gas yamaha in the cold

mitchabum100 · 11-25-2010, 11:36 AM

Hello all, i have been surfing the site for a while and found it helpfull. now i have a question. i live on a lake and always wanted a cart for the dirt roads and possibly bopping around on the ice.I pickd up a 1995 g9 over the summer. my wife didnt want it, she says too many toys now but it turned out to be a big hit for her. well, i went to use it today and it took a long time to start because its a little chilly in New Hampshire today. will it run when it 30 below? is it bad to try to start it when the oil is sooooo thick? I do not want to damage it so should i just put it in my parents heated garage until the spring?

Joe

clayfor · 11-26-2010, 11:21 AM

You should not have a problem running it in cold weather as long as you can get it to start. Since it doesn't have an oil pump (It has a slinger), I would suggest you change the oil and use a synthetic oil. This will improve coverage at high RPMs and cold weather lubrication. This is what I do. I live in Ohio and it works great summer and winter both. I do keep my cart in a garage with no heat. I hope this helps.

AirJunky · 11-26-2010, 11:51 AM

Never had my EZGo out in 30 below. But 0 - 10 degrees it does fine. Choke it a little & give'er some gas. Once it warms up it isn't an issue.
Might help to do a valve adjustment too. Pretty easy task on the EZGo & seemed to help the low RPMs, especially when it's cold.

mitchabum100 · 11-26-2010, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clayfor

You should not have a problem running it in cold weather as long as you can get it to start. Since it doesn't have an oil pump (It has a slinger), I would suggest you change the oil and use a synthetic oil. This will improve coverage at high RPMs and cold weather lubrication. This is what I do. I live in Ohio and it works great summer and winter both. I do keep my cart in a garage with no heat. I hope this helps.

not sure what oil is in it now. Is it bad to switch to synthetic oil if that is not whats in it now?

DOOmsman · 11-26-2010, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitchabum100

not sure what oil is in it now. Is it bad to switch to synthetic oil if that is not whats in it now?

Nope change it out.
check all battery cables
is fuel fresh and clean
check fuel filter it will hold water and freeze
is carb clean if a little dirty will run warm but but poor cold

mitchabum100 · 11-26-2010, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOOmsman

Nope change it out.
check all battery cables
is fuel fresh and clean
check fuel filter it will hold water and freeze
is carb clean if a little dirty will run warm but but poor cold

Thanks Doom, the fuel is fresh and i always run the blue marine stabil in it. When i got it the gas was old so we dumped it and a friend pulled the carb, went to his house and cleaned it. Where is the fuel filter? i do not remember seeing it unless it's in the tank.

Joe

clayfor · 11-26-2010, 07:18 PM

It doesn't matter what oil you used before. If you switch to synthetic, it will help your engine to last longer. It used to be, that if you used a certain type or brand of oil, you needed to stay with it as long as you had that engine because changing to another would cause breakdown of what your old oil had built up in your engine and would cause failure. Due to improvements in technology, that no longer applies. Even the old synthetic oils were not as good as what they make now and I think that's what people are afraid of. I have a neighbor that is a retired engine mechanic and he used to hate synthetic oil. In the past 5 years, he is becoming a believer. I change my oil every year and I use Mobil synthetic. I have done this for 8 years and have just swithced to a Briggs 18 HP and am doing the same. So far so good. I just ran it today and it's 30 degrees, no problems. It's an old Craftsman lawnmower engine that I paid $50.00 for and it runs great no smoke or knocking. I'm pretty sure others on hear have used it as well and can say the same. I don't mean to preach, but it has been good to me.

SteveRand · 11-26-2010, 07:50 PM

Joe, the fuel filter is at the bottom of the tank where the fuel line attaches. It's #6 in the diagram below. It's not real fun to get to, as the tank needs to be drained. Some people install an inline filter between the fuel pump and the carb.

Good luck, and enjoy the cold!

sho305 · 11-26-2010, 10:34 PM

I've run my G9 on ice and snow, also ran G1 on a lake. I never had any problems, hold the choke out until it starts and warm it up some, then take off. Today I would go a grade lighter on the oil for cold, say 10-30 instead of 10-40, etc. I run synthetic in all my lawnmowers and carts, about any 4 stroke I have and some 2 strokes. It is an easy choice with small engines since they only take a quart or two, its not like you can't afford the $3-6 extra for those once a year. You get more power/mpg (a tiny bit) and they last longer. I do start my G9 in neutral in the cold and warm it up.

