How Do You Cool An Air Cooled Engine Cart?

PAR CAR BUDDY · 04-04-2008, 10:08 AM

Please Help. I have a Golf Cart that I had an air cooled Yamaha Motorcycle engine installed on. I have installed an air cooler on the front hood and 2 cooling fans below the seat and into the engine bay. The problem is that no matter what we do we can not keep this engine cool enough to do any type of long drives with. As it overheats in about 10 minutes or less. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The wiring even gets hot as well. Their has to be a way. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for any suggestions as they are greatly appreciated.

Loud & Lifted · 04-04-2008, 02:44 PM

Try air scoops (like from a boat) Mounted on the sides of the cart. It worked for mine and looks kinda cool too!!!!

spriddle · 04-04-2008, 04:23 PM

Make sure you got good air flow IN and OUT of the engine compartment.

Rodger's Rides · 04-05-2008, 07:57 PM

The name of this thread sure does want to post a smart a@@ response, something along the line of....with air!
Spriddle is right! And this is true for either air cooled or liquid cooled engines, you have got to have good air flow in (to sap the heat off the engine) and out (to get rid of it).

I sure would try anything like scoops in the air streem to get cool air in but then make sure you have ample exhaust. Might even try putting shields around the engine (like on a lawn mower) to force the air around the cylinder and head to move the heat away. Just make sure that the air coming in is forced into those ducts, like with a fan.
Only a suggestion. Good Luck.

4x4 CC · 04-06-2008, 05:47 PM

Make sure the exhaust it exiting properly. As well as all the air. It needs to be able to flow through the engine bay, not get caught up in there.

Rodger's Rides · 04-06-2008, 09:09 PM

Was thinking about this today (I know thinking is dangerous at my age). Have you give any thought to cutting out the back of the cart and putting a screen there? ( the area where the goof clubs would normally be placed) This would sure get the air out. In the early days of street rodding this was a very common problem until they started to putting louvers in the wheel wells to get the air out. Engines started to running cooler.

TheNewGuy · 04-07-2008, 08:27 AM

Rear vent works great!!

04-04-2008, 10:08 AM	#1
PAR CAR BUDDY Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6	How Do You Cool An Air Cooled Engine Cart? Please Help. I have a Golf Cart that I had an air cooled Yamaha Motorcycle engine installed on. I have installed an air cooler on the front hood and 2 cooling fans below the seat and into the engine bay. The problem is that no matter what we do we can not keep this engine cool enough to do any type of long drives with. As it overheats in about 10 minutes or less. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The wiring even gets hot as well. Their has to be a way. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for any suggestions as they are greatly appreciated.
PAR CAR BUDDY Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6

04-04-2008, 02:44 PM	#2
Loud & Lifted Here for the beer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Damon Texas Posts: 1,419	Re: How Do You Cool An Air Cooled Engine Cart? Try air scoops (like from a boat) Mounted on the sides of the cart. It worked for mine and looks kinda cool too!!!!

04-05-2008, 07:57 PM	#4
Rodger's Rides No Comment Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: At Work! Don't we all! Posts: 1,156	Re: How Do You Cool An Air Cooled Engine Cart? The name of this thread sure does want to post a smart a@@ response, something along the line of....with air! Spriddle is right! And this is true for either air cooled or liquid cooled engines, you have got to have good air flow in (to sap the heat off the engine) and out (to get rid of it). I sure would try anything like scoops in the air streem to get cool air in but then make sure you have ample exhaust. Might even try putting shields around the engine (like on a lawn mower) to force the air around the cylinder and head to move the heat away. Just make sure that the air coming in is forced into those ducts, like with a fan. Only a suggestion. Good Luck.

04-06-2008, 05:47 PM	#5
4x4 CC Frog Hunter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock, Ar Posts: 1,155	Re: How Do You Cool An Air Cooled Engine Cart? Make sure the exhaust it exiting properly. As well as all the air. It needs to be able to flow through the engine bay, not get caught up in there.

04-06-2008, 09:09 PM	#6
Rodger's Rides No Comment Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: At Work! Don't we all! Posts: 1,156	Re: How Do You Cool An Air Cooled Engine Cart? Was thinking about this today (I know thinking is dangerous at my age). Have you give any thought to cutting out the back of the cart and putting a screen there? ( the area where the goof clubs would normally be placed) This would sure get the air out. In the early days of street rodding this was a very common problem until they started to putting louvers in the wheel wells to get the air out. Engines started to running cooler.

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