04-30-2011, 02:58 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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I am not sure what I just bought
Hi all, I am new to the golf cart thing. I bought this off Craigslist for my kids, and I'm not sure what it is.
The ad said "Harley Davidson cart", and it says "Columbia ParCar" on the dash, along with a Harley emblem on the front fender and the rearview mirrors. It's a 2 stroke engine, it sounds like crap right now but my brother and dad are boat mechanics (2 stroke geniuses) so they said they can make it run better. (They said it might just be the belt) I looked for a serial number in the left wheel well, and on the chassis underneath, but I don't see anything? Trying to figure out how old it is. |
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04-30-2011, 04:21 PM | #2 |
nimda
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Re: I am not sure what I just bought
Can you take some better/larger pictures? Welcome to BGW!
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04-30-2011, 05:01 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: I am not sure what I just bought
thank you! This is a neat forum
ok, these are all exterior pictures, I haven't flipped the top to see the engine yet...I have to take the bolts off the windshield/roof apparently, and then the seats and whole back end flip up. Is this the way that most carts are put together? I was told it belonged to a guy who drove it on a racetrack in Myrtle Beach, hence "we tote the note" ? |
04-30-2011, 05:03 PM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: I am not sure what I just bought
here's the last pics of the exterior
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04-30-2011, 05:51 PM | #5 |
Getting Wild
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Re: I am not sure what I just bought
it looks just like my 88 parcar. columbia bought out harley golf cars in the 80's. its definately 86 to i think 89 parcar
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04-30-2011, 06:43 PM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: I am not sure what I just bought
great, thanks! Honestly I bought it because #1. it was gas, and #2. thought my boys would love the paint job.
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04-30-2011, 08:44 PM | #7 |
Getting Wild
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Re: I am not sure what I just bought
The serial number tag is located by lifting the body up to reveal the chassis. It is on the driver side, slightly behind and above the rear tire, on the round tubular steel frame. In 1982 the company was sold to Columbia Par Car. They used a C prefix for their 80s carts so a C2 would be a 1982 and a D for carts made in the 90s so a D3 at the end would indicate a 1993.The model number will be the first two digits of your serial number.
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05-01-2011, 02:17 PM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: I am not sure what I just bought
Ok we took the cart apart today. Last two digits are C8 so it's definitely an 88
Looks like the bushings don't stay parallel when they move, causing the belt to do funny things. It would explain all the weird rattling at higher rpm, and the doggy way that it drives So we can fix it, but we don't know where the governor is...and I want it to come off! We had to take the whole body off, sit on the chassis and drive it down the street to see what was causing the rattling. It sure is a lot peppier without the body |
05-01-2011, 04:40 PM | #9 |
Gone Wild
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Re: I am not sure what I just bought
Welcome!!!
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05-18-2011, 05:01 PM | #10 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: I am not sure what I just bought
Congrats on the Par Car...Same as mine..same year ...You mentioned that your family are 2 stroke people...I am looking for a carb for mine...prefer used...don't have the money for new...If they come accross one and don't need it..i will be happy to buy it from you....
Thanks Sandra |
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