I had a problem with water in my gas in the G9. I had to put dry gas in every fall. I finally figured out you don't want to spray that gas cap when you wash the cart, they leak.

ezrydr · 11-29-2010, 10:24 AM

sho305- when you had your G1 out in the cold what did you do to the oil?

Did you keep using the injector or did you mix oil in the gas?

11-25-2010, 11:36 AM	#1
mitchabum100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 35	gas yamaha in the cold Hello all, i have been surfing the site for a while and found it helpfull. now i have a question. i live on a lake and always wanted a cart for the dirt roads and possibly bopping around on the ice.I pickd up a 1995 g9 over the summer. my wife didnt want it, she says too many toys now but it turned out to be a big hit for her. well, i went to use it today and it took a long time to start because its a little chilly in New Hampshire today. will it run when it 30 below? is it bad to try to start it when the oil is sooooo thick? I do not want to damage it so should i just put it in my parents heated garage until the spring? Joe
mitchabum100 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 35

11-26-2010, 11:21 AM	#2
clayfor Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lakeview, Ohio Posts: 261	Re: gas yamaha in the cold You should not have a problem running it in cold weather as long as you can get it to start. Since it doesn't have an oil pump (It has a slinger), I would suggest you change the oil and use a synthetic oil. This will improve coverage at high RPMs and cold weather lubrication. This is what I do. I live in Ohio and it works great summer and winter both. I do keep my cart in a garage with no heat. I hope this helps.

11-26-2010, 11:51 AM	#3
AirJunky Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Liberty Lake, WA. Posts: 1,762	Re: gas yamaha in the cold Never had my EZGo out in 30 below. But 0 - 10 degrees it does fine. Choke it a little & give'er some gas. Once it warms up it isn't an issue. Might help to do a valve adjustment too. Pretty easy task on the EZGo & seemed to help the low RPMs, especially when it's cold.

11-26-2010, 07:18 PM	#7
clayfor Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lakeview, Ohio Posts: 261	Re: gas yamaha in the cold It doesn't matter what oil you used before. If you switch to synthetic, it will help your engine to last longer. It used to be, that if you used a certain type or brand of oil, you needed to stay with it as long as you had that engine because changing to another would cause breakdown of what your old oil had built up in your engine and would cause failure. Due to improvements in technology, that no longer applies. Even the old synthetic oils were not as good as what they make now and I think that's what people are afraid of. I have a neighbor that is a retired engine mechanic and he used to hate synthetic oil. In the past 5 years, he is becoming a believer. I change my oil every year and I use Mobil synthetic. I have done this for 8 years and have just swithced to a Briggs 18 HP and am doing the same. So far so good. I just ran it today and it's 30 degrees, no problems. It's an old Craftsman lawnmower engine that I paid $50.00 for and it runs great no smoke or knocking. I'm pretty sure others on hear have used it as well and can say the same. I don't mean to preach, but it has been good to me.

11-26-2010, 10:34 PM	#9
sho305 Vegas modded 420 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: West MI Posts: 15,443	Re: gas yamaha in the cold I've run my G9 on ice and snow, also ran G1 on a lake. I never had any problems, hold the choke out until it starts and warm it up some, then take off. Today I would go a grade lighter on the oil for cold, say 10-30 instead of 10-40, etc. I run synthetic in all my lawnmowers and carts, about any 4 stroke I have and some 2 strokes. It is an easy choice with small engines since they only take a quart or two, its not like you can't afford the $3-6 extra for those once a year. You get more power/mpg (a tiny bit) and they last longer. I do start my G9 in neutral in the cold and warm it up. I had a problem with water in my gas in the G9. I had to put dry gas in every fall. I finally figured out you don't want to spray that gas cap when you wash the cart, they leak.

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11-29-2010, 10:24 AM	#10
ezrydr Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Alton Iowa Posts: 31	Re: gas yamaha in the cold sho305- when you had your G1 out in the cold what did you do to the oil? Did you keep using the injector or did you mix oil in the gas?

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