheaves, post 1985 does not. I got my spring and took the clutch apart only to find that there was nowhere to put it.
I checked the compression and found 75lbs - not great, but not the end of the world. My dealer had rings and all the gaskets I needed on the shelf, so I took them and did the work yesterday. Now I have 95lbs. Still not great, but it'll do.
I found something interesting while I had the exhaust off. Apparently there is what I assume to be an engine brake - a plate valve that should be actuated by a cable. There was no cable on mine. I found that if I opened the valve and drove the cart it ran great - until I took my foot off the throttle - then the plate closed and did not reopen, lots of backpressure was created and the cart had no power. So I have removed the plate for now and life is good. I now have enough power to pull my asphalt drag racing snowmobile thru the pits at the dragway (the whole reason I bought this cart).
Now I want it to have a little more top speed. There are many linkages in the governor system, so I wanted to check with the board to see what I should adjust. I think I want to shorten the last leg of the linkage - the one that actually connects to the throttle plate. Is this correct? I know I can override the governor completely with a tie wrap on the throttle plate, but that makes for herky-jerky starts and a little more top speed than I want my crew chief to have in a golf cart...
